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 provided picture we can see that in 1950 it was used to be a fully farming setup but today we can see that it its now a half resort focused and half farming. The mejor change we can see today is the part which used to be used for sheep, is now used for parkings, camping field and solar panels. Roads, farm shop and holiday cottages also added as it is now a holiday resort.

The site beside the road side had track but now its truned into road for smooth transportation of vehicals of the resort and farm. There are two parkings now, along with solar panels section, camping field. They also included holiday cottages and farm shop for guests. Which is totally different from the earlier site its used to be. The barn size is also decreses from 1950 including its location which used to be in a first row at last end of the track. But now its located between chicken farm and vegetables land.

Everything is re alocated except fruit trees,soft fruits vegetables,farmhouse chickens and barn.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main transformation: the site has shifted from being entirely agricultural to combining farming with visitor facilities. You also mention the new road, farm shop, parking, camping field, solar panels and holiday cottages, and note that several agricultural features remain. These are relevant comparisons and give the response a clear overall message. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the barn is not between the chicken area and vegetable fields; it is south-west of the farmhouse at the road junction. The claim that the barn has decreased in size is not clearly supported by the plans. The statement that everything was relocated except the listed features is also too broad, since the farmhouse and chickens remain in roughly the same area. More precise location comparisons would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has an overall progression from the general change to specific additions and retained features, and paragraph breaks help separate these points. Linking expressions such as “but now” and “also” make some comparisons easy to follow. However, the organisation is not consistently clear: the second paragraph repeats the new facilities already listed in the first, while the final sentence introduces a broad summary without explaining how the features relate spatially. References such as “the part” and “which” are sometimes vague, so readers must infer what is being discussed. Group the information more systematically—for example, describe the western agricultural area first, then the eastern visitor facilities and buildings—and use clearer references to locations.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing land use and development, including “camping field,” “solar panels,” “holiday cottages,” and “farm shop.” This range is sufficient to communicate the main changes, but several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or informal, which sometimes makes the description less precise. For example, “half resort focused and half farming” is an awkward way to describe mixed use, and “parkings” is not the natural form for the facilities shown. There are also spelling errors such as “mejor,” “truned,” “vehicals,” “decreses,” and “re alocated.” Aim for standard map-description terms such as “visitor facilities,” “parking areas,” and “was converted into,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including a contrast with “but today” and a relative clause beginning “which used to be used for sheep.” The main meaning is generally recoverable, but errors in verb forms, sentence construction, and punctuation are noticeable. For instance, “in 1950 it was used to be” combines incompatible past forms; “it its now” contains an unnecessary repeated subject; and “Everything is re alocated” uses an incorrect form for a change that occurred over time. The sentence beginning “Which is totally different” is also a fragment. Use consistent past and present tenses to compare the plans, and form complete sentences with clear subjects and verbs.

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