Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-28
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 blueprint below exhibit a college cafe before and after redesigned it. Overall, They built Outdoor seating area after redesign the college cafe.
In this cafe their are major changes in the placement of salad bar and barbecue. Staff dining rooms are completely modify to take away food
as well as coffee bar. Within the bounds of kitchen earlier than serving area (all food & drink) afterward it takes to hot meals.
By the time bin replaced to recycling bins. And Remain unchanged was tables and chairs prior and subsequent redesign college cafe. Furthermore toilet is as same as before place. In anticipation of not provide outdoor seating area but after redesign it will provide.
Overall, the college cafe underwent several significant changes after the redesign. The main changes included the addition of an outdoor seating area, the relocation of the salad bar and barbecue, and the conversion of the staff dining room into a takeaway food and coffee area. However, the tables and chairs and the toilet remained unchanged.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the task by summarizing the main changes between the two plans of the college cafe. An overview is present at the beginning and the end. However, the response contains significant limitations. Some of the descriptions are vague or inaccurate, such as stating that the bin 'replaced to recycling bins' and noting that 'toilet is as same as before place' rather than giving a proper synthesis of spatial changes. Additionally, the second and third paragraphs are quite fragmented and contain awkward phrasing that obscures some of the data reporting. Consequently, the task is addressed only partially, aligning with a Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is divided into multiple paragraphs, including an introduction and a concluding summary, showing an attempt at overall organization. However, the progression of ideas within the body paragraphs is disjointed and hard to follow due to poor linking and abrupt transitions, such as 'By the time bin replaced to recycling bins. And Remain unchanged was tables...' Cohesive devices are either lacking, inaccurate, or overused, and referencing is sometimes unclear. Paragraphing structure is also slightly repetitive with multiple short paragraphs. This overall lack of smooth logical flow places the response in the Band 5.0 category.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is limited and often repetitive. The student relies heavily on basic terms and direct references from the prompt, such as 'college cafe', 'tables and chairs', and 'outdoor seating'. There are numerous lexical and word-formation errors throughout the text, including 'exhibit' instead of 'exhibits', 'redesigned it', 'modify' instead of 'modified', and 'in anticipation of not provide'. These errors and the restricted range of vocabulary occasionally cause strain for the reader and prevent the score from rising above Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
The student demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures. Simple sentences dominate, and attempts at more complex or descriptive sentences consistently result in ungrammatical forms, such as 'The blueprint below exhibit a college cafe before and after redesigned it' and 'In this cafe their are major changes'. There are frequent errors in verb tense, subject-verb agreement ('their are', 'bin replaced'), prepositions, and sentence construction. These persistent errors frequently impede communication and require the reader to decode the intended meaning, matching the criteria for a Band 4.0.
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