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)

A glance at both the images illustrates the changes done in beechwood farm between 1950 and today.

Overall, the highway and river remains as it is while numerous changes has been done in the north-east side by introducing solar panels, camping field and parking for vehicles.

In 1950, Beechwood Farm had a relatively simple layout, with fruit trees, soft fruits and vegetables growing along the riverbank. There was the track connecting the farm with the highway. On one side of the track, there were chickens, a barn and a farmhouse, while sheep were kept on the other side.

Today, lot of changes are done where sheep were residing.Trees were also planted, alongside the introduction of a camping field and a parking area for visitors. Solar panels were also installed. Additionally, track has been converted to road connecting barn with the highway. Farm shop in fruit trees area and holiday cottages near the farmhouse are newly constructed.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main contrast between the farm’s simpler 1950 layout and its newer visitor-oriented facilities, and you include several relevant changes, such as the solar panels, camping field, farm shop and holiday cottages. The overview also notes that the river remains, which is supported by the plans. However, some key details are inaccurate or too general: the sheep area is not where the new camping field and solar panels are located, and the trees were not newly planted—the fruit trees remain in their original area. The road and river are described as unchanged, although the internal track has become a road and the site has been substantially reorganised. To develop the comparison more fully, state clearly what was retained, removed or repurposed, and locate the new features more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear four-paragraph structure: an introduction, an overview and separate descriptions of the two time periods. This gives the reader a generally logical route through the information, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “In 1950” and “Additionally” help signal progression. The comparison is less consistently organised, however, because the present-day paragraph moves between the former sheep area, trees, visitor facilities and buildings without a clear spatial sequence. The reference in “where sheep were residing” is also imprecise, and the missing space after the full stop in “residing.Trees” interrupts the flow. Grouping details by location or by retained versus new features, and using clearer references, would make the progression more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing a changing site, including “riverbank,” “connecting,” “introduced,” “installed” and “newly constructed.” These choices make most of the information understandable. Some expressions are imprecise or do not fit the map-description context naturally: “highway” is less suitable than “main road,” “changes done” is an awkward collocation, and “where sheep were residing” is an unnecessarily vague way to identify the former sheep field. “Trees were also planted” is also misleading because the fruit trees are shown in both plans. Aim for precise terms such as “retained,” “converted,” “replaced” and “located,” and use the map’s labels consistently. This would improve accuracy and flexibility without requiring more elaborate vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex forms, including the contrastive clause “while sheep were kept on the other side” and the participle phrase “alongside the introduction of…”. Most sentences remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. In the overview, “the highway and river remains” needs plural agreement (“remain”), and “numerous changes has been done” has both agreement and verb-form problems. “Today, lot of changes are done” needs an article and a more suitable tense, while “Additionally, track has been converted” also needs an article. The past-tense description of 1950 is generally appropriate, but present-day changes would be clearer with consistent present perfect forms. Check subject–verb agreement, articles before singular countable nouns, and tense choice when describing changes over time.

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