Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The plans below illustrate the site of a farm in 1950 and the same site today. That highlight the changes that have take place over this period.

Overall, the biggest change in sheep area is converted in to solar panels and camping field. However, fruit trees, soft fruits and vegetables area are still same in farm.

Firstaly, Barn are was coverted in to Holiday cottages while, behind this farmhouse and chickens area are same. Track has been converted in to road and Barn was also connect with road. Furthermore, now two parking have been created in farm.

Secondly, one biggest change in farm is sheep are has been converted in to camping field and solar panels. As a result now farm is more advance and good looking. While the vegetables, soft fruits and fruit trees area are same like previous look but, small farm shop is make on the corner of fruit trees area.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main transformation from a sheep area to camping and solar-panel facilities, and note that the fruit-growing and vegetable areas remain. You also mention the new shop, parking and cottages, so the response is relevant to the plans. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the barn was not converted into cottages; the cottages are south of the eastern road, while the barn remains and is connected by a road. The overview also says the farmhouse and chicken area are unchanged, overlooking the farmhouse’s changed relationship to the new cottages and road layout. The response is 142 words, below the 150-word minimum; use the extra space to describe the layout changes more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, moving from an overview to details introduced by “Firstaly” and “Secondly.” This gives the reader some sense of organisation, and the main changes can generally be followed. However, the two detail paragraphs repeat the conversion of the sheep area, while other changes are grouped together without a clear spatial sequence. Connections such as “However” and “While” are sometimes used awkwardly, and the final sentence combines several comparisons in a way that makes the relationships less clear. Organise the report by location or by unchanged and changed features, and use linking expressions only where they accurately show contrast or addition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “solar panels,” “camping field,” “parking,” “fruit trees” and “converted,” which helps communicate the main changes. The range is nevertheless limited, and several word-choice, collocation and spelling problems make the description less precise: “more advance and good looking” is informal and evaluative rather than suitable for an objective map report, while “same like previous look” is unclear. There are also repeated forms such as “area” and “change.” Build a more precise set of terms for describing locations and development, such as “situated,” “replaced by,” “retained” and “expanded,” and check spelling of words such as “Firstly” and “converted.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the reader can understand the broad comparison. However, the range is limited and errors occur frequently, including in basic sentence construction. The opening contains a fragment: “That highlight the changes that have take place”; it could be joined to the first sentence as “The plans highlight the changes that have taken place.” Agreement and verb forms are also problematic in “Barn are was coverted” and “a small farm shop is make.” Articles and plurals need attention in phrases such as “two parking” and “in farm.” Practise accurate past and present forms, subject–verb agreement, and complete sentences before adding more complex clauses.

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