Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-21

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 5.0)

The map illustrates the difference between 1950 and today in the site of a farm.

Overall, the southern part sides didn't wetness much of a change.

In contrast, the North benefits with great improvement and investments.

First of all, the track is transformed into a road now which makes transportation much easier, the southern part benefits today from a new farm shop, and a holiday cottages replaced the barn which was moved not far from it's oldest spot.

Furthermore, on the north side, there has been some great investments, a part of the sheep yard is transformed into a camping field, and the other part is specialized for Solar panels and each part has a parking.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the two dates and give an overall contrast between limited change in the south and greater development in the north, which is a useful starting point. However, the overview is not fully accurate: the southern area also changes, including the addition of holiday cottages and a farm shop, while the barn is relocated rather than replaced by the cottages. Some details are misread or unclear: the camping field occupies part of the former sheep area, but the map does not show the sheep area being divided into two equal parts, and the parking areas are not both in the north. The response also omits important changes such as the solar panels and the continued presence of the fruit, soft-fruit and vegetable plots. At 116 words, it is below the required 150, limiting the detail and comparisons provided.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure: an introduction, an overview and two paragraphs beginning with “First of all” and “Furthermore.” This gives the reader some sense of organisation, and the contrast signalled by “In contrast” helps identify the main comparison. However, the progression is not consistently clear because the description shifts between the southern and northern areas without a reliable spatial framework. For example, the paragraph beginning “First of all” combines the road, farm shop and cottages, while the next paragraph groups several northern changes together without clearly locating them. Some linking is mechanical, and the overview’s contrast is not supported consistently by the details. Group changes by area and compare each feature with its 1950 location to make the sequence easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “track,” “road,” “camping field,” “Solar panels” and “parking,” so the reader can recognise several features. However, the range is limited and some word choices or combinations are inaccurate or unnatural, which can make the meaning difficult to interpret. “The southern part sides didn't wetness much of a change” does not communicate the intended idea clearly, and “the North benefits with great improvement and investments” is an imprecise description of physical changes. “Sheep yard” is not the label shown on the map, and “oldest spot” is an awkward way to describe the barn’s former position. Use precise location and change vocabulary, such as “remained largely unchanged,” “was converted into,” and “was relocated.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a sentence joined with “and” and one beginning “In contrast.” However, control is uneven, and errors in sentence construction, agreement, articles and punctuation sometimes make the message hard to follow. For example, “the southern part sides didn't wetness much of a change” has a faulty clause structure, while “a holiday cottages replaced the barn” has an article and plural mismatch. In “moved not far from it's oldest spot,” the possessive form should be “its,” and the sentence needs clearer punctuation to separate the ideas. Practise building accurate subject–verb–object sentences first, then combine related points with controlled clauses. Check articles, singular/plural agreement and apostrophes during proofreading.

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