Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-29
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 following plan shows a redesigned college cafe. There is a kitchen where all the food and drinks were served before is now the place only for hot meals.
The dining area has got a fresh look as it has now a salad bar in the left side near the kitchen.While the two staff dining rooms has bow been changed to coffee bar and a take away food spot. Recycling bin is at the same place on the right side.
An upgraded barbecue section and outdoor dining has been placed at the backside.
There is a seating for around 26 people near the barbecue section outside the dining hall which also includes some seating space.
The toilets are inside the hall on the corner near the recycle bin in palced.
As a conclusion the cafe has now got more dining space and lots of more varities in the menu such as coffee,barbecue and a salad bar.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The candidate attempts to cover the main features of the transformation of the college cafe. An overview is present at the end of the text, noting the increased dining space and menu changes such as the salad bar and barbecue. However, the response lacks a clear overall trend or comprehensive comparison at the beginning, and some details are imprecise, such as specifying 'seating for around 26 people' which is not supported by the visual data. The descriptions are somewhat limited and under-developed, particularly regarding the spatial rearrangements inside the building.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is organized into short paragraphs, attempting to group ideas by location and feature. However, the logical progression is weak, and the transitions between sentences feel disjointed. For instance, the transition from the indoor modifications to the outdoor seating and back to the toilets ('The toilets are inside the hall on the corner near the recycle bin in palced') creates a confusing spatial flow. Cohesive devices are basic and sometimes mechanically applied or misused ('As a conclusion'). Paragraphing is also erratic, with single-sentence paragraphs breaking the flow.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, with domain-specific terms such as 'kitchen', 'salad bar', 'take away food', and 'barbecue' directly lifted or adapted from the prompt. There are several vocabulary and collocation errors, such as 'lots of more varities', 'in palced' (typographical error for 'is placed'), and 'at the backside'. While the writer attempts less common vocabulary, inaccuracies in word choice and spelling reduce the overall effectiveness of the lexical range.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response displays a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar is inconsistent. There are noticeable grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('the two staff dining rooms has bow been changed'), awkward phrasing ('There is a kitchen where all the food and drinks were served before is now the place only for hot meals'), and missing articles or prepositions. These errors sometimes cause difficulty for the reader and indicate a limited range of reliable structures.
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