Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-18

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The plans below show the site of a farm in 1950 and the same site today.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.



 

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The image which is showed here, illustrates the comparison of a farm in 1950 and the same site today.

overall, there are major changes have been made by proper utilizing of the massive farm area. As can be seen, lots of different shops for fruits and vegetables, holiday homes, and parking facilities are also added.

Firstly, two parking facilities have been made, first at the entrence and second at near a solar panels, which was being developed by redeveloped the sheep area in the east-northen direction. Also, camping field had been made there. The tracks are now fully converted into the solid concrete roads, compared to the area in 1950.

Secondly, one farm shop is established near the fruit trees area. As going through the road, at the end, barn is relocated from being near to the farmhouse to the centre of the vegetables area. Moreover holiday cottages are aslo

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify that the farm has been redeveloped and mention several relevant changes, including parking, a camping field, solar panels, a farm shop and holiday cottages. However, the account is incomplete: it does not describe important retained features such as the fruit, soft-fruit and vegetable plots, farmhouse and chicken enclosure, or explain the overall changes to the site. Some details are inaccurate or unclear: the first parking area is near the main-road entrance, while the second is beside the eastern road, not near the solar panels; the barn is not in the centre of the vegetable area. The response is also 140 words, below the required 150. Add a concise overview and cover the main changes accurately to address the task more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, with an opening, an overview and two body paragraphs. Sequencing words such as “Firstly” and “Secondly” help signal the order of points, and the reader can follow the general topic. However, the progression is limited: the overview is broad, while the later paragraphs move between locations without a clear organising principle, and the final sentence is unfinished (“Moreover holiday cottages are aslo”). Some linking phrases, such as “As going through the road,” do not clearly connect the information. Group changes by area or by what was retained versus added, and complete each point so the description develops logically from one feature to the next.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “parking facilities,” “camping field,” “solar panels,” “farm shop” and “holiday cottages,” which makes the subject recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “proper utilizing,” “redeveloped the sheep area,” and “solid concrete roads.” The spelling errors “entrence,” “northen” and “aslo” also reduce accuracy. Use precise verbs for map changes, such as “was converted into” or “was added,” and choose neutral terms like “internal roads” rather than adding an unsupported material description. A wider, more accurate set of location and change vocabulary would make the account clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentences, but complex constructions are often faulty and errors occur frequently. For example, “The image which is showed here, illustrates” has an incorrect passive form and unnecessary comma, while “there are major changes have been made” combines two incompatible structures. In “which was being developed by redeveloped,” the verb pattern is also incorrect. Articles, agreement and prepositions cause further problems in phrases such as “near a solar panels” and “at near a solar panels.” The unfinished final clause prevents the last idea from being expressed grammatically. Practise accurate past and present forms, and build longer sentences from a clear subject and verb before adding clauses.

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