Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The two maps illustrate the changes which were happened to a farm site since 1950.

Overall. the large sheep area at the top right aspect of the map was converted to a camping field with solar panels and parking sites. The tracks also converted to roads, while the area beside the river didn't wittnes much change apart from an addition of a farm shop. Holiday cottages were added to the right lower region of the farm.

In 1950, the farm was mainly consist of a large sheep area in the upper right corner, and the lower aspect constituted by fruit trees, soft fruits and vegaetables, those were beside the river and to the left of the map, while on the lower right there was a barn, farmhouse and chickens. These areas were connected by a network of tracts.

Now, the large sheep area was totally replaced by a camping field, solar panels and parking sites. The tracks network was converted into roads, and the barn was situated at the juction of two roads instead of its site, which is now for the hlioday cottages. There is a new farm shop now in the area of fruit trees. The soft fruits and vegetables are the same.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation from sheep pasture to camping and visitor facilities, and note that the tracks became roads and holiday cottages were added. The overview also recognises that the river-side fields largely remain, which gives a relevant comparison. Some details, however, are imprecise: the sheep area is in the north-east rather than simply the “top right aspect,” and the barn was relocated to the south-west of the farmhouse, not merely described as being at a road junction. The farm shop is between the fruit trees and internal road, rather than simply “in the area of fruit trees.” The response covers the main changes, but more precise locations and a fuller account of the new layout would make the report more complete and developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, a description of the 1950 layout, and a comparison with today. This sequence helps the reader follow the changes, and phrases such as “In 1950” and “Now” signal the time contrast. However, some links between details are abrupt, and the overview’s list of new features is not fully developed in the later paragraphs. The final sentence, “The soft fruits and vegetables are the same,” is clear but could be connected more explicitly to the earlier description of their positions. More consistent use of location-based grouping—for example, describing the western fields together and then the eastern facilities—would strengthen progression and reduce the slightly list-like effect.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “converted,” “network,” “farmhouse,” and “holiday cottages,” and the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. However, several noticeable spelling and word-choice problems reduce precision: “wittnes,” “vegaetables,” “tracts,” “juction,” and “hlioday” should be corrected, while “aspect” is not a natural way to describe a map location. Some phrases are also awkward or repetitive, such as “parking sites” and “large sheep area.” The range is adequate for describing the plan, but greater accuracy with common collocations and careful proofreading are needed. Prefer concise, conventional expressions such as “sheep field,” “parking areas,” and “in the north-east.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and more complex sentences, including a relative clause in “fruit trees, soft fruits and vegetables, those were beside the river.” Meaning is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors are noticeable. For example, “changes which were happened” uses an incorrect passive form; write “changes that have taken place.” “The farm was mainly consist of” should be “the farm mainly consisted of,” and “the tracks also converted” needs a passive form such as “the tracks were also converted.” The sentence beginning “fruit trees, soft fruits and vegetables, those were…” is also incorrectly joined and would be clearer as two clauses. Check verb forms, sentence boundaries, and punctuation, including the full stop after “Overall.”

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