Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The planes illustrate the site of farm in 1950 and the now same site today.

The beachwood farm in 1950 has some few features such as Fruit trees near by the road and in the middle soft fruits . near by the soft fruits vegetables . on the other haand the one track of road in the straight and triangle shape . other side of the track the place of sheeps and cross the track of triangle the straight track near b the barn . farmhouse is located near by the chickens and also one river runs to the opposite track .

Now in the plans of today we see many features . near the fruit tress the far shop instructed today and other opposite to the track the parking also instruct .compared to first plans in the sheeps place the camping field instructed .near the triangle straight road holiday cottages intrusted to the opposite of the road near by the holiday cottages the parking and the solar panels installes on this place and traingle road attached with barn . barn change their location today .

many features instructed today such as farm shop , camping field , holidays cottages , and solar panels and also attached two parkings

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the two time periods and mention several relevant changes, including the addition of a farm shop, camping field, holiday cottages, solar panels and two parking areas. You also note that the barn has changed location. However, the account is only partial: the overview is not clearly stated, and some key spatial relationships are vague or inaccurate. For example, the sheep area is replaced by the camping field and solar panels occupy the north-east corner, but the description does not clearly explain these changes. The 1950 layout is also difficult to reconstruct from phrases such as “one river runs to the opposite track.” To improve, give a concise overview of the main transformation, then compare the locations and retained features accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic time-based structure: one paragraph describes 1950 and another focuses on today, followed by a short concluding list. This gives the reader some sense of the comparison. However, progression within the paragraphs is weak, and the final paragraph repeats features already listed rather than adding a clear summary. Linking phrases such as “on the other hand” and “compared to” are attempted, but their relationships are not always clear. Several ideas run together, for example the sequence about the road, cottages, parking and solar panels. Organise the report into a clear introduction, an overview, and two logically ordered comparison paragraphs, using location-based links such as “to the north” and “whereas.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “fruit trees,” “soft fruits,” “camping field,” “holiday cottages,” “parking” and “solar panels.” This shows a basic ability to name map features and changes. However, the range is limited, and repeated or inaccurate expressions sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow. Phrases such as “instructed today” and “the place of sheeps” do not communicate the intended map information naturally; spelling errors such as “beachwood,” “tress” and “haand” also reduce clarity. Build a more precise set of verbs for describing plans, such as “is located,” “was replaced by,” and “was converted into,” and check spelling and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

There are attempts to form longer sentences and make comparisons, but sentence structures are often incomplete or difficult to control. For example, “The beachwood farm in 1950 has some few features such as Fruit trees near by the road” has problems with tense, article use and sentence construction. In “near the holiday cottages the parking and the solar panels installes,” the clause lacks a correctly formed verb. Errors with plurals and agreement also appear in “sheeps.” Punctuation is inconsistent, with full stops and spaces interrupting phrases. Use straightforward complete sentences first, with a clear subject and verb, and keep past-tense forms for 1950 and present-tense forms for today. Then practise combining these accurately with “while” or “whereas.”

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