Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-10

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 5.0)

There was two plan of collage cafe first one was old plan of collage and another one was conditation after redesigned of cafe.In short comparisons befor after design of collage cafe.

Overall, there was lot of lack of facilites in older design, which added in redesidned like outdooe seting table and chairs,salad bar,barbecu. In some case location was as it is but purpose of location was changed.

In detail, in new plan near to kichan corner used of hot meals, the same place used befour as a serving area. Same like this staff dining room converted into two saprate rooms . Laft one as a take away food and right one was coffee bar. there ware not changed in place of kichan and tables and chirs.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main contrast between the old and redesigned café, noting the new outdoor seating, salad bar and barbecue, and correctly report that the kitchen and central tables remain. You also describe the change from a serving area to hot meals and the conversion of the staff rooms into takeaway and coffee-bar sections. However, the report is incomplete: it omits important changes such as the recycling bins and the new southern doors, and gives little detail about the outdoor area. The overview is vague, and “lot of lack of facilities” does not clearly summarise the redesign. The response is also below the required 150 words. Cover the main changes more fully and state the overall pattern clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure: an opening, an overview beginning “Overall,” and a detail paragraph. This gives the reader some sense of how the information is organised. However, progression is limited because the details are selective and the final paragraph stops after describing the kitchen, service areas and tables. Linking phrases such as “In short,” “In detail,” and “Same like this” are either awkward or do not clearly show the relationship between features. The comparison between the two plans could be easier to follow if you grouped changes by location—for example, the north side, western wall and outdoor area—and used clear contrasts such as “whereas” and “in addition.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing a plan, including “serving area,” “take away food,” “coffee bar,” and “location,” so the reader can identify several features. However, the range is limited, and frequent spelling errors—such as “collage,” “conditation,” “redesidned,” and “kichan”—make the report less clear and reduce the accuracy of key terms. Some expressions are also unnatural, including “lot of lack of facilites” and “used of hot meals.” Use precise map vocabulary and check spelling carefully; terms such as “converted into,” “remained unchanged,” and “was added” would help describe the changes more naturally. Avoid repeating “place” and “same” when comparing features.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to use both simple statements and comparisons, for example, “the same place used before as a serving area” and “there were not changed in place of kitchen and tables.” However, sentence structures are limited, and errors in agreement, verb forms, articles and sentence construction occur frequently. The opening “There was two plan” needs a plural subject and verb, while “which added in redesigned” lacks a clear passive construction. Several clauses are fragments or difficult to interpret, and punctuation spacing is inconsistent. Practise forming complete sentences with accurate past-tense passives, such as “The serving area was replaced by a hot-meal counter,” and use clear comparative structures to report what changed and what stayed the same.

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