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 maps compares the changes that are made in the infrastructure of a farm in 1950 and present day.

Overall, replacement of sheep by camping field, parking and solar panels is the highlight of the advancement. Track is also converted into road and barn is relocated to the south east of the new design and holiday cottages are constructed on its place. A farm shop is also opened along with parking on the south and north of the road respectively.

The major developments occured in the north and north east side of the map where the sheep are replaced by camping field along with solar panels and a parking with the road respectively. The track itself is transformed into solid road with addition of holiday cottages in the east. The barn is relocated from the east to the south east at the junction of the two roads. Additionally, a farm shop is opened at the north of the road along with a parking on the opposite side of the road.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main transformation from a sheep area to visitor facilities and note the new road, cottages, solar panels and farm shop. The overview also recognises that the barn has moved, which is a significant change. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the barn is described as relocated to the “south east,” whereas it is positioned south-west of the farmhouse at the southern road junction. The farm shop is between the fruit trees and internal road, not north of the road, and the parking areas are not simply on opposite sides of the road. Important retained features, including the fruit, soft-fruit and vegetable plots, farmhouse and chicken enclosure, are not clearly compared. More precise location descriptions and coverage of what remains would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview and a paragraph describing changes. This gives the reader a basic route through the information, and phrases such as “Overall” and “Additionally” help signal relationships. However, the final paragraph largely repeats the overview, particularly the points about the sheep, road, barn and farm shop, rather than progressing to distinct details. The repeated use of “along with” also makes the connections between features feel mechanical, while “respectively” does not clearly match the locations being compared. Organise the body by areas of the site or by retained and new features, and use clearer references to avoid repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a relevant range of map vocabulary, including “infrastructure,” “replaced,” “transformed,” “junction” and “constructed,” and the main changes are generally understandable. Some choices are imprecise or unnatural for describing plans: “the highlight of the advancement” is an awkward way to introduce the overview, and “on its place” does not express the cottages’ location naturally. “Solid road” is also not a clear description of the change from tracks to roads. There are spelling errors in “occured” and “east” is repeated where a more exact directional phrase would help. Aim for conventional map language and precise location terms; this will make your adequate vocabulary more accurate and flexible.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

There is a mix of simple statements and more complex constructions, including the overview sentence beginning “Overall” and the clause “where the sheep are replaced.” Most of the meaning remains clear, but some errors in agreement, tense and sentence construction limit accuracy. For example, “The maps compares” should use a plural verb, while “changes that are made” is an awkward tense choice for comparing 1950 with today. “The barn is relocated … and holiday cottages are constructed on its place” combines structures unevenly, and the phrase “a parking” uses an unsuitable article with an uncountable noun. Check subject–verb agreement, use consistent present or past forms, and build parallel clauses when listing changes.

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