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 given charts illustrat a college cafe before it was recreated and how does it seems now.
Overall, it can be noticed that, design of some places has not been change in the later chart. Its remain same as before. Whareas, in some places such as outdoor seating and barbecue is places in later chart.
To beging with, some remaining areas such as the kitchen, toilets, tables and chairs is still has its own place like former cafe. While, the area of bin's size has been increases in today's cafe and name also change to recycling bins.
Furthermore, other newstyle places such as take away food, coffee bar, salad bar, barbecue, outdoor seating has been created in cafe of today. Moreover, serving area (all food & drink) is renew to hot meals. In new cafe, it seems to have a big location since it increased outside of the cafe area.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| 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 provided, noting that some areas remain unchanged while others, such as outdoor seating and the barbecue, have been added. Key features are reported, including the relocation of the serving area to hot meals and the replacement of staff dining rooms with a coffee bar and take away food. However, there are some minor inaccuracies and omissions in the data reporting, such as describing the bin's size as having increased when the plan shows a change in type to recycling bins. Furthermore, the description is somewhat brief and relies on simple comparisons, which places this response at Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is organized into four paragraphs, following a standard introduction, overview, and body paragraph structure. However, logical progression is hindered by frequent structural and grammatical errors in the linking phrases, such as 'To beging with' and 'Whareas, in some places such as outdoor seating and barbecue is places in later chart.' Cohesive devices are sometimes inaccurate or awkward. Paragraphing is attempted, but the overall flow feels disjointed due to frequent mechanical errors. Referencing is occasionally unclear, particularly regarding subject-verb agreement across paragraphs, which impacts the readability and coherence of the essay, leading to a Band 5.0 score.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary relevant to the visual data, including terms like 'kitchen', 'toilets', 'coffee bar', 'salad bar', and 'outdoor seating'. However, there are numerous word choice, spelling, and morphological errors throughout the text, such as 'illustrat' instead of illustrate, 'recreated' instead of redesigned, 'newstyle', and 'renew' instead of converted or updated. Less common lexical items are attempted but generally used incorrectly or awkwardly (e.g., 'big location'). These errors occasionally impede communication and restrict the lexical score to a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
The response displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent structural errors in complex or passive forms. There are numerous grammatical mistakes throughout the text, such as subject-verb agreement errors ('design of some places has not been change', 'tables and chairs is still has its own place'), tense confusion ('how does it seems now'), and prepositional errors ('is places in later chart'). These persistent errors cause noticeable difficulty for the reader and mean the grammar remains at a Band 4.5 to 5.0 level.
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