Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-07

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 chart show us the college Cafe map that we can analize how the cafe look before and after. when we saw the kitchen it looks very small small and the left corner we have an serving area where we serve all food items and drinks we have the separate for staff.

we have 2 dining rooms for staff.

we have a big hall for coustomers where they can enjoy their meals and feel free to eat. we also have the on the left corner of the cafe and maybe 3 toilets om the rigjht side of cafe.

Now, when we look at the cafe. their is alot of changes. like kitchen is not changed. Moreover, now we have the salad baar on the right side of the cafe. he second change we notice is the staff dining rooms change with the take away food and the coffee bar room. Thirdly the bin is updated. the main changes we notice the new barbecue spot is build outside of the cafe. and they also renovate a new outdoor seating point for coustomers releif.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to describe the changes between the two cafe plans, but it fails to provide a clear overview or a logical summary of the main features. The description is fragmented and lacks a professional tone. While some changes are mentioned, such as the salad bar and the outdoor seating, the report lacks a cohesive structure to compare the 'before' and 'after' states effectively. The information is presented in a somewhat disjointed manner, and the lack of a clear introduction or summary paragraph makes it difficult for the reader to grasp the overall transformation of the cafe layout.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is organized into paragraphs, but the progression of ideas is not logical. The use of cohesive devices is very limited and often mechanical, such as the repetitive use of 'we have' and 'when we look at'. The referencing is sometimes unclear, and the transition between the description of the original layout and the redesigned layout is abrupt. The lack of linking words to show contrast or sequence makes the text feel like a list of observations rather than a coherent report. Paragraphing is present but does not effectively group related information.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is quite basic and repetitive. There are several spelling errors, such as 'analize', 'coustomers', 'om', 'rigjht', 'baar', and 'build' (used instead of 'built'). The range of vocabulary is insufficient to describe the spatial changes accurately; for example, using 'updated' for a bin or 'releif' for seating is imprecise. The response relies heavily on simple, everyday language rather than the more academic or descriptive terminology required for a Task 1 report, such as 'relocated', 'expanded', 'converted', or 'installed'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('The chart show us', 'kitchen is not changed'), incorrect verb tenses, and punctuation errors. Sentence structures are mostly simple, and attempts at more complex sentences are often marred by errors, such as 'the main changes we notice the new barbecue spot is build'. The frequent errors in basic grammar and spelling occasionally impede the reader's understanding of the specific spatial changes being described. A wider range of error-free complex structures is needed for a higher band.

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