Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-19

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 6.0)

The diagrams below illustrate the maps of a farm called Beechwood farm that how it looked in 1950 compared to today.

Overall, it is clear that due to the rising technology today the solar plates have been introduced. One more significant change is the addition of a parking area which was absent in 1950. Moreover, the fruits, vegetables and fruit trees area is the same as it was before.

To be specific, a closer examination of the maps reveal that the track in previous time has now been upgraded to a road which leads to the barn. Furthermore, the area on the left side of the track was sheep oriented; however it has now been upgraded into two sections in which there has been introduction of solar panels and in the other section there is a camping field now. One more addition is of parking areas which were absent in the previous map of th Beechwood farm. In addition, a farm shop has been introduced on the fruits and vegetables area. On the right corner of the farm, in addition to chickens and a farmhouse there are holiday cottages present now. A river however flows around the farm in both times.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify several important changes, including the new solar panels, parking, farm shop, camping field and holiday cottages, and you give an overall comparison. This covers the main transformation and is grounded in the plans. The response also correctly notes that the river remains and that the track has become a road. However, the overview is partly inaccurate: the fruit trees, soft fruits and vegetables remain as land uses, but their areas are not simply “the same”; the farm shop is beside the fruit trees, not on the fruits and vegetables area. The claim that the former sheep area became two sections is also imprecise, as it now includes camping and solar panels in distinct locations. More precise comparisons of what stayed and what changed would strengthen the summary further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview and a paragraph describing specific changes. Ideas generally progress from the overall transformation to details, and linking expressions such as “Moreover,” “Furthermore” and “In addition” help connect points. However, the sequence within the detail paragraph is not consistently spatial or comparative, so the reader has to work to follow the locations. “One more addition” repeats the idea of new facilities, while “in addition to chickens and a farmhouse” makes the relationship between the existing features and the cottages unclear. Organising the details by area—for example, the western fields first and the eastern buildings and facilities second—and using clearer references would make cohesion less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of vocabulary for describing changes, including “introduced,” “addition,” “upgraded” and “flows around.” These choices communicate the general meaning, but several expressions are imprecise or unnatural for map descriptions. “Solar plates” is not the usual term for the features shown, and “sheep oriented” does not clearly describe land use. “Fruits and vegetables area” is also vague, while “in the previous map of th Beechwood farm” contains a spelling slip and awkward phrasing. Repeated use of “addition” and “introduced” limits flexibility. Aim for precise location and change vocabulary, such as “situated,” “converted into” and “retained,” and check collocations and spelling.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including contrast clauses with “however” and a relative clause in “a road which leads to the barn.” Meaning is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors and awkward constructions remain. The opening phrase “that how it looked” is not a well-formed clause; use “show how it looked.” In “a closer examination of the maps reveal,” the singular subject requires “reveals.” The sentence beginning “the area on the left side of the track was sheep oriented” also has an unclear structure, and “in addition to chickens and a farmhouse there are holiday cottages present now” is cumbersome. More consistent control of agreement, clause construction and punctuation would improve accuracy.

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