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 table illustrates a institute cafe before it was reconstruted and how is view in present.

Overall, position of the kitchen and the toilet is same. After redesigning, salad bar, coffee bar are constructed. Outside the cafe, there is barbecue center in the West South side. beside it, there is outdoor seatng for customers after reconstruction.

Before redesigning, a college cafe was simply constructed with only have a kitchen, staff dining rooms and toilets. After entering from the East side gate, there was bin on South, beside there were toilets. Staff dining rooms were infront of the door after entry. After that, there was a kitchen and serving area on the North West side.

Present, a college cafe is upgraded with new cabins. Kitchen, toilets and bin are same as before. There is outdoor seating for customers and there is a barbecue cabin on the West South side. After entering cafe, there is a salad bar, coffee bar and take away of food cabin is built.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response attempts to describe the changes shown in the two floor plans of the college cafe. While the main features are identified—such as the addition of the salad bar, coffee bar, outdoor seating, and barbecue area—the overall summary is quite brief and lacks a cohesive overview of the most significant transformations. Furthermore, some spatial descriptions are inaccurate or awkward, such as stating 'West South side' and describing staff dining rooms as being 'infront of the door after entry.' According to Band 5 descriptors, the task is addressed only partially, and the reporting of features is somewhat limited and mechanical.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The essay lacks clear logical progression and paragraphing is underdeveloped, with overly short, choppy sentences. Transitional devices are very basic or missing entirely, resulting in a disjointed reading experience. For example, phrases like 'Before redesigning...' and 'Present...' are used abruptly to structure the text. Reference and cohesion between sentences are faulty at times, such as 'beside it, there is outdoor seatng', which makes it difficult for the reader to follow the spatial relationships smoothly. This aligns closely with Band 5 descriptors for Coherence and Cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, frequently relying on simple words like 'cafe', 'kitchen', 'toilets', and 'bin'. There are noticeable word choice and spelling errors throughout the text, such as 'reconstruted', 'view in present', 'seatng', and 'West South side'. The range of vocabulary is limited and minimally adequate for the task, which corresponds to a Band 5 level where inaccuracies in word formation and spelling are frequent and occasionally cause strain for the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The student uses a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent structural errors. Examples of awkward phrasing and grammatical errors include 'The table illustrates a institute cafe', 'how is view in present', and 'only have a kitchen'. Complex structures are rarely attempted, and when they are, they are often faulty. Punctuation and articles are frequently misused or omitted. These persistent errors place the response firmly in the Band 5 category for Grammatical Range and Accuracy.

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