Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-07

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The plans below show a college cafe before it was redesigned and how it looks now.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

The plans below show a college cafe before it was redesigned and how it looks now.

Student answer (Band 5.5)

The layout gives us a information about the college cafe, how it was looking before and after the renovation how it is looking now.

Before the renovation the kitchen was on the top of the left of north side, which is still on the same place but before, the serving area was on the bottom of the kitchen near the door of the kitchen which is now replaced by hot meals. And in the front of the kitchen there was nothing before but after the rreovation they create a salad bar attached to the main wall. Staff dining rooms were replaced by take away food point and a coffe bar.

Bins which was on east side near the wall is replaced by a recycling bins. Toilets remains on the same placed but a new get is make there near the toilets to came out to the barbecue portion.they create a barbecue portion at the south side of the cate and arrange a outdoor seating there five tables were placed there ans 26 people can easily sit and take there meals, while tables ant the chairs area were same as before and the enterence and the exit gate is also remain same.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several important changes, including the kitchen remaining in place, the serving counter becoming a hot-meals counter, the staff rooms being replaced by takeaway and coffee areas, and recycling bins replacing the original bin. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the new outdoor area has four tables, not five, and the plan does not show a new exit near the toilets or state that 26 people can sit there. The overview is also limited; it would be clearer to summarise the main transformation as adding food-service facilities and outdoor seating while retaining the toilets and central seating. More precise reporting of the southern doors and the barbecue’s position would make the account more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response follows a broadly sensible before-and-after order, moving from the kitchen and former staff rooms to the bins, toilets and outdoor area. This gives the reader some overall organisation. However, the information is presented in only two long paragraphs, and the second paragraph combines several separate changes in a way that makes relationships difficult to follow. For example, the sentence beginning “Bins which was on east side” moves quickly from the bins to the toilets, a supposed new gate and the outdoor facilities. Some linking phrases, such as “before,” “but,” and “while,” are repeated or used awkwardly. Separate the overview from the detailed comparisons and use clearer transitions to show which features stayed the same and which were added.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing a plan, including “renovation,” “replaced,” “recycling bins,” “outdoor seating” and “tables and chairs.” This gives you enough language to communicate the main topic. However, several word choices and collocations are imprecise, such as “on the top of the left of north side,” “in the front of the kitchen,” and “a new get is make.” Spelling errors such as “coffe,” “rreovation,” “cate” and “enterence” also reduce accuracy. Aim for concise, conventional location language—such as “in the north-west corner” and “along the western wall”—and use the labels shown in the plan consistently. This will make your comparisons clearer and more appropriate for an academic report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to connect ideas in longer sentences, but control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make the relationships between features difficult to understand. Examples include “the kitchen was on the top of the left of north side,” “Toilets remains on the same placed,” and “a new get is make there near the toilets to came out.” These show problems with articles, agreement, verb forms and sentence construction. Some sentences also run together without clear punctuation, particularly the final sentence, which contains several separate comparisons. Use shorter, complete sentences and check subject–verb agreement and past-tense forms. For example: “The toilets remain in the south-east corner. Two doors have been added to the southern wall, leading to the outdoor seating area.”

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