Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-24

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 given architect maps illustrate how the transformation of a college cafe changes its look now.

Overall, it has been clearly seen that, the cafe is now fully developed along with many facilities and convenience in the terms of food, dining and other facilities.

The serving area in the bottom of the kitchen is now been replaced with only hot foods, now the area offers only hot meals. In addition to it, the two large proportion of two staff dining sections are convert into self service food and coffee outlets.

Furthermore, an sealed bar has been allocated in the west direction of cafe. Also the number of dustbins in the west is now increased in the care of clean surroundings. Outdoor sitting area can be seen more developed where large arrangements of sittings can be seen along with a barbeque .Also the doors of entrance is developed

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The student attempts to summarise the changes shown in the two maps, identifying several key transformations such as the modification of the serving area into hot meals, the replacement of staff dining rooms with takeaway food and coffee bar outlets, and the addition of a salad bar, outdoor seating, and a barbecue. However, the response contains several inaccuracies and misreadings of the visual data. For instance, the student refers to a 'sealed bar' instead of a salad bar, and mentions that dustbins are increased in the 'care of clean surroundings' rather than identifying the recycling bins. Furthermore, the response is 147 words long, thus failing to meet the minimum 150-word requirement, which results in a penalty for task completion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an overall structure consisting of an introduction and a body, but the progression of ideas is disjointed. Paragraphing is weak, with the second and third sentences jammed together into an undeveloped body structure. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or repetitively, such as the repetitive use of 'now' ('is now fully developed', 'is now been replaced', 'now the area offers', 'is now increased'). Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the mechanical flow hinders smooth reading. Overall paragraphing and logical progression align with Band 5 descriptors.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is generally limited and basic, with noticeable errors in word choice and terminology that stem from misinterpreting the plan labels. Examples include 'architect maps' instead of floor plans, 'sealed bar' instead of salad bar, and 'sittings' instead of seating. Spelling and word formation are occasionally problematic ('barbeque' is fine, but awkward phrasings like 'care of clean surroundings' occur). The lexical range is minimally adequate for conveying basic ideas but falls short of higher bands due to inaccuracies.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is inconsistent. There are several grammatical errors and awkward structures throughout the text, such as 'how the transformation of a college cafe changes its look now' and 'the two large proportion of two staff dining sections are convert into'. Additionally, passive voice constructions are handled incorrectly ('is now been replaced') and subject-verb agreement issues appear ('the doors of entrance is developed'). These errors cause some difficulty for the reader.

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