Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-17

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 illustration gives information about a collage cafeteria before rebuild and now how look.Overall,it is clear that the cafe has undergone sifnificant changes. The kitchen has remained in the same location,while the staff dining rooms have been removed and replaced by a coffee bar and a take way food area.in addition new facilities are include.

It is quite evidance from diagram cafe before redesign kitchen has at the top on the building and at the front the searving area.There are two staff dining rooms around chairs.Tables and chairs in the mid of the cafe.A bin box and toilets are there.

Meanwhile,today cafe kitchen at the top and the hot meal are avaiable.Staff dining room are replaced take away food and coffe bar.Tables and chairs are on same location.To the left have a new salad bar.Position of bin and toilets are same.At the outside of cafe a outdoor seating has build and a barbecue.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to summarise the main changes between the two plans, noting the persistence of the kitchen and toilets, the removal of staff dining rooms, and the addition of a salad bar, takeaway area, coffee bar, outdoor seating, and barbecue. However, the description is severely constrained by basic language limitations, resulting in under-developed ideas and fragmented reporting. Some key features are described with unnatural phrasing or grammatical confusion, such as 'kitchen has at the top on the building'. While an overview is attempted in the first paragraph, the lack of clarity and support places the response within the Band 5 category.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is divided into an introductory paragraph and two body paragraphs, representing a rudimentary attempt at paragraphing. However, progression is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions and poor sentence linking. Devices such as 'Meanwhile,today cafe kitchen' and 'To the left have a new salad bar' are mechanical or inaccurate, creating a jerky reading experience. Referencing between sentences is often unclear, meaning that the overall arrangement lacks smooth progression. This corresponds to a Band 5 level.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, with numerous spelling errors ('collage', 'sifnificant', 'take way', 'evidance', 'searving', 'avaiable', 'coffe', 'build'). There are frequent word-formation and collocation errors, such as 'bin box' instead of 'bin' and 'outdoor seating has build' instead of 'has been built'. The range of vocabulary is minimal and barely adequate to describe the visual data, causing occasional strain for the reader. This performance aligns with Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The text contains a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences that are frequently ungrammatical. There are numerous basic errors in verb tenses, voice, and prepositions throughout the text, for example: 'now how look', 'kitchen has at the top', 'Staff dining room are replaced take away food', and 'Position of bin and toilets are same'. Complex sentences are either absent or attempted with severe structural errors. These frequent errors impede communication and place the grammar at a Band 4.0 to 5.0 level.

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