Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-07

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 illustrates how a college cafe was reorganised, comparing its layout before redesign with current appearance.

Overall, the redesign plan significantly increased the variety of food outlets and introduced the outdoor seating, while the two staff dining room disappered to make way for public facilities.

Prior to the before redesign, in the top left corner kitchen occupied the space with serving area of all types of food and drink. Staff dining rooms covered the center right of the area, most of the space was covered by dining table and chairs. At the bottom right corner toilets wer there and up bin was there.

In redesign plan, the kitchen area is same but the hot meals counter have been converted to the space of serving area, salad bar and barbecue are introduced at the left side and bottom left side. The staff dining rooms now converted into take away food outlet and cofee bar. Bin is converted into recycle been. The outdoor seating has introduced for customer facility.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main change clearly: the former staff dining rooms become public food outlets, and outdoor seating is added. The overview also notes the wider variety of food facilities, while the body compares the kitchen, toilets and bin area. These are relevant features and the main layout is generally represented accurately. Some details, however, are unclear or imprecise: the hot-meals counter has not been converted into the salad bar and barbecue; the hot-meals counter replaces the former serving area, while the salad bar is on the western wall and the barbecue is outside. The description of the former rooms as being in the “center right” is also inaccurate. More precise coverage of the new southern access and outdoor tables would make the comparison more complete and developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall shape: an introduction, an overview, and separate descriptions of the earlier and current plans. This gives the reader a useful chronological comparison, and phrases such as “Prior to” and “In redesign plan” signal the shift between stages. However, progression within the body is sometimes abrupt, with several features listed in short, loosely connected clauses. The final paragraph also groups changes in different locations together, making the layout harder to follow. Use a consistent route through the plan—for example, north, west, centre, then south—and connect related changes with clearer referencing. This would build on the existing organisation and make cohesion less list-like.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing plans, including “reorganised,” “outlets,” “counter,” and “outdoor seating,” so the topic is generally clear. There is also some attempt to vary wording, such as “introduced” and “converted.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward: “covered the center right,” “up bin,” “recycle been,” and “customer facility” do not express the intended layout naturally. Spelling errors such as “disappered” and “cofee” also reduce control. Aim for precise plan-description language and check spelling; for instance, describe facilities as being “located along” a wall and say that an area “was replaced by” another facility.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including the overview clause “while the two staff dining room disappered to make way…” and the comparison beginning “In redesign plan.” However, grammatical control is uneven, and errors sometimes make relationships between features difficult to understand. For example, “The two plans illustrates” has subject–verb disagreement, while “the hot meals counter have been converted” also has incorrect agreement and an unclear passive construction. The opening phrase “Prior to the before redesign” is structurally faulty, and several clauses omit necessary articles or use incomplete sentence patterns. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, articles, and passive forms, then proofread each sentence to ensure it has a clear subject and verb.

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