Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 maps illustrate the collage cafe before redesign and after how it looks today.

Overall, collage canteen has undergone significant changes. Some facilities added to the cafe. Seating area has Been expanded. The bin converted in to recycling bins. Although, Kitchen and toilets area remained at same position.

The cafe before the redesign, There is a large room for tables and chairs in centre. At the left top, kitchen has situated along with serving, where all food and drinks had been served. Beside the kitchen there is two staff dining rooms. In the right bottom corner, toilets and bin are situated.

Cafe today, there are significant changes after redesign and the cafe has added some facilities such as salad bar, barbecue, hot meals and customer facilities. The kitchen and toilet are retained same location. At serving area they provide hot meals now. The staff dining rooms replaced with take away food and coffee bar facilities for customers. The cafe has expanded outdoor seating.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You give a relevant overview of the redesign, identifying the expanded seating, the replacement of the bin with recycling bins, and the kitchen and toilets staying in place. You also compare the former staff dining rooms with the new takeaway and coffee-bar facilities. These points address the main changes, and the overview is clear. However, some important details are only broadly reported: the new salad bar is on the western wall, and the outdoor area includes four tables and a barbecue to the south-west. The description of the original layout is also imprecise: the staff dining rooms were along the top wall, not beside the kitchen. More precise locations and a fuller account of the outdoor additions would make the coverage more complete and developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the former and current layouts. This makes the comparison easy to follow, and phrases such as “before the redesign” and “Cafe today” signal the shift between plans. The progression is generally logical, but some links are mechanical or unclear. For example, “Although, Kitchen and toilets area remained at same position” is not connected smoothly to the preceding sentence, and “At the left top” is an awkward way to introduce a location. Grouping changes by area—north, west, centre and south—would create a more systematic comparison. Clearer sentence connections and more consistent paragraph development would strengthen the flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of task-related vocabulary, including “redesign,” “serving area,” “recycling bins,” “salad bar” and “outdoor seating.” These terms help communicate the main changes, and the meaning is generally clear. However, some word choices and collocations are imprecise or repetitive: “collage cafe” and “collage canteen” are not appropriate names for the place, while “customer facilities” is too vague to identify the additions. “Expanded” is also used without clearly explaining what has expanded. Aim for precise labels from the plan and use varied, accurate verbs such as “replaced,” “added” and “converted.” Check spelling and word forms as well, since “Been” is incorrectly capitalised mid-sentence.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Your sentences communicate the broad comparison, and you attempt some variety, including the contrast beginning “Although” and the relative clause “where all food and drinks had been served.” However, control of sentence structure and basic grammar is inconsistent. Examples include “Some facilities added to the cafe,” which lacks a finite verb, and “the kitchen and toilet are retained same location,” which needs a passive construction and a preposition. There are also agreement and article errors in “there is two staff dining rooms” and “at same position.” The opening phrase “before redesign and after how it looks today” is structurally awkward. Practise complete clauses, subject–verb agreement, articles and accurate passive forms; these corrections would make your comparisons much easier to read.

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