Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-27

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 5.5)

In the given blueprints of Beechwoof farm, it shows the change from the 1900s and today. In the 1950s, there was a single track that was connected to the several parts of the farm. When we enter to the track on the right side of it there were fruit tress beside it there were soft fruits and further more beside it vegetables were there. On the other hand, when look at the far north east side there were sheeps. At the end of the vegetables there are chickens, farmhouse and barn respectively.

Within this time period a lot of change has been done like a farm shop has open at the enterance in the farm trees , opposite to it a parking is there beside the camping field which was not there before. There are also several changes done like barn is shifted between vegetables and farmhouse, there are no more sheeps instead it got solar panels for energy and parking alongside it, opposite to it there is a holiday cottage. The track has become a road.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the broad change from a working farm to a site with visitor facilities, and mention several relevant features, including the farm shop, camping field, solar panels, holiday cottages and the road. However, the account is only partly accurate and does not give a clear overview of the main changes. For example, the 1950 layout is described as having sheep in the far north-east, whereas the sheep area is north of the track; the barn, farmhouse and chicken enclosure are also not accurately located as a sequence at the end of the vegetable plot. The present-day barn is not between the vegetables and farmhouse. Develop the comparison more carefully, including which features remained in place and how the site’s layout changed, rather than relying on a few isolated details.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic chronological structure: it first describes the earlier plan and then turns to the present with “Within this time period.” This helps the reader recognise the intended comparison. However, progression within each section is not consistently clear. The long opening sentence combines several locations, while “At the end of the vegetables” leaves the relationship between the buildings and fields uncertain. In the second paragraph, “opposite to it” is used more than once without a clear reference, and several changes are listed in one extended sentence. Use separate paragraphs for the two plans, organise details by area or feature, and use precise references such as “north of the road” or “south of the farmhouse” to make the relationships easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “track,” “farm shop,” “camping field,” “solar panels” and “holiday cottage,” so the reader can identify many of the features being discussed. However, the range is limited and several choices or spellings reduce precision: “blueprints” is not the most natural term for site plans, “farm trees” is unclear, and “sheeps” is an incorrect plural. There are also spelling errors such as “Bechwoof,” “tress” and “enterance.” Aim for accurate, conventional terms and use a wider range of location language, such as “adjacent to,” “to the north of” and “alongside,” rather than repeating “beside” and “opposite.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more extended sentence forms, but control is uneven, and errors sometimes make relationships difficult to understand. For example, “In the given blueprints … it shows” has a subject–verb structure problem, while “When we enter to the track … there were” shifts awkwardly between present and past forms. The sentence beginning “When we enter” also lacks clear punctuation between the locations it lists. Articles and prepositions are often missing or incorrectly used, as in “at the enterance in the farm trees.” Use straightforward past-tense sentences to describe the 1950 plan and present-tense forms for today, checking subject–verb agreement and sentence boundaries. More accurate control of these patterns would make your comparisons clearer.

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