Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-12

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 design plans illustrate differnces between a renovated cafe and the original one in a college.

Overall,the cafe has expanded and introduced new counters. Food is now served in separate counters according to the categories. Capacity has also been increased by introducing outdoor seating.

In the past, the cafe is minimal in design. It has a Kitchen and serving area in one block.

All the types of food and drinks are served from one counter only.For seating,tables and chairs are available in the centre. There are two dedicated dining rooms for the staff. There are toilets and a bin right to the entrance of cafe.

At present, the cafe is well-designed and organised. Serving area has changed to hot meals counter. Staff dining rooms are removed and take away food,coffee bar are introduced instaed.Salar bar and barbecue are the two new counters introduced.The cafe has expanded and seating also made available outside of the cafe.The number of bins has increased over the time. While there is no change in kitchen,toilets ,tables and chairs.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation clearly: the former staff dining rooms are replaced by takeaway and coffee facilities, food service is divided into counters, and seating is added outside. The overview also captures the expansion in capacity, while noting that the kitchen, toilets and central tables remain. These points address the task and are mostly accurate. Some details are less fully reported or imprecise: the outdoor area includes four tables and a barbecue, but the barbecue is described as one of the “new counters”; the salad bar is also called a counter, although its location on the western wall is not given. The statement that the number of bins increased is unsupported; the single bin was replaced by recycling bins. More precise location and feature descriptions would strengthen the account.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, a summary of the main changes, and separate descriptions of the former and current layouts. This makes the comparison easy to follow, and phrases such as “In the past” and “At present” help signal the time contrast. However, some linking is mechanical, with repeated sentence openings such as “There are” and “The cafe has,” and the final sentence beginning “While” is left as a fragment. The progression within the present-day paragraph could also be more systematic—for example, moving from the northern counters to the western wall, then the central and outdoor areas. Clearer grouping and more varied, accurate transitions would make the cohesion more flexible.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of vocabulary for describing a redesigned space, including “renovated,” “dedicated dining rooms,” “introduced,” and “expanded.” These choices communicate the main changes, and the meaning is generally clear. However, some wording is imprecise or repetitive: “new counters” does not accurately describe the outdoor seating and barbecue, while “well-designed and organised” is an unsupported evaluation rather than a neutral description of the plan. There are also spelling errors, including “differnces,” “instaed,” and “Salar,” and phrases such as “right to the entrance” are not natural for describing location. Use precise terms for facilities and spatial relationships, and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including the overview sentence “While there is no change in kitchen, toilets, tables and chairs.” Most of the message remains understandable, but some errors in tense, articles, sentence boundaries and punctuation reduce accuracy. For example, “In the past, the cafe is minimal” should use a past form, and “It has a Kitchen” uses an unnecessary capital and article choice. The final “While” clause is not a complete sentence, and “For seating,tables” needs punctuation spacing. There is also inconsistent use of articles in phrases such as “entrance of cafe.” Aim for consistent past and present tenses when comparing the plans, and revise each clause to ensure it forms a complete, correctly punctuated sentence.

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