Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-02

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)

This diagram illustrate the changes in beechwood form in 1950 and nowdays. in 1950, large ground present near the main road and small track connect the road to farmhouse. While, in present time sheep ground is changed into camoping field and also parking, that track become raod. However, fruit tree has farm shop near road which had not in 1950. solar panels now planeted near by camoing field with extra parking and barn shited to the beside vegetabkes connected with two triangle raods. Holiday cottages placed at the same place where barn was located in past time. chichkens are located at same place behind farmhouse. Moreover, soft fruits located between fruit trees and vegetables these places are same as seen in past image only few changes are seen in these two images. River cross the beechwood farm and this farm has one tree in today which does not in past as we see raod there is brigde above the river which is same in 1950.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify several relevant changes, including the addition of a farm shop, solar panels, camping, parking and holiday cottages, and you note that the chickens remain behind the farmhouse. However, the summary is only partial and some comparisons are inaccurate or unclear. For example, the barn was not simply moved beside the vegetables: it is now south-west of the farmhouse, while the former barn site is occupied by holiday cottages. The claim that the sheep area became both camping and parking is also imprecise, and the statement about a tree and a bridge is not a clear main feature supported by the plans. Include a concise overview of the site’s overall development, then describe the main changes and unchanged features accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response contains a sequence of comparisons, and linking words such as “However” and “Moreover” show an attempt to connect ideas. Nevertheless, the information is presented as one continuous paragraph without a clear overview or grouping of related features. The progression is difficult to follow: the account moves from the road and sheep area to the shop, then the barn and cottages, and later returns to the river. Some links are also unclear, particularly “While, in present time” and “these places are same as seen in past image.” Organise the report into an introduction and overview, followed by grouped details—for example, changes to land use and buildings, then features that remain. Use clear references to locations and avoid abrupt transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “farmhouse,” “solar panels,” “holiday cottages” and “soft fruits,” so the reader can recognise many of the features being compared. However, the range is limited, and repeated basic wording such as “same place,” “changed” and “located” makes the description imprecise. Several spelling errors—“camoping,” “raod,” “vegetabkes” and “chichkens”—also make the text harder to read. Some choices are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “large ground present” and “solar panels now planeted”; panels are installed, not planted. Build a more precise set of map-description terms, including “was replaced by,” “remained unchanged,” “situated to the north of” and “was converted into,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to combine ideas using clauses, as in “While, in present time sheep ground is changed into camoping field,” but the sentence patterns are often faulty, and errors frequently make relationships difficult to understand. There are problems with subject–verb agreement and verb forms (“This diagram illustrate,” “track become”), articles and plurals (“a bridge,” “two triangle raods”), and tense consistency when comparing 1950 with today. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also weak: the opening “While” clause is incomplete, and several long statements run together. Use the past simple for the 1950 plan and the present simple for today, and practise complete sentences with a clear subject and verb. For example: “The track has been widened into a road, while the former barn site now contains holiday cottages.”

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