Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-22

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 plans illustrate the difference between the Beechwood farm site in 1950 and today.

Overall, many new areas have been built in the farm site which were vacant in 1950. But the basic shops like fruit trees, soft fruits,vegetables and farmhouse remain the same location.

In 1950, the large area of north-east was used for sheep and a track ran to cover the sheep area.One of the track path came down like V-shape to the Farmhouse building. Fruit trees, soft fruits and vegetables were adjecent to one another beside the river. In the south-east, chickens and Barn area were exiists.

Today,the sheep area has been replaced by the camping field, parking slots and solar panels. A road has been upgraded but follow the same path as before. The barn building rebuilt at the conjunction of road and now it is quite smaller. The barn area is now replaced with three Holiday cottages above the farmhouse. Fruit trees, soft fruits and vegetables have been remaind the same location. However,a new building has been constructed in the fruit trees area adjacent to the main road. Chickens area remain unchanged.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You give a relevant comparison and identify several major changes, including the replacement of the sheep area with camping, parking and solar panels, and the addition of holiday cottages. You also note that the fruit-growing plots and farmhouse remain. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the barn was not rebuilt at the road junction; it is shown farther south-west, while the former barn area is now occupied by cottages. The new farm shop is described only as a building, and the changed road layout and parking areas could be reported more precisely. The overview that many new areas were built is broad, and calling the fruit plots “basic shops” misrepresents them. More accurate location comparisons and a clearer summary of the site’s main transformation would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by a paragraph about 1950 and one about today. This makes the comparison easy to follow, and transitions such as “Overall,” “Today,” and “However” help signal the stages of the description. The sequence within each period is generally logical, although some details are compressed together, particularly the track, barn and farmhouse changes. A few references are difficult to interpret, such as “the barn area” and “one of the track path,” so the reader has to infer which feature is meant. To move beyond this level, group changes by location or feature and use clearer references, while avoiding abrupt or mechanically joined statements.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of map vocabulary, including “adjacent,” “replaced,” “remain” and “upgraded,” and these choices help communicate the main changes. However, several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unnatural: “basic shops” for agricultural plots, “track path,” “conjunction of road,” and “chickens area” do not describe the plan precisely. There are also noticeable spelling and word-form errors, including “adjecent,” “exiists” and “remaind.” These do not prevent the reader from understanding the general comparison, but they reduce precision and fluency. Use the map’s labels where appropriate and practise standard collocations for describing locations and changes, such as “at the junction” and “was converted into.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the contrast in “However, a new building has been constructed…” and the overview beginning “Overall.” Most of the intended meaning remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “many new areas have been built” uses an unsuitable construction for describing land use, while “the basic shops … remain the same location” is missing a preposition and has an unclear subject. Verb forms are also inaccurate in “were exiists” and “have been remaind,” and articles and sentence boundaries are inconsistent. Aim for accurate past and present passive forms when describing changes, and check agreement and prepositions. More consistently controlled complex sentences would improve accuracy.

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