Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-24

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 map illustrates the infrastructure of the Beechwood Farm in 1950 and as it is today.

Overall, the farm was very much simple in the 1950s with only human made tracks for transportation and no facilities for the people visiting that farm. However, now the farm has concrete roads, parking, shops, holiday cottages and solar panels.

In 1950s, the sheep rearing was done on the other side of the track. Contrary to this, now there are camping fields, a dedicated parking area and one of the important technological advancement i.e solar panels for providing the electricity to the farm.

Earlier there were adjacent fields of fruit trees, soft fruits, vegetables and now there is also a farm shop serving people.

A concrete road has been made now which leads to barn directly alongside where chickens are kept and in the north of this is the farmhouse and holiday cottages for the visitors. In 1950s, the farm only had barn, farmhouse and chickens and no holiday cottages for the visitors and the river is in the same place as it was in 1950s.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main contrast between the farm’s simpler 1950 layout and its present-day visitor and energy facilities, and you include several relevant changes: the addition of camping, parking, a shop, cottages and solar panels, alongside the continued river and farm buildings. This gives the response a clear overview and covers the task well. Some details, however, are unclear or inaccurate: the farmhouse is not north of the barn and cottages; today it is south of the cottages, while the barn is to its south-west. The statement that a concrete road leads directly to the barn also oversimplifies the road layout. To strengthen the account further, describe the locations and changes more precisely and compare the retained agricultural areas with the new facilities.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable progression: an introduction and overview are followed by comparisons of the northern area, fields and buildings. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Contrary to this” and “Earlier” help signal contrasts, and the reader can follow the broad message. However, the organisation is not consistently clear because several different features are packed into long sentences, particularly the final sentence, where the road, barn, chickens, farmhouse and cottages are difficult to relate spatially. “In 1950s” and “now” are also repeated as transitions, making cohesion somewhat mechanical. Grouping the description into clearer areas—for example, the western fields and eastern visitor facilities—and using precise references such as “to the north-east” would improve progression and clarity.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of topic vocabulary, including “adjacent fields,” “parking area,” “holiday cottages” and “solar panels,” which allows you to describe both land use and new facilities. Some less common expressions are attempted, but several choices are unnatural or imprecise for a map description: “the infrastructure of the Beechwood Farm,” “sheep rearing was done on the other side,” and “providing the electricity to the farm.” “Concrete roads” is also unsupported by the map, which labels roads but does not specify their surface. Aim for concise, conventional language that describes location and change directly, such as “the farm has been developed” or “the sheep field has been replaced by a camping area.” This would make the vocabulary more precise and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple statements and more complex structures, including contrast clauses such as “Contrary to this” and a relative clause in “a concrete road … which leads to barn.” Most sentences communicate the intended comparison, but some grammatical errors remain. Articles and noun forms need attention: write “In the 1950s,” “a barn,” and “the farmhouse,” rather than “In 1950s” or “to barn.” The phrase “one of the important technological advancement” has a number-agreement problem; use “one important technological advancement” or “one of the important technological advances.” The final sentence also joins several ideas with “and,” making its structure difficult to control. Breaking it into shorter sentences would improve accuracy while retaining variety.

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