Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The floor plans illustrates a college cafe before it was redesigned and after it's total transformation.

Overall, the layout of the college cafe shows a big difference from before it was redesigned to how it looks now.Also, there are a lot of added features and ammenities.

In the first layout, simple floor plan can be witnessed. The cafe includes a kitchen and a serving area for all the food and drink in the upper northwest, while tables and chairs for the students and a separate staff dining rooms was situated in the middle of the cafe.In addition, bins were positioned near the toilet area in the southeast of the layout.

Furthermore, the newly renovated cafe boasts new features such as, outdoor seating area in the south and barbecue space on the side,take away food and coffee bar was situated where the original staff dining rooms were positioned.Salad bar was in the west of the area and hot meals was being served in the serving area of all food and drink in the old design of the cafe.Lastly, the bins were replaced by recycling bins and the toilet stayed the same.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

Matagumpay na tinatalakay ng tugon ang lahat ng pangunahing katangian ng dalawang plano, na inihahambing ang college cafe bago at pagkatapos ng muling pagdidisenyo nito. Malinaw na itinatampok ng pangkalahatang-ideya ang malaking pagbabago, kabilang ang pagdaragdag ng mga bagong katangian at amenities. Tinutukoy ng mag-aaral ang mga tiyak na pagbabago tulad ng paglilipat ng serving area sa hot meals, ang pagdaragdag ng salad bar, outdoor seating, barbecue area, at recycling bins. Gayunpaman, may mga maliliit na mechanical errors sa detail reporting, tulad ng paglalarawan sa orihinal na staff dining rooms bilang matatagpuan 'in the middle of the cafe' noong ang mga ito ay nasa kahabaan ng north wall. Sa kabila ng mga maliliit na kamalian sa paglalarawan, sapat na naulat ang mga pangunahing trends at changes, na tumutugon sa mga pangunahing kinakailangan ng Task Achievement sa antas na ito.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

Ang tugon ay nakaistruktura sa introduction, overview, at hiwalay na body paragraphs para sa 'before' at 'after' plans, na nagpapakita ng lohikal na pangkalahatang ayos. Ang paragraphing ay ginagamit nang naaangkop upang hiwalayan ang iba't ibang stages ng comparison. Gayunpaman, ang cohesion ay minsan may sira o mechanical. Halimbawa, ang transition na 'Also, there are a lot of added features and ammenities' ay medyo conversational, at ang referencing ay paminsan-minsang hindi malinaw o paulit-ulit. Ginagamit ang cohesive devices, ngunit maaari itong pamahalaan nang mas may kakayahang umangkop upang matiyak ang mas maayos na flow sa pagitan ng mga ideya. Sa pangkalahatan, pinapanatili ng sanaysay ang malinaw na progression mula sa initial state hanggang sa final layout.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

Sinusubukan ng mag-aaral ang isang hanay ng vocabulary na angkop para sa paglalarawan ng isang map o plan, tulad ng 'redesigned', 'transformation', 'amenities', at 'positioned'. Gayunpaman, may mga kapansin-pansing spelling errors (e.g., 'ammenities', 'illlustrates') at mga paminsan-minsang word choice issues o awkward collocations (e.g., 'simple floor plan can be witnessed'). Sapat ang range para sa task, na nagpapahintulot sa mag-aaral na i-communicate ang changes nang malinaw, ngunit ang presence ng spelling mistakes at limited flexibility sa less common lexical items ay pumipigil dito na maabot ang mas mataas na band score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

Sinusubukan ng manunulat ang isang mix ng simple at complex sentence forms, na ginagamit ang relative clauses at introductory phrases. Gayunpaman, may ilang grammatical errors at punctuation lapses sa buong teksto. Halimbawa, ang subject-verb agreement at tense consistency ay paminsan-minsang flawed, gaya ng makikita sa 'after it's total transformation' (incorrect use ng possessive 'its' na may apostrophe) at 'take away food and coffee bar was situated' (plural subject na may singular verb 'was'). Ang punctuation errors, tulad ng missing spaces after periods (e.g., 'now.Also', 'cafe.In'), ay nakakabawas din sa overall control, bagama't ang communication ay rarely impeded.

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