Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-11-04

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 the map of Beechwood Farm in 1950 and the present day.

Overall, the previous map of 1950 has limited amount of elements which was replaced by more elements. In 1950, there were more spaces and less elements that has been changed significantly in the present day. The path of the bridge and the river remained same in both maps. The biggest change is shown in the northeastern part of the map, it has been completely changed.

The Beechwood Farm had gone through several changes from 1950 to the present day. The most significant change happened in the sheep area, it was converted in several aspects.Two parking were added, as well as a camping field and solar panels are placed in the place of sheep. The track had been changed into a road that directly connects the barn area, and holiday cottages replaced the previous barn area. Also there is an. addition of farm shop that shares space with fruit trees.

In colclusion, the area gone through a lot of changes but some infrastructures remain the same.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the broad transformation from a mainly agricultural farm to a site with new visitor facilities, and your overview notes that the north-eastern area changed substantially. You also correctly mention the new camping field, solar panels, parking, farm shop and road. However, some key comparisons are inaccurate or unclear: the holiday cottages did not replace the former barn area; they occupy the area south of the eastern road, while the barn remains, relocated to the south-west of the farmhouse. The claim that the river and “path of the bridge” remained the same is also imprecise: no bridge is shown, and the internal track became a road. Develop the comparison by covering the retained fruit, soft-fruit and vegetable areas, as well as the farmhouse and chicken enclosure, which remain in place.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details and a concluding sentence. The focus on the north-eastern changes gives the description a useful organising idea. However, progression is weakened by repetition: the overview says the farm gained more elements and changed significantly, then the next paragraph repeats that it underwent several changes. Some links between details are unclear, particularly “the track had been changed into a road that directly connects the barn area, and holiday cottages replaced the previous barn area.” The conclusion adds little beyond the overview. Organise the body around the areas or features that changed and those that remained, and use clearer references so each comparison is easy to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “northeastern,” “camping field,” “solar panels,” “farm shop” and “converted,” which helps communicate the main changes. There is some repetition of general terms such as “elements,” “changes” and “area,” however, and several choices are imprecise or unnatural. “The path of the bridge” does not describe a feature shown on the plans, while “shares space with fruit trees” is not an accurate way to express the farm shop’s position between the trees and road. Spelling and word-form slips such as “colclusion” and “Two parking” also reduce control. Use more precise location language, such as “situated beside,” “to the north of” and “remained unchanged,” and check spelling and countable nouns.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including clauses linked with “which” and “that,” and the main meaning is generally understandable. Some grammatical errors remain, especially with articles, agreement, tense and sentence boundaries. For example, “has limited amount of elements” needs an article, and “which was replaced” does not agree with the plural “elements.” In “Two parking were added,” the noun form and agreement are incorrect; “two parking areas were added” would be clearer. The sentence beginning “The biggest change…” joins two independent clauses with only a comma, and “there is an. addition” has faulty punctuation. Review these patterns and aim for accurate complex sentences alongside your simpler statements.

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