Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-02
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 blueprints delineate the transformation of collage cafe and how it looked after renovation.
Overall, it can be seen that after redevelopment cafe has numerous new facilities with new structure compared with priveous layout.
At the initial layout plan, cafe had fewer facilities including two main area. Also, large area covered by tables and chairs with two staff dining rooms, toliets and bin. In addition, kitchen area and serving area located in second room.
Turning to present layout, there are many new facilities available with some area replaced compared with old layout, including staff dining rooms replaced by take away food and coffee bar. Furthermore, recycling bin, toilets and kitchen area remian unchanged while, a new salad and barbecue are newely open areas at the left side of the cafe. Also, outdoor seating facilities are available after renovation and serving area replaced by hot meals. there are a few more doors after redevelopment.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5
The response successfully addresses all parts of the task by outlining the main changes and comparing the before and after layouts of the college cafe. An overall trend is provided, and key features such as the removal of staff dining rooms, the addition of a salad bar, outdoor seating, and a barbecue area are correctly highlighted. However, some ideas are slightly under-developed or lack full clarity regarding precise locations. To reach a higher band level, the response would need to provide a more fully extended and detailed description of all spatial shifts without minor omissions in support.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5
The text demonstrates a coherent overall arrangement with a clear logical progression from an introductory overview to specific details of the initial and current layouts. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different aspects of the comparison. Cohesive devices are employed, such as "Overall", "At the initial layout plan", and "Turning to present layout". However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical or slightly faulty, and referencing is occasionally unclear (for instance, linking clauses together with commas rather than proper cohesive transitions). For a higher band, the transitions between sentences could be smoother and more sophisticated.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common items such as "delineate", "transformation", and "redevelopment". However, there are noticeable spelling and word-choice errors that occur throughout the text, including "collage" instead of college, "priveous" instead of previous, "toliets" instead of toilets, "remian" instead of remain, and "newely open" instead of newly opened. These inaccuracies indicate a limited control of word forms and spelling, preventing the response from achieving a higher band.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The response employs a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some variety in sentence structures. However, there are frequent errors in grammar and punctuation, particularly missing articles (e.g., "after redevelopment cafe has", "at initial layout plan"), incorrect prepositions, and run-on structures without proper punctuation control. While these errors rarely impede overall communication, they persist throughout the text. To achieve a higher band, the writer would need to demonstrate greater control over grammatical structures and reduce the frequency of basic errors.
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