Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-20

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 5.5)

This plans illustrate the changes made in a beechwood farm in 1950 and presently.Overall, the beechwood farm has significant improvements with solar panels and also with parking.

It is quite evident from in 1950, a river is passing across the farm and also there is a road connected. Along with the river and farm track there are some fruit trees,soft trees, vegetables,chikens,farm house and a barn.And in the opposite side of these there are sheeps.

Moreover, now a days a road is replaced with a track.Between fruit trees, a farm shop has opened. Also the two parking area are constructed.They are also installed solar panels. the barn is removed from the old place and now placed them in the road end.They they discard the sheeps and situated a camping field there.and all the other things are still remaind on their previous location.And in the barn place they establsh a holiday cottages.the river are still passes the farm

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main change from a working farm to a site with new facilities, including solar panels, parking, a farm shop, camping and holiday cottages. You also note that the river remains and that sheep have been replaced by a camping field, so the response addresses the key comparison. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the road is not simply replacing the track, and the barn is relocated rather than removed and then placed “in the road end.” The claim that all other features remain in their previous locations overlooks changes to the layout and access roads. A clearer overview of the site’s broader shift towards tourism and renewable energy, followed by more precise descriptions of the main relocations, would make the account more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic progression from an overview to the 1950 layout and then to the present-day changes. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Moreover” and “Also” help signal this sequence. However, the information is compressed into two long paragraphs, and the second paragraph moves rapidly between features without a clear grouping or consistent spatial order. The repeated use of “and” makes relationships between details difficult to follow, while “They they” and “in the barn place” leave references unclear. Organise the comparison into distinct paragraphs—for example, the western fields and new facilities, then the eastern buildings and access—and use precise location references to guide the reader.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “river,” “track,” “parking area,” “solar panels” and “holiday cottages,” which allows the reader to recognise many of the features. However, the range of change-related language is limited, and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural: “significant improvements” is evaluative, “soft trees” misnames the soft-fruit area, and “discard the sheeps” is not an appropriate way to describe the removal of sheep. Spelling errors such as “chikens,” “remaind” and “establsh” also reduce precision. Build a more accurate set of neutral verbs for map changes, such as “was converted into,” “was relocated” and “was added,” and check the spelling of labels from the plan.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

There are attempts to combine ideas using clauses, as in “Between fruit trees, a farm shop has opened,” and the overall meaning can usually be understood. However, sentence control is weak, with errors in tense, agreement, articles and sentence boundaries. For example, “This plans illustrate” needs a plural subject with a matching verb, while “the river are still passes” combines incompatible verb forms. The opening “It is quite evident from in 1950” is also structurally incomplete, and several sentences run together without appropriate punctuation. Practise accurate past and present passive forms for describing changes, and use shorter, complete sentences before adding more complex structures.

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