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 plans illustrate the changes that took place on Beechwood Farm between 1950 and the present day.

Overall, the farm underwent significant changes, with the sheep field being replaced by a camping field and solar panels, while the barn was converted into holiday cottages. However, the land growing for soft fruits and vegetables remained unchanged over the period.

In 1950, the farm mainly consisted of fields for sheep, a barn, and areas for growing soft fruits and vegetables. By the present day, the sheep field had been replaced by a camping field and solar panels. In addition, the barn had been converted into holiday cottages.

In the present day, Both farmhouse and chickens remained unchanged over the period. In addition, farm shop was build in fruit trees area, whereas the barn was relocated near the chickens. Furthermore, track was converted as a road. Subsequently, two parking areas were constructed in sheep field.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You give a clear overview of major changes, especially the replacement of the sheep area and the farm’s shift towards camping and visitor facilities. You also correctly note that the farmhouse and chicken enclosure remain, and that the track became a road. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the barn was not converted into cottages; it remains a barn, relocated to the south-west of the farmhouse, while the cottages occupy the former barn area. The claim that soft-fruit and vegetable land “remained unchanged” is too broad, as their positions and surrounding access have changed. The farm shop is between the fruit trees and road, rather than simply within the fruit-tree area. Covering these spatial changes more precisely would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview and two detail paragraphs. The main changes are generally easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “In addition” and “Furthermore” help connect points. However, the final paragraph moves between unchanged features, new facilities and relocated structures without a clear spatial order, and “In the present day” repeats information already established. Some connections are also confusing: “Subsequently” suggests a sequence over time, although the plans compare two dates rather than show stages. Organising the details by area—for example, the western fields and new facilities first, then the eastern buildings and access—would create clearer progression and make referencing more precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range of task-appropriate vocabulary, including “underwent significant changes,” “replaced,” “converted,” “relocated” and “constructed.” These choices allow you to describe development and compare the plans, and the meaning is generally clear. Some collocations and word forms are less natural, however: “land growing for soft fruits” is awkward, and “farm shop was build” uses the wrong form. “Converted into holiday cottages” is also an inaccurate choice for the map, since the barn remains and the cottages are a separate development. To show more flexible and precise control, use location language such as “situated beside” or “occupies the former site of,” and choose verbs that accurately distinguish replacement from relocation.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex forms, including the overview clause “with the sheep field being replaced…” and the contrast introduced by “whereas.” Most sentences communicate their main point, but some grammatical errors remain. In “Both farmhouse and chickens remained unchanged,” the nouns need appropriate articles or plural forms; “farm shop was build” needs an article and the past participle “built”; and “track was converted as a road” has an incorrect grammatical pattern. Capitalising “Both” mid-sentence is also unnecessary. These errors do not usually prevent understanding, but they reduce accuracy. Practise article use with singular countable nouns, past participles in passive constructions, and patterns such as “converted into” to improve control.

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