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 picture illustrates the major developments and changes which came in a farm and how that site used look in 1950 and how that same site looks today.

Overall, a number of facilities and changes are added to farm which include parking areas, farm shop, farmhouse, solar panels and track is converted to road.

In 1950, the farm used to look like having a main road and bridge over river. Farm had two areas specially dedicated to fruit trees and soft fruits. Also, the farm had a track starting from main toad and going inside the farm and having a triangular shape in middle where the of vegetables was. Moreover the farm had a farmhouse and chickens area and a barn. In addition a bigger part of farm was specially designed for sheeps on the other side of track.

Present image of farm indicates that it has now more areas and facilities added, which include parking aeas near the main road and on the other end of road which was a track in 1950. Moreover, holidays cottages, farm shops, camping field on the area where sheeps were there and a new barn constructed. Also solar panels were added to farm.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the two time periods and give a general overview of the farm’s development, noting new facilities such as parking, a shop, solar panels and the conversion of tracks into roads. You also include relevant 1950 features, including the fruit plots, sheep area, farmhouse, barn and chicken enclosure. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the farmhouse and barn were already present in 1950, so they should not be presented as new; the task shows a new barn location, rather than simply a newly constructed barn. The triangular junction is also not where the vegetable plot was. Important changes, such as the holiday cottages replacing or occupying the area near the former farm buildings, could be explained more precisely. A clearer overview of what remained and what changed would strengthen the summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for 1950 and today. This makes the comparison easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “In addition” help connect details. The organisation is coherent, but the progression within the paragraphs is sometimes weakened by long, loosely connected sentences. For example, the 1950 description combines the track, junction, vegetables, farmhouse and chickens in one sequence, making their locations difficult to follow. Some references are also unclear, such as “on the other end of road” and “where sheeps were there.” Grouping features by location and using clearer references would make the cohesion more precise and less dependent on repeated additive linkers.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of vocabulary for describing a farm plan, including “dedicated,” “triangular shape,” “facilities,” and “solar panels.” These choices communicate the main topic, but several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, which limits precision. For instance, “changes which came in a farm” and “the farm used to look like having” are not natural ways to describe changes on a site. “Main toad” appears to be a spelling error, while “parking aeas” and “sheeps” also reduce accuracy. Repetition of “farm” and “added” could be reduced by using more specific verbs and location language. Aim for natural map-description phrases such as “the site was transformed” and “was converted into.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of sentence forms, including relative clauses and longer sentences beginning with “Moreover” and “In addition.” However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence construction and verb forms sometimes make the meaning less clear. For example, “how that site used look” is missing “to,” while “which include parking areas” does not agree smoothly with the preceding sentence. The phrase “where the of vegetables was” is structurally incomplete, and “where sheeps were there” has an unclear clause structure. Articles and prepositions also need attention, as in “added to farm” and “near the main road.” Use shorter, complete sentences when describing locations, then check tense, agreement and articles carefully.

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