Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-25

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 4.5)

We know that in modern world,evrerything has changed with new technology.even,our thought are completely changed.These two plans show one city that is completely changed from 1950.And here we will also discuss about one city.

In first picture,we can see a road,and there are two things along with each other.The one is track and the other is river.

Firstly,there are a lot of the trees and the next one is soft fruits and a few minutes long there are vegetabes.There is also farmhouse and many of chickens and barn there. But the outside of this many of sheeps are there.

But if we see another picture of the same city,we can see a lot of changes in it.After crossing this road,one section is fixed for the fruit trees and farm shop.River is still there in good situation.After this section,soft fruits and vegetables are there.The other side of this street,a park is there and also a camping field there.Little other side ,there is also place for parking area.

There is barn and chickens there.There is also farmhouse and holidays cottages

To conclude that in this world, everything can be changed.Places,thoughts aand all things will be change.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response recognises that the plans compare the site in 1950 with today and mentions several relevant features, including the river, fruit trees, soft fruits, vegetables, the farmhouse, barn and chickens. However, it only reports the changes in a limited and sometimes inaccurate way. For example, it calls the site a “city,” although the plans show a farm, and says there are “many of chickens” without explaining that the chicken enclosure remains in the same area. Important developments such as the solar panels, holiday cottages and the relocation of the barn are omitted or unclear; “a park” also misidentifies the camping field. The conclusion about everything changing does not summarise the main changes. Focus on an accurate overview and the most significant additions and unchanged features.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response by introducing the two plans, describing the earlier layout, moving to the present-day plan and ending with a conclusion. This gives the reader some sense of sequence. However, the progression is not consistently clear: phrases such as “Firstly,” “After this section” and “The other side of this street” do not reliably show where features are located or how they relate to one another. The paragraphing is also limited, and the final general statement does not connect effectively to the map comparison. Group information by area or by what stayed the same and what changed, and use precise linking and reference so each location is easy to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some relevant basic vocabulary, including “river,” “track,” “fruit trees,” “soft fruits,” “farmhouse” and “parking area,” so the reader can identify several map features. However, the range is repetitive and often imprecise, which makes parts of the description difficult to interpret. Calling the site a “city” and the camping field “a park” shows inaccurate word choice, while phrases such as “in good situation” and “a few minutes long” do not express the intended spatial information naturally. Spelling errors such as “vegetabes,” “sheeps” and “aand” also weaken clarity. Build a more precise set of location and change terms, such as “to the north-east of,” “was replaced by” and “remained unchanged.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The writing relies mainly on short, simple statements, with a few attempts to join ideas using “but” and “after.” This limited range makes it hard to express comparisons and relationships between locations clearly. Frequent errors in sentence structure, articles, agreement and verb forms are evident in examples such as “there are a lot of the trees,” “many of chickens are there” and “everything can be changed.” The opening also contains run-on punctuation, as in “In modern world,evrerything has changed with new technology.even,our thought…” These errors sometimes obscure the intended meaning. Practise accurate present-tense descriptions and past-to-present comparisons, and use complete sentences with controlled punctuation.

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