Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The map clearly illustrate the site of beechwood farm on the same location in 1950, after comparing with updated version.

overall in 90 version of beechwood farm had a few facilities for visitors,Today it look more esthetic after being modernising with extra facilities .

old map of farm had a huge site for sheep road were on top and track move along the farm and also on the left side of it ,while barn,farmhouse, chikens were on south side with in seperate rooms fruits trees soft fruits,vegetable had a seperate portion .

meanwhile modernisied version have extra facilities with few removel of past farm site road and river are on a same site while track replace by road and sheep site remove by adding camping field, solar panel and parking with seperate portion ,Holiday cottage replace barn and farmhouse and chickens are on same place,however by addition of farm shop in fruit trees portion the other soft fruits and vegetable have not replaced .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main contrast between the farm’s earlier agricultural layout and its present-day visitor facilities, and you mention several relevant changes: the sheep area is replaced by a camping field, solar panels and parking are added, and a farm shop appears near the fruit trees. You also note that the river and some agricultural plots remain. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the barn is still shown today, while holiday cottages are added near the farmhouse rather than replacing it; the farmhouse and chicken enclosure also remain. The overview that the site looks “more esthetic” is subjective and does not clearly summarise the main changes. A more precise overview and clearer reporting of what stayed, changed and was added would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic overall sequence: an opening, a general comparison, a description of the 1950 plan and then the present-day layout. This gives the reader a broad sense of the comparison. However, the progression within the description is difficult to follow because several features are crowded into long sentences, such as the account beginning “old map of farm had a huge site for sheep.” The final sentence also combines roads, visitor facilities, buildings and retained fields without clear grouping. Linking words such as “meanwhile” and “however” are attempted, but their relationships are not always clear. Organise the details into focused paragraphs and compare corresponding areas or features together, using clear references such as “in the north-east” and “in contrast.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “facilities,” “portion,” “replace” and “addition,” and you attempt to describe change with phrases such as “track replace by road.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or spellings make the meaning less precise. “Esthetic” is an unsuitable subjective description for a map, while “seperate rooms” does not accurately describe the plots. Forms such as “modernisied,” “chikens” and “removel” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise terms for land use and change, and check spelling and collocations. For example, describe facilities as being “introduced” or “added,” and say that a track “was converted into an access road” rather than using an unclear replacement phrase.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to connect ideas in longer sentences, for example with “while” and “however,” but control of sentence structure is inconsistent. The opening, “The map clearly illustrate,” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “Today it look” also needs a correctly inflected verb. Tense and sentence construction are unclear in phrases such as “in 90 version” and “track replace by road.” Articles and plurals are also often missing or inaccurate, as in “old map of farm” and “fruit trees soft fruits, vegetable.” Punctuation and capitalisation make sentence boundaries difficult to identify. Practise writing complete, controlled comparison sentences, using past tense for 1950 and present tense for today, with accurate articles and plural forms.

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