Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-13

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 illustartion presents a cafe in college and depicts the changes after its redesignation.

Overall, changes are made to not only the internal area of the cafe, but also external area has been added to the cafe.

Orignal consisted of one big building and a kitchen. Cafe had one entry and one exit door from the right side and through it one would enter the area where table and chairs were placed. Also, just to the left of an entry door there was a bin and toilets at the corner. Inside the cafe, there were 2 staf dinig rooms also. Morover, the cafe had a kitchen on the upper right area which had a serving area also.

Currently, the cafe has 2 entry and 2 exit areas. Inside of the cafe, changes have been made. Bin is converted into recycling bins. Moreover, two staff dining rooms has been replaced with a take away food and a coffee bar. In addition, salad bar has also been added. No major changes have been made to the kitchen except that serving area which used to serve all kinds of food and drink has been replaced with hot meals. However, the most significant changes are made with the addition of ouside area and barbecue. These are located on the very right of the cafe and can be accessed through one exit and entry door from the cafe.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main overall change—the addition of an outdoor area—and report several important internal alterations, including the new salad bar, recycling bins, and the replacement of the staff dining rooms. The comparison between the former serving area and the hot-meals counter is also relevant. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the kitchen is in the upper-left, not the upper-right, and the new outdoor seating and barbecue are to the south, not on the right. The plan shows two doors leading outside, rather than one. Your overview is relevant but could more clearly summarise the main pattern of change, including the reorganisation of the northern rooms and the new outdoor facilities. More precise coverage of these features would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, a description of the original café, and a paragraph on its current layout. This makes the before-and-after comparison easy to follow, and linking phrases such as “Moreover,” “In addition,” and “However” help connect details. Some connections are less clear or slightly mechanical, though. For example, “through it” in the original-layout paragraph has an unclear reference, and the final sentence says the outdoor facilities are on the “very right” before describing access through one door, which makes the spatial relationship difficult to follow. Grouping details by location—north, west, east, and south—and using clearer references would improve progression and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of vocabulary for describing a plan, including “redesignation,” “replaced,” “converted,” and “addition.” These choices help communicate the main changes, and the meaning is generally clear. However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or imprecise: “redesignation” does not naturally describe renovation, “entry and exit areas” is unclear for doors, and “one big building” is less precise than a description of the café’s layout. There are also spelling errors such as “illustartion,” “Orignal,” “staf,” and “ouside,” which reduce accuracy. Aim for precise plan vocabulary and check spelling carefully; this would make your descriptions more natural and exact.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including the contrast in “No major changes have been made to the kitchen except that…” and the relative clause describing the former serving area. Most ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “two staff dining rooms has been replaced” needs plural agreement, while “cafe in college” and “at the corner” need more accurate article use or phrasing. The sentence beginning “Overall, changes are made…” also shifts awkwardly between present and past, and “through it one would enter” has an unclear construction. Use consistent past and present forms for the two plans, and check agreement, articles, and sentence structure.

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