Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-09

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 6.0)

The two plans illustrate the changes that took place in a college cafe after redesign.

Overall, the cafe has seen significant developments and a few features did not change.

Toilets, kitchen, tables and chairs did not change their place a little bit. However a regular bin was replaced with recycling bins, staff dining rooms turned into take away food section and coffee bar, respectively. Serving area in the kitchen, which used to serve all the types of food and drink, is now serves with hot meals only. The open space beside kitchen door, now has a salad bar.

Furthermore, the biggest change the cafe made through redesign is a change to its outdoor space. Today, the cafe has outdoor seating dining tables and chairs, along with a barbecue beside the cafe's door.

In conclusion, a few things did not change (tables and chairs, kitchen, toilets) but the outdoor space changed a lot.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main overall pattern: several interior features remain, while the former staff rooms are repurposed and outdoor seating is added. The comparisons about the kitchen, toilets, central tables and chairs, and the bin becoming recycling bins are grounded in the plans. This meets the task well, though some details are less fully reported: for example, the two new southern doors and the four outdoor tables are not mentioned, and the barbecue is placed beside the cafe’s door rather than described as southwest of the building. The claim that the serving area now serves hot meals only is also more definite than the plan’s label, “Hot meals.” A more precise account of these changes would make the overview and supporting details more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, a broad overview, details of interior changes, and a concluding summary. The sequence from unchanged features to new facilities and then outdoor space is generally easy to follow. However, the conclusion repeats the overview rather than adding a useful final comparison, and some links between ideas are mechanical, particularly the repeated use of “However” and “Furthermore.” The sentence beginning “Toilets, kitchen, tables and chairs…” also groups unchanged features with several changes in a way that makes the comparison slightly difficult to track. Organising the details into clearer groups—unchanged features, interior alterations, and outdoor additions—and using more precise referencing would improve progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing a plan, including “redesign,” “replaced,” “outdoor seating,” and “barbecue,” so the main changes are understandable. There is some range, but several phrases are imprecise or awkward for this task: “did not change their place a little bit” is an unnatural way to describe unchanged locations, while “the biggest change the cafe made through redesign” is not a natural collocation. “Serving area in the kitchen” also blurs the distinction between the kitchen and the counter area. Aim for concise, accurate plan vocabulary such as “remained in the same position,” “was converted into,” and “was added along the western wall.” This greater precision would strengthen an otherwise adequate range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a relative clause in “which used to serve all the types of food and drink,” and most of the meaning remains clear. However, some grammatical errors recur. In “is now serves with hot meals only,” the verb form is incorrect; use “now serves hot meals” or “is now used to serve hot meals.” The opening list needs clearer sentence construction, and “the biggest change the cafe made” would be better expressed with a passive form such as “the biggest change was the addition of outdoor seating.” There are also punctuation and article issues, including the comma after “kitchen door.” More consistent control of verb forms and sentence boundaries would make the comparisons easier to read.

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