Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-11

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 plan shows us a college cafe before it was redesigned and how it looks now.

The main area of cafe, consisting of tables and chairs and toilets has ramained unchanged. Before cafe redesign, there was one bin and now there are multiple. Staff dining rooms have completely been removed and they have been replaced by two rooms, one for take away food and one for coffee bar. Salad bar was added to the tables and chairs area.

Kitchen area has also seen some changes, as before the redesign it had serving area for all food and drinks and now that's changed. This room is now composed of a kitchen and a specific platform for hot meals only, so not all food and drinks as before the redesign.

The most significant change seen on the plan is the introduction of a very wide outdoor seating area. This area also has barbecue. This new area certainly adds more space and posibilities for a larger number of guests at this cafe.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main overall change—the addition of outdoor seating and a barbecue—and report several accurate alterations, including the replacement of the staff dining rooms with takeaway and coffee facilities and the continued presence of the toilets. This covers the task well, with a clear overview of what stayed and what changed. Some details, however, are inaccurate or insufficiently precise: the bin became recycling bins, rather than “multiple” bins, and the salad bar was added along the western wall, not to the tables-and-chairs area. The kitchen counter’s change to hot meals is also described vaguely. To strengthen the response further, report the new southern doors and outdoor tables, and distinguish more clearly between the unchanged central seating and the new facilities.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall sequence: it begins with a general comparison, then discusses the main interior changes, and ends with the outdoor development. Paragraphing helps separate these points, and linking expressions such as “Before,” “now,” and “also” make the time comparison understandable. However, the progression within the second paragraph is somewhat abrupt, and “Salad bar was added to the tables and chairs area” makes the relationship between these features unclear. The repeated use of “area” and “now” also makes cohesion feel a little mechanical. Grouping changes by location—north, west, and south—and using clearer references such as “the central seating area” would make the description easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing a redesigned plan, including “replaced,” “introduction,” “outdoor seating,” and “barbecue.” These choices communicate the main changes, and the response is generally easy to understand. Some word choices and collocations are imprecise: “multiple” does not accurately describe the recycling bins, “platform for hot meals” is not a natural description of the counter, and “very wide” is an informal, unsupported way to describe the outdoor area. There are also spelling errors in “ramained” and “posibilities.” Aim for precise plan vocabulary and check spelling; terms such as “counter,” “designated,” and “outdoor dining area” would suit this task more naturally.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the contrast in “Before cafe redesign … and now …” and the relative clause “which …” is not attempted, but your sentences remain mostly clear. Some grammatical errors persist. For example, “The main area of cafe” needs an article or possessive form, and “Salad bar was added” also needs an article. In “Staff dining rooms have completely been removed,” the present perfect is less suitable for describing a completed redesign shown in a before-and-after plan; “were removed” is more appropriate. The sentence beginning “This room is now composed of a kitchen” is structurally awkward and obscures the relationship between the kitchen and hot-meals counter. More accurate articles and past-tense descriptions would improve control.

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