Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The diagrams illustrate the view of a college cafe before and aftre the renovation. It is clearly shown from the pictures that after redisgineing of cafe there were a huge change occure.

Overall, both the pictures describe the changes that occured after designing, not only sitting area enhanced many food items were also added in the menu.

In the picture before designing it was clealry shown that there were two rooms fixed for staff dinnig and a small bin along the toilet area . There were the dinnig area inside the cafe with tables and chairs.

Meanwhile, after the renovation cafe now has a Salad bar and Barbecue points infront of the kitchen door. The rooms which were previously booked for staff dinning now turned as coffee Bar and Take away food centers.Tables and chairs inside cafe were remained on the same positon but Recycle Bin now got big. After the redesigning of the cafe and outdoor sitting was also introduced.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several relevant changes, including the conversion of the former staff rooms into a coffee bar and takeaway area, the addition of a salad bar, and the provision of outdoor seating. The overview also recognises that the café was redesigned, but it is vague and includes the unsupported claim that “many food items were also added in the menu”; the plans show service areas, not menu contents. Some details are inaccurate or unclear: the recycling bins are not shown as bigger, and the barbecue is outside to the south-west, not “infront of the kitchen door.” Important features such as the hot-meals counter and the new southern doors are omitted. Covering the main changes more accurately and giving a clearer overall summary would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate descriptions of the earlier and current layouts. This gives the reader a general sense of the comparison, and “Meanwhile” signals a shift to the redesigned café. However, progression within the paragraphs is limited, and several details are grouped without a clear spatial order. The final paragraph moves from the salad bar and barbecue to the former staff rooms, then the seating and bins, making the changes harder to follow. Some linking is also awkward, as in “After the redesigning of the cafe and outdoor sitting was also introduced.” Organise each description by area or by change, and use clearer links between related features.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “renovation,” “staff dining,” “Salad bar,” and “outdoor seating,” so the reader can identify the main subject. However, the range is limited and several choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “food items … added in the menu” and “Barbecue points.” Repetition of “designing” and “redesigning” also makes the account less precise. Spelling errors such as “aftre,” “redisgineing,” “clealry,” and “positon” are noticeable and reduce the clarity and polish of the report. Build a more precise set of words for describing layout changes, such as “replaced by,” “relocated,” and “added along the southern side,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer structures, including “The rooms which were previously booked for staff dinning now turned as coffee Bar and Take away food centers,” but control is weak and the sentence is difficult to read. Errors occur in verb forms, articles, agreement, and sentence construction: “there were a huge change occure” and “Tables and chairs inside cafe were remained” are examples. The final sentence, “After the redesigning of the cafe and outdoor sitting was also introduced,” is incomplete in its structure. Most sentences rely on simple patterns, with limited accurate variety. Practise clear past-tense comparisons and use complete clauses—for example, “The staff rooms were replaced by a coffee bar and a takeaway counter.”

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