Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-04

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 plan shows a college cafe before it was redesigned and today is how it look and what is changes do to cafe more structure.

overall, Cafe before redesigned look like a plane idea where will make kitchen, toilet and seating arrangements but Now Cafe is make proper structure and every area are properly identified.

Cafe before redesigned there were kitchen, serving area and staff dining rooms were attached.whereas today Cafe area there are kitchen,hot meals,take away food and coffee bar rooms are attach.Before redesigned area there didn't mention salad bar , coffee bar etc .But Today cafe mentioned whole area like salad bar , Barbecue,coffee area and make seating arrangement outdoor.Hot meals area is front of kitchen and take away food and coffee bar are attach each other and front of table and chairs and toilet is make fornt of bin recycling area.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response addresses the task only partially and falls short of the word count requirement, coming in at 136 words instead of the minimum 150 words. While you attempt to compare the features of the college cafe before and after the redesign, such as mentioning the kitchen, serving area, and newly added features like the salad bar, barbecue, and outdoor seating, the information is presented in a limited and somewhat repetitive manner. Furthermore, the position and relationship of certain areas are unclear or inadequately developed, which reflects a restricted engagement with the visual data provided.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is some organisation in the way you structure your comparison between the past and present layouts, but the text lacks a clear overall progression. Paragraphing is rudimentary and does not guide the reader smoothly through the information. Cohesive devices are either inadequate, inaccurate, or overused, resulting in a disjointed flow. For instance, transitional phrases like 'whereas today Cafe area' and 'But Today cafe mentioned' are mechanically applied and fail to establish logical links between ideas, making the overall arrangement difficult to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

Your vocabulary range is limited and minimally adequate for the task, relying heavily on basic, repetitive terms drawn directly from the prompt, such as 'cafe', 'redesigned', 'kitchen', and 'tables and chairs'. There are noticeable lexical errors and awkward word choices, such as 'plane idea' instead of plain or simple, 'is make proper structure', and rooms that are 'attach' instead of attached. These errors and the restricted variety of vocabulary cause some difficulty for the reader and prevent the response from achieving a higher level of lexical flexibility and precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You use a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent errors in basic grammar, verb forms, and sentence construction. There are persistent errors in subject-verb agreement and word forms, such as 'what is changes do to cafe', 'Cafe before redesigned there were kitchen', and 'toilet is make fornt of bin'. Attempts at complex or comparative structures are often faulty, and frequent grammatical errors cause significant difficulty for the reader throughout the response.

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