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 given maps illustrate how a college cafe was redesigned and how it looks at present.

Overall, cafe had small areas before it was redesigned and at present outdoor seating has been added with a barbecue section.

On the top left corner there was kitchen which remained as it is however, serving area is now hot meals section. Staff dining rooms are destoryed and take away foor and coffee bar has been added on the place of staff dining rooms. Bins area was reconstructed and it is now become a bigger recycling bins. Toilets are at the same place as before.

On the left side of tables and chairs, a salad bar section has been created. Two more doors have been added where one is connected to the barbecue section and other is near the toilets. A major change is that outdoor seating has been built near the barbecue section.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You give a clear overview of the main transformation, noting the new outdoor seating and barbecue, and you accurately report that the kitchen and toilets remain in place. You also identify the replacement of the staff dining rooms with takeaway food and a coffee bar, as well as the new salad bar. This covers the key changes and is more than a basic description. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the new doors lead from the café to the outdoor seating, not one to the barbecue and another near the toilets. The recycling bins replace the single bin, but the plan does not show them as bigger. To strengthen the response further, describe the outdoor area and its four tables, and clarify the locations of the new doors.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing changes. Information is generally grouped by location, and phrases such as “however” and “On the left side” help guide the reader. The progression is understandable, but some links between ideas are abrupt, particularly the move from the bins to the toilets and then to the new doors. The final two sentences also repeat the outdoor-seating change rather than adding a distinct feature. Use clearer sequencing, for example, describe the north side, then the interior, and finally the southern outdoor area. More precise referencing would also help readers follow which doors and areas you mean.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing a plan, including “redesigned,” “remained,” “section,” and “created,” and the main changes are usually understandable. However, some word choices and collocations are imprecise, such as “destoryed” for rooms that were removed or replaced, “Bins area was reconstructed,” and “it is now become a bigger recycling bins.” There are also spelling errors in “destoryed” and “foor.” Aim for accurate, natural phrases such as “the staff dining rooms were replaced by…” and “a recycling-bin area.” A broader set of location and change verbs—such as “along,” “adjacent to,” “converted into,” and “added”—would make the description more precise and less repetitive.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt some complex sentence forms, including “which remained as it is however” and “where one is connected…,” alongside simpler statements such as “Toilets are at the same place as before.” Meaning is generally recoverable, but some grammatical errors affect clarity. For example, “cafe had small areas” needs an article and a clearer comparison, while “it is now become” has an incorrect verb form. In “Two more doors have been added where one is connected,” the clause structure is awkward and the relationship between the doors is unclear. There are also tense inconsistencies when describing past and present plans. Practise consistent past-tense descriptions of the former layout and present-tense descriptions of the current one, with careful articles and plural agreement.

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