Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · 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 4.5)

The maps shows information about site of a farm in 1950 and same site now.

Overall, it can be seen that there are alot of differences between the farm that was in 1950 and now. Another interesting information that road is same and the food sections are also not changed.

First, there was a road on the left side of the farm and the road is same in the today's farm. There was three food sections and a farmhouse and a barn also.

Futhermore, the noticeable things are paking that is beside the big road and farm shop also. A small road is connected with the main road. Camping filed is also a significant thing on the right of the field there is a solar panels

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the broad comparison between the 1950 farm and the present site, and correctly note that the main road and the three crop areas remain. However, the response only minimally covers the maps: it gives few specific changes and does not explain what happened to key features such as the sheep area, the barn, or the farmhouse surroundings. The overview claim that the “food sections” have not changed is too broad, since their general presence remains but the site has gained a farm shop and other facilities. The description of the present layout is also incomplete, and the response is 24 words below the required minimum. To improve, report the major additions and changes, and compare their locations clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about the earlier farm and then the present-day additions. Connectors such as “Overall,” “First,” and “Furthermore” help signal this sequence. However, the progression is limited because the comparison is not developed consistently: the first detail paragraph focuses on 1950, while the final paragraph lists present features without clearly relating them to the earlier layout. Some references are unclear, particularly “on the right of the field,” which does not identify which field. Organise the body around clear comparisons—for example, retained agricultural areas, then new facilities—and use precise location references to make the relationships easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use a small set of relevant terms, including “farmhouse,” “barn,” “farm shop,” “camping field,” and “solar panels,” so the reader can recognise several map features. However, the vocabulary is limited and some choices are imprecise or repetitive: “food sections” is not a suitable description of the crop plots, and “interesting information” is awkward for reporting a map. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “alot,” “Futhermore,” “paking,” and “filed,” which reduce accuracy. Build a more precise range for describing land use and change, such as “crop plots,” “remained unchanged,” “was added,” and “located to the east of.” Check spelling carefully before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response communicates some basic information through simple sentences, but grammatical control is inconsistent and the range of sentence structures is narrow. The opening, “The maps shows information about site,” has errors in subject–verb agreement and article use. In “there was a road … and the road is same,” the tense shifts awkwardly when comparing past and present, and “There was three food sections” also has an agreement error. The final sentence, “Camping filed is also a significant thing on the right of the field there is a solar panels,” joins ideas without a clear grammatical connection and contains problems with articles and sentence boundaries. Practise accurate past-versus-present comparisons and use complete, clearly punctuated sentences.

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