Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-20

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 plans demonstrate a college cafe before it was redesigned and how it looks now.

Overall, the cafe was out of some modern facilities and services before redesigned and now the building remains the same but few areas are now converted with various new services and new facilities have also been added to the cafe.

Now, the serving area is changed by hot meals where all the food and drink being served to the students before redesign. The take away food and coffee bar now take place of staff dining rooms where the staff took their breakfasts located just besides the kitchen. Recycling bins have been installed replacing them by a simple bin. The toilets which were located at the right corner near to the right main entrance remain on the same place without any change. The one another service which is now being used by students for healthy meal is salad bar near to the left main entrance. Another big change is barbecue outside the building of the cafe has also been developed. The service of outdoor seating is now being used by pupils for eating barbecue for better experience. Now, the cafe contain many services for scholars, but the old version of the cafe did not have these.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The student covers all parts of the task well, identifying key changes between the two floor plans of the college cafe. The overview highlights the main transformations, such as the retention of the building shell alongside internal layout conversions and additions. Key spatial features are reported correctly, including the relocation of the serving area to hot meals, the replacement of staff dining rooms with a takeaway food counter and coffee bar, and the introduction of a salad bar, recycling bins, an outdoor seating area, and a barbecue. However, the progression of ideas is slightly hindered by minor descriptive awkwardness and a lack of comparative data synthesis. Overall, the response fulfills the requirements of Task 1 adequately, earning a band score of 6.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall progression, moving logically from an introductory overview to specific spatial changes, and concluding with a summary statement. Paragraphing is used, though the body is compressed into a single large paragraph rather than broken down logically by area or feature type. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'Now', 'The one another service', and 'Another big change', but some linking expressions are unnatural or repetitive. Referencing is generally clear, allowing the reader to follow the spatial comparisons between the two plans. The organizational structure meets the criteria for Band 6.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate vocabulary range for the task, successfully employing terms related to architecture and food services, such as 'redesigned', 'serving area', 'take away food', 'coffee bar', and 'recycling bins'. However, there are noticeable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'out of some modern facilities', 'changed by hot meals', and 'The one another service'. Spelling is generally accurate, but lexical control lacks the precision and flexibility required for higher bands. The vocabulary used is sufficient to communicate the main features clearly, aligning with a Band 6 score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as relative clauses and passive forms ('the building remains the same', 'have also been added'). However, grammatical errors are frequent throughout the text, including preposition errors ('out of some modern facilities', 'on the same place', 'near to'), awkward passive constructions ('the serving area is changed by hot meals'), and subject-verb agreement issues ('the cafe contain'). While these errors do not severely impede communication, they occur regularly enough to prevent the writing from achieving a higher band. Control of grammar is characteristic of Band 5.5 to 6.0.

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