Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-08-16
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 5.0)
The maps illustrate the tranformations in the layout of a college cafe over the period.
Overall, the cafe underwent significant development.The southern side of cafe experienced major changes, a barbecue area and outdoor seating was constructed. While the staff dinning rooms were converted into take away food and Coffe bar.
Starting with kitchen which was located in north-western side of the cafe, Whereas the serving area and entrance from dinning hall was infront of kitchen. Furthermore, Two entrances to dinning area were located in the
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response is significantly under the required word count of 150 words, reaching only 85 words. Consequently, the task is not fully addressed, and the description of the cafe's transformation is incomplete. The response fails to provide a comprehensive overview or a detailed comparison of the changes, leaving out significant portions of the visual information. Because the response is unfinished and fails to meet the minimum length requirement, it cannot achieve a higher band score.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response lacks a logical structure due to its incomplete nature. While there is an attempt at an introduction and an overview, the body paragraphs are fragmented and cut off mid-sentence. The use of cohesive devices such as 'Starting with' and 'Furthermore' is present, but the overall progression is severely hindered by the lack of content. The paragraphing is also inconsistent, with a very short second paragraph that does not allow for a coherent flow of information.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is generally appropriate for the task, such as 'significant development', 'converted', and 'transformations'. However, there are errors in word choice and spelling, such as 'dinning' instead of 'dining' and 'Coffe' instead of 'coffee'. The range of vocabulary is limited by the brevity of the text, preventing the demonstration of a wider or more sophisticated range of lexical items required for higher bands.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response contains several grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'a barbecue area and outdoor seating was constructed' should be 'were constructed') and missing articles (e.g., 'Starting with kitchen'). There are also punctuation errors, such as the missing space after the period in 'development.The'. The sentence structures are relatively simple, and the incomplete nature of the final sentence further detracts from the grammatical control shown.
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