Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The plans illustrate a Beechwood farm during 1950 and today. Overall the site changed alot, the most noticed is the camping field and solar panels whereas the fields on bank of river remained the same with little variation.

In 1950 there was a track in the farm but now its converted into road. The river side fruit trees, soft fruits and vegetables look the same way as in 1950 but a farm shop has been made near the road in fruit trees area. Also the barn is shifted from right to left side of farmhouse. All the sheep area changed, there is a parking in the front along the main road. Behind it, is a camping field and half area for solar panels installation with parking spot. The chickens are on their old location however a new holiday cottages block has been made opposite to solar panel parking area. The river keeps on flowing as it did in the past.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation from a farm track to a road and note several important additions, including the camping field, solar panels, farm shop and holiday cottages. Your overview also recognises that the river and some crop areas remain broadly unchanged. These points make the response relevant and cover the main contrast. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the barn is not simply shifted from the right to the left of the farmhouse; it is shown south-west of the farmhouse in the current plan. The solar panels are in the north-east corner, while the second parking area is beside the eastern road, not a “solar panel parking area.” The sheep area’s replacement and the new layout could also be described more precisely. This range of relevant features is strong, but fuller accuracy and development are still needed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an opening overview is followed by a description of changes, and the sequence generally moves from the western fields towards the eastern and southern parts of the site. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “In 1950,” “Also,” and “however” help connect the comparisons. At times, though, the progression becomes difficult to follow because several features are packed into long sentences, especially the description beginning “Behind it, is a camping field.” The reference in “opposite to solar panel parking area” is also unclear, and the final sentence about the river repeats an earlier point without adding much. Grouping the changes by location and using clearer references would make the organisation more consistently easy to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a sufficient range of task-related vocabulary, including “track,” “river,” “farm shop,” “camping field,” “solar panels,” and “holiday cottages.” These terms allow the reader to understand most of the changes, and phrases such as “converted into road” attempt to describe land-use change. Some word choices and collocations are imprecise, however: “the most noticed” is unnatural, “fields on bank of river” is unclear, and “half area for solar panels installation” does not accurately express the layout. “Parking spot” is understandable but less suitable for a formal map description than “parking area.” More precise location language, such as “north-east of” or “south-west of,” would also help distinguish features. Overall, the vocabulary is adequate, but accuracy and natural collocation are not yet consistent.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including comparisons with “whereas” and clauses introduced by “but” and “however.” Most of the intended meaning remains understandable. Some grammatical errors nevertheless occur, particularly with articles, prepositions, and sentence construction. For example, “converted into road” needs an article, while “fields on bank of river” is missing necessary articles and has an unclear prepositional phrase. The sentence “Behind it, is a camping field” has an unnecessary comma separating the introductory phrase from the verb, and “the most noticed is” is not a well-formed construction. Tense control is generally appropriate for comparing past and present, but more accurate sentence patterns and punctuation would improve control.

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