Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-10-31

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 given maps illustrate the changes on Beechwood Farm has undergone. There are few things that remained unchanged and some new things have been introduced in the farm.

The first map depicts the park in 1950. a main road ran north wesrt corner of the farm. All another area of the farm was surrounded by the river.The sheep area and other places was devided by a track. There were different sections for fruit trees, soft fruits and vegetables.There was a barn nera to the track on the eastern side of the farm. Farmhouse and section for chickens were located just south to the barn.

There have been some changes, which can be seen in the farm now. The track has remained unchanged.The barn has been moved a little southwards. New holiday cottages has been made in the barn's previous location. Solar panels have been made towards the north east corner.Also sheep area has been converted to a camping field with parking facilities.New farm shop has been made next to the farm entrance from the road in the fruit trees section.

Overall, it can be said that some additions have been made to the farm to make the farm more attractive for people to visit.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the maps as a comparison of Beechwood Farm in 1950 and today, and report several relevant changes, including the conversion of the sheep area into a camping field, the addition of solar panels and a farm shop, and the cottages near the former barn location. The overview that the farm has gained visitor facilities is also relevant. However, some important changes are omitted or unclear: the two parking areas, the road layout, and the continued presence of the fruit, soft-fruit and vegetable plots are not fully compared. The statement that the barn “has been moved a little southwards” is imprecise; today it is positioned south-west of the farmhouse at the end of a road junction. More precise coverage of these features would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a description of the 1950 plan, a paragraph on present-day changes, and a concluding overview. This gives the reader a generally logical route through the comparison. Linking phrases such as “There have been some changes” and “Overall” help signal the stages of the response. However, the progression within the map descriptions is sometimes abrupt, and several details are presented as a list rather than grouped by location or function. For example, the present-day paragraph moves from the barn to cottages, solar panels, camping and the shop without a consistent spatial sequence. Organising each map from west to east, or grouping agricultural and visitor-related changes, would make the cohesion more flexible and the comparisons easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of map vocabulary, including “remained unchanged,” “converted to a camping field,” “north east corner” and “previous location.” These choices communicate several key changes clearly. However, some word choices and collocations are imprecise or repetitive: “new things have been introduced,” “made in the farm,” and “more attractive for people to visit” are less natural for describing land-use changes. There are also spelling errors such as “wesrt,” “devided” and “nera,” which reduce accuracy. Aim for precise terms such as “facilities were added,” “the area was redeveloped,” and “the site became more visitor-oriented.” Greater accuracy in spelling and more varied, map-specific vocabulary would strengthen this criterion.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including the present perfect in “The track has remained unchanged” and a relative clause in “which can be seen in the farm now.” The main meaning is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors occur across the response. For example, “the changes on Beechwood Farm has undergone” has incorrect agreement and clause structure; “There were few things” needs an article, and “New holiday cottages has been made” has a plural subject with a singular verb. Tense control is also inconsistent when describing the 1950 map, as in “a main road ran” after the sentence begins in the present. Work on subject–verb agreement, articles, and consistent past-tense descriptions, while checking sentence boundaries and capitalization.

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