Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-08

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 diagram shows the new look of the college cafe after major modifications.

Overall, the cafe has undergone significant changes in terms of seating arrangements. Separate areas has been introduced to serve food and drinking items.

Mainly, the area which used to serve both the food and drinkable items now serves only hot meals. On the other hand separate dining rooms for staff is now converted into coffee bar and take away station. As compared to the old design the seating arrangement is expanded to outdoors. A barbeque station is also introduced outside the cafe besides the new seating.

A new entry and exit point has been added to the cafe that connects the outdoor seating with the main hall. A salad bar has also been introduced inside the main hall. The kitchen and toilets are on the same place as before. More recycling bins have been added in the cafe as compared to the past.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You give a clear overview of the main redesign, noting the new food-service areas, outdoor seating and barbecue, and you compare these with the former staff dining rooms and indoor arrangement. Most reported changes match the plans, including the kitchen and toilets remaining in place and the former serving counter becoming a hot-meals counter. This covers the key features and keeps the response focused. However, some details are generalised or imprecise: “a new entry and exit point” suggests one point, whereas two doors were added to the southern wall, and “more recycling bins” implies an increase in number not shown by the plans; the bin was replaced by recycling bins. Clarifying these details and describing the new sections more precisely would make the account more fully supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by paragraphs describing the service changes and then the additions and unchanged features. Linking phrases such as “Overall,” “On the other hand,” and “As compared to the old design” help signal relationships between ideas. However, the progression is not always smooth, and some connections feel mechanical or unclear. For example, “Mainly” does not clearly introduce a main feature, while “A new entry and exit point” shifts abruptly from outdoor seating to access. Grouping the changes by location—north, west, centre, and south—or by old and new functions would make the sequence easier to follow. More precise referencing would also help readers track which areas are being compared.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing the redesign, including “modifications,” “seating arrangements,” “introduced,” and “converted.” These choices communicate the main changes, and the response avoids excessive repetition of basic terms. Some word choices and collocations are less natural or precise, however. “Food and drinking items” and “drinkable items” are awkward ways to refer to food and drinks, while “take away station” is less suitable than the label “takeaway food area.” “Barbeque station” is understandable, but “barbecue area” better reflects the plan. The phrase “new look” is also rather informal for this report. Using the plan’s labels and more conventional collocations would improve precision and style.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex structures, including the contrast in “On the other hand” and the relative clause “the area which used to serve both the food and drinkable items.” Meaning is generally clear, but some grammatical errors remain. In “Separate areas has been introduced,” the plural subject requires “have been introduced.” Similarly, “dining rooms for staff is now converted” needs plural agreement and a suitable passive form, such as “have now been converted.” The sentence “A new entry and exit point has been added … that connects” also has an unclear relative-clause reference; “Two doors have been added to connect…” would be clearer. Greater control of agreement and sentence construction, alongside varied but accurate complex forms, would strengthen the report.

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