Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The maps compare Beechwood farm site today with what it was in 1950.

Overall, a dramatic development has taken place at the site with the addition of lot of facilities like farm shop, barn, parking and other things. The tracks are transformed into roads and camping field is also available for visitors.

In 1950, the farm site had sheep area in the north and it occupied a vast area of the farm. There was a track running in the farm separating sheep area from other places. Fruit trees, soft fruits, vegetables, chickens, farmhouse and barn was located in the area between track and river. River was running in the lower side of the farm forming a L-shaped view. A road was also present in the north west side.

However, two parking facilities are added in sheep area one along the main road and the other at the end of road which used to be track while tracks are altered into roads. There is also an addition of farm shop in fruit trees area whereas barn is moved to a new place where road is forming a V-shaped and is attached to the road. Holiday cottages are constructed at the place of barn. Sheep area is divided into three parts that is parking, camping field and solar panels.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main change as the farm’s development and mention several important additions, including the shop, parking, camping field, solar panels and holiday cottages. The comparison also includes relevant earlier features such as the sheep area, crops, farmhouse and river. Some details, however, are inaccurate or insufficiently clear: the parking areas are not both within the former sheep field, and the barn is not simply “attached to the road”; it is positioned at the southern end of a road junction. The claim that the river forms an “L-shaped view” is also imprecise. Your overview gives a useful general picture, but it could more clearly distinguish what remained from what changed, especially the retained crop plots, farmhouse and chicken enclosure.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, a broad overview, a description of the 1950 layout and a final paragraph about the present-day changes. This gives the reader a generally logical route through the comparison. Linking words such as “Overall,” “In 1950” and “However” help signal the stages. At times, though, the final paragraph groups many changes into one long sentence, making the relationships between locations harder to follow. For example, the sentence beginning “However, two parking facilities…” moves from parking to roads, the shop, barn and cottages without clear separation. Use shorter sentences and organise the present-day features by area, such as the western fields and the eastern facilities, to make progression more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of map vocabulary, including “occupied,” “separating,” “divided,” “constructed” and “transformed,” and the reader can understand the main changes. There are also some imprecise or unnatural choices that limit precision. “A vast area” is a broad description, while “a L-shaped view” does not clearly describe the river’s course; “a lot of facilities” is informal and vague. The phrase “barn is moved” also suggests a physical relocation rather than describing its new position on the plan. Aim for more exact location language and natural collocations, such as “covers much of the northern area,” “runs along the southern boundary,” and “is now located.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including clauses with “whereas” and “which,” and most of the meaning remains understandable. However, some errors in agreement, articles and sentence construction reduce accuracy. For example, “Fruit trees, soft fruits, vegetables, chickens, farmhouse and barn was located” requires a plural verb, and the list mixes areas with buildings without articles. “The farm site had sheep area” also needs an article or a more natural noun phrase. In the final paragraph, the long sentence beginning “However, two parking facilities…” contains several ideas joined without clear grammatical boundaries. Check subject–verb agreement and articles, and divide sentences when describing multiple changes.

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