Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-30

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 site depicts the changes made from the year 1950 till today. We can see the image of the site shows that how a basic farmhouse looks in 1950s and also we can see dramatical changes in the second image throughout this years.

Initially, the farmhouses made in the past used to get more close to the nature and they usually includes barns, farms and some animal and birds as there pets. But this days, people visit farm just for fun activities like camping and for there holidays. Thats how we can see the changes that were made today on the farmhouse sites.

On the other hand, the second picture illiustrate the changes made throughout this years like parking space, camping field, solar panels, holiday cottages, farm shop and also they changed the barn area with the holiday cottages.

In the end, we can see a massive development between the sites images.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify that the site has changed and mention several genuine modern features, including parking, a camping field, solar panels, holiday cottages and a farm shop. However, the response only partly summarises the plans: it gives almost no specific comparison of the 1950 layout with today’s arrangement. For example, the original sheep area and the positions of the fruit, soft-fruit and vegetable plots are not described, and the claim that the barn area was changed into holiday cottages is inaccurate—the barn remains, while the cottages are located south of the eastern road. The comments about farms being close to nature and visitors coming for fun are generalisations rather than information shown by the plans. A clearer overview and accurate location-based comparisons would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic sequence: it introduces change, gives a general contrast between past and present, lists modern additions, and ends with a summary. Paragraph breaks help separate these points. However, progression is limited because the second paragraph discusses general ideas about farming rather than describing the map, and the third paragraph becomes a list of features without explaining their locations or how they relate to the 1950 plan. Linking phrases such as “Initially,” “On the other hand,” and “In the end” are present, but some do not express a precise relationship between the information. Organise the report around an overview followed by clear comparisons of the site’s areas, using location references to guide the reader.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for the topic, including “camping field,” “solar panels,” “holiday cottages,” and “parking space,” so the reader can recognise several changes. However, the range is limited and some expressions are imprecise or unsuitable for a map report. “Dramatical changes” is not the natural form, while “farmhouses made in the past” and “changed the barn area” do not describe the site accurately. There are also noticeable spelling and word-form errors, such as “illiustrate,” “there” for “their,” and “Thats.” Aim for precise terms such as “the site was redeveloped,” “the barn remains,” and “the cottages were added,” and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some longer sentence forms, but control is inconsistent and errors occur frequently enough to make parts awkward. For example, “the image of the site shows that how” uses an unnecessary “that,” and “they usually includes” has a subject–verb agreement error. The sentence beginning “Initially” shifts between past and present forms (“made,” “used to get,” “includes”), while “this days” and “throughout this years” show problems with demonstratives and number agreement. Sentence boundaries and apostrophes also need attention, as in “Thats how.” Use straightforward, accurate sentences to report the map, then add a few controlled complex comparisons, checking tense, agreement, articles and punctuation.

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