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 floor plan illustrates the college cafetria visuals before and after the renovation how it looks like. Overall, todays cafe includes various emmenities which were not their before redesign, which includes outdoor seating area and barebecue corner.

Before the renovation, the centre of the hall was occupied with tables and chairs and just behind that there were two rooms for stuff dining and south east coner was the toilets just infornt of it bin was placed. Big kitchen was there in nort west and had small corner for serving area which inculed all food and drink items.

While today's cafe looks more filled with various facilites for the students and staff members such has, tables and chair were unchanged though the two rooms were replaced with take away food and coffe bar respectively. Bins were converted into recycling bins and exactly opposite to that salad bar counter is added and in place of servering area ,only hot meals are present. Cafe has also extended it's out door seating area with mutiple tables and chairs which can accommadate huge number of crowd at a time and also added barbecure corner right at the out door entry.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation and give a clear overall impression, noting the new outdoor seating and barbecue, while also comparing the unchanged central tables and chairs with the altered service facilities. Most locations are reported accurately, including the kitchen, toilets, recycling bins and replacement of the staff dining rooms. However, some important changes are only briefly covered: the two new doors to the outdoor area and the four outdoor tables are not clearly described, and the salad bar’s position is imprecise when called “exactly opposite” the bins. The overview also says the café has “various amenities” without summarising the broader shift from staff dining space to new food and drink services. More precise coverage of these features would make the account more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction and overview are followed by a description of the former layout and then the current café. This gives the reader a basic chronological comparison, and phrases such as “Before the renovation” and “While today’s cafe” help signal the shift. However, the progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow because several locations and changes are packed into long sentences. For example, the sentence beginning “Before the renovation” moves from the central seating to staff rooms, toilets, the bin and kitchen without clear separation. Some references, such as “opposite to that,” are also not sufficiently clear. Use shorter, more logically grouped sentences and explicit location links to make the comparisons smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of layout and facility vocabulary, including “renovation,” “recycling bins,” “outdoor seating area” and “tables and chairs,” so the main changes can generally be understood. There are also attempts at more specific description, such as “occupied” and “extended.” However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable, including “cafetria,” “emmenities,” “barebecue,” “stuff dining” and “servering area.” Some expressions are also imprecise or unnatural: “various facilities for the students and staff members such has” and “huge number of crowd” do not describe the plan clearly. Aim for accurate, conventional terms such as “staff dining rooms,” “service counter” and “accommodate many diners,” and proofread spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple and more extended sentences, and the response is usually understandable. However, control is inconsistent, particularly in longer sentences that combine several changes. The opening phrase “before and after the renovation how it looks like” is not a complete, well-formed comparison, while “tables and chair were unchanged though” has a number-agreement error and needs clearer punctuation. Other examples include “which includes outdoor seating area,” where the clause and article use are faulty, and “Cafe has also extended it's out door seating area,” where the possessive form and sentence construction need correction. Build accuracy with shorter sentences and check articles, plurals, verb agreement and punctuation before adding complex clauses.

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