Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-26

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 5.0)

The two diagrams showing the beechwood farm in 1950 and current beechwood farm also. In 1950, the beechwood is not very complex.There is a road in front and a track is linked with that road.If one move towards the road on the track there is a sheep field on right.This area is fully designated for sheep throughtout to the road.If we see on left side there is a barn,farmhouse and chicken house.Chicken house is right in front of river.Then there is triangle like bolevourd.If we move left there is vegetables field in corner and on moving forward there is a field of soft. There are also fruit trees on left near the road.

While if we see current plan there is a link road linked with main road where in 1950 there was a track. If we move from main road to link road there is camping field designated parking on left and new farm shop near the fruit trees.Sheep area is seprareted in two parts in one part there is camping field and solar panels on th other side.Holiday cottage is made in the place of barn there is also a parking on other side of road right in front of cottage.Barn is moved to the corner of triangle on left side of farmhouse near the chicken field. Remaining area is same with previous one.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the two time periods and report several relevant changes, including the addition of a farm shop, camping facilities, solar panels, holiday cottages and parking. However, the account only partially captures the plans, and some locations or changes are misreported. For example, the barn and farmhouse were not both on the left in 1950: they were in the eastern part of the site, with the barn north of the farmhouse. Today, the holiday cottages are south of the eastbound road, while the barn is southwest of the farmhouse. The claim that the remaining area is unchanged is too broad; the sheep area is replaced by new uses, although the fruit and crop plots largely remain. Add a clear overview of the main transformation and compare key areas accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response follows a broadly understandable order, first describing 1950 and then the present, and phrases such as “While if we see current plan” signal the change in time. However, the first paragraph moves between locations without a consistent spatial route, and the second mixes several changes in long, loosely connected sentences. Repeated directions such as “If we move” and “on left side” make the account feel like spoken navigation rather than a planned summary. Some references are also unclear, particularly “this area” and “the other side.” Organise the report into a brief overview followed by one paragraph for each period or for the main areas, and use precise links such as “by contrast” and “to the east.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “track,” “sheep field,” “fruit trees,” “solar panels” and “holiday cottage,” so the reader can recognise many features. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or informal, which sometimes makes the description difficult to interpret. “Chicken house” does not match the labelled chicken area, while “triangle like bolevourd” is not a clear way to describe the track junction. There are also spelling errors such as “throughtout,” “seprareted” and “cottage” used as a singular where the plan shows several. Build a more precise map vocabulary and check spelling; terms such as “enclosure,” “junction,” “plot” and “converted” would help describe the changes.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to connect ideas with clauses, for example, “If we move towards the road on the track there is a sheep field on right,” but sentence structures are limited and errors occur frequently. The opening is a sentence fragment: “The two diagrams showing…” needs a main verb, such as “The two diagrams show…”. Other examples include “If one move” instead of “If one moves,” “there was a track” in a sentence where the present-day comparison needs clearer tense control, and missing articles in “on right” and “near road.” Punctuation and spacing are also inconsistent, with several sentences joined together. Practise accurate present and past forms, articles, and shorter complete sentences before attempting longer comparisons.

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