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 two plans illustrate changes made to cafe , compareing its original design to its present day configuration.
Overall, the cafe has gone significant change derversifing its food options, improving sustainbility and add outdoor seating area. The most noticable change has been made by removing old staff dining rooms to make room for specailzed takeaway and coffeebar counters. A outdoor seating area was also added.
In the northwest corner of the cafe serving area was converted into only hotmeals. In ther center staff dinning rooms were demolised and area was transfromed into specialized corners, one being take away fooad and other one for coffee. While the layout of main hall remained relatively same , however a salad bar was added on the west side of the hall. Number of bin were also increased in east side of the hall.
The most significant change came on the ouside of the cafe, a new area with outdoor seating was constructed in the southside of the cafe, addionally a barque spot was also contructed in the west corner . How toilets, kitchen and overall layout of the main hall remain relitively same.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 7.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0
The response successfully covers all key features of the two plans, providing a clear overview of the main changes, such as the diversification of food options, the addition of outdoor seating, and sustainability improvements. You successfully highlight specific transformations, such as the conversion of the staff dining rooms into specialized takeaway and coffee bar counters, and the introduction of a salad bar and barbecue area. The information is generally well selected and accurate according to the visual data. To reach a higher level, the response could ensure that all mentioned features are fully extended and integrated with slightly more precise comparisons between the past and current layouts.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The essay presents a coherent overall arrangement with a logical progression from an introductory overview to specific spatial details in the body paragraphs. Paragraphing is used to separate different areas of the cafe effectively. However, the cohesion between sentences is sometimes mechanical or features awkward transitions, such as starting a sentence with 'How toilets, kitchen and overall layout...'. Referencing and linking could be smoother to achieve a more natural flow and clearer relationships between ideas throughout the text.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
You demonstrate an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common items such as 'diversifying', 'configuration', and 'specialized'. However, there are notable spelling errors throughout the text, including 'compareing', 'derversifing', 'sustainbility', 'specailzed', 'coffeebar', 'fooad', 'transfromed', 'bin', 'ouside', 'addionally', 'barque', and 'relitively'. Word choice is occasionally imprecise, which prevents the lexical score from rising further. Focusing on accurate spelling and more precise collocation will significantly strengthen this area.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response displays a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but it is hindered by frequent grammatical errors and punctuation lapses. Examples of errors include missing articles ('cafe', 'outdoor seating area', 'salad bar'), incorrect prepositions or phrasing ('made by removing', 'in ther center', 'on the ouside', 'in the southside'), and sentence structure issues such as comma splices or fragmented phrasing like 'While the layout of main hall remained relatively same , however a salad bar was added'. To improve, you need to exercise better control over basic sentence construction, articles, and prepositions.
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