Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-06

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 plans compares and illustrates how a college cafe looks before and how it is visually changed now after it was redesigned.

Overall, after the alteration in design, new doors are opened to enter the cafe from different sides. The staff dining rooms are converted into food and drink sections. Moreover, barbecue, salad bar sections and an outdoor seating space is now provided, while the space for tables and chairs inside the cafeteria, and the toilets remains same.

Before the reconstruction, there was only 1 door available to enter the cafe, but now 2 more doors are provided. The serving area near the kitchen was providing all kinds of food and drinks, but now it is limited to hot meals only. Whereas the staff dining rooms are converted to two different section: take away food and a coffee bar.

The prominent new additions includes a salad bar inside, while a large seating area and a barbecue section is now also provided outdoor. The small bin is replaced with relatively big recycling bins. However, the tables and chairs inside the cafe, and the toilets remains untouched.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You give a clear overview of the main changes, including the conversion of the staff dining rooms into takeaway and coffee areas, the addition of a salad bar and outdoor seating, and the fact that the toilets and central seating remain. Most details match the plans, and you compare the former serving area with the new hot-meals counter. However, the statement that there was “only 1 door available to enter the cafe” is inaccurate: the original plan shows a two-door entrance on the eastern wall, and the redesign adds two doors on the southern wall. Also, “2 more doors” is vague about their location and purpose. For a stronger response, describe the key changes more precisely and avoid unsupported claims such as the recycling bins being relatively big.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs of details. This helps the reader identify the broad changes. However, progression within the detail paragraphs is not always clear. The third paragraph moves from the entrance to the serving counter and then to the staff rooms, while the final paragraph repeats that the indoor tables and toilets remain unchanged, a point already made in the overview. Linking words such as “Moreover,” “Whereas,” and “However” are used, but some connections feel mechanical or do not clearly show the relationship between ideas. Grouping changes by location—for example, north wall, interior, then exterior—and reducing repetition would make the account easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of vocabulary for describing a redesign, including “converted,” “replaced,” “additions,” and “outdoor seating.” These choices communicate the main changes, and the response is generally understandable. Some wording is imprecise or unnatural, however: “visually changed” is not a natural way to describe a layout, “doors are opened” does not clearly convey that doors were added, and “provided outdoor” is awkward. “Large seating area” also overstates what the plan shows, which is an outdoor seating area with tables. Aim for precise plan-description vocabulary and natural collocations, such as “was redesigned,” “two doors were added,” and “an outdoor seating area was created.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including a contrast with “while” and a clause beginning “Whereas.” Meaning is usually clear, but some grammatical errors recur. In the opening, “The plans compares” has a subject–verb agreement error; it should be “The plans compare.” Agreement is also incorrect in “space … and the toilets remains same” and “new additions includes.” Articles and number need attention in “two different section” and “remains same.” The sentence beginning “Whereas” is also a fragment when separated from the preceding sentence. Check agreement with compound subjects, use articles where needed, and connect dependent clauses to complete sentences. These corrections would improve accuracy while retaining your range of structures.

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