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)

in redesign there is a outdoor sitting area and inside istead of staff dining room now there are two seperate rooms one for take away food and other coffe bar there is an additional salad bar is added inside and bin chnages to recycling bin also there is a barbecue are out side on left side of kitchen the are which previously serves all food and drink now its only for hot meals now becuase of outdoor sitting capacity the sitting area for guest increases.You add the take away food option in redesign and also there is a salad bar you added instead of normal bin you added recycle bin which has greater size than previous one now you only out waste in it that can be recyclable toilets on both are exactly the same you just added a door to outside sitting area in the back of toilet you aslo add some additional like barbecue area.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several important changes, including the new take-away and coffee-bar rooms, the salad bar, recycling bins, outdoor seating and barbecue, and the conversion of the serving area to hot meals. You also correctly note that the toilets remain unchanged. However, the response does not give a clear overview of the redesign’s main effect, and some details are inaccurate or unclear: the barbecue is described as being “on left side of kitchen,” rather than outside to the south-west, and the new southern doors are not simply a door behind the toilets. The claim that the recycling bin is larger is not shown in the plans. Develop the main comparisons more precisely and avoid adding unsupported details.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response contains relevant information, but it is presented as one long, loosely connected sequence rather than in a clear report structure. The opening lists changes, then “You add the take away food option” repeats points already made, and the final sentence returns to the barbecue. This repetition makes the progression difficult to follow. Some linking words, such as “also” and “now,” help connect ideas, but relationships between changes are not consistently clear. Organise the response into a brief overview followed by grouped details—for example, changes inside the café and additions outside—and use clear references to distinguish the original plan from the current one.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary such as “salad bar,” “recycling bin,” “hot meals,” and “outdoor sitting area,” which allows the reader to recognise many of the changes. However, the range is limited and several expressions are imprecise or repetitive, including “sitting area,” “added,” and “there are.” Some word choices also make the meaning less clear, such as “the are which previously serves all food and drink” and “you only out waste in it.” Spelling errors such as “coffe,” “seperate,” and “becuase” further reduce accuracy. Aim for precise plan-description language and vary verbs such as “replaced,” “converted,” and “introduced.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

There are attempts to combine ideas, for example in “the area which previously serves all food and drink now its only for hot meals,” but sentence structures are often incomplete or faulty, and punctuation is largely absent. The response shifts between present and past forms (“previously serves,” “now there are,” “you added”) without a consistent viewpoint. Articles and agreement are also problematic in phrases such as “there is a outdoor sitting area” and “the sitting area for guest increases.” These errors sometimes make relationships between features difficult to understand. Use complete sentences with a consistent present or past description, and check articles, plural forms, and sentence boundaries.

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