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 two maps illustrate how a college cafe has changed and looks now since it first build.

Overall, the cafe had undergone a significant redevelopments, with many original features being removed or replaced. Separate dedicated food areas have been added, including hotel meal, salad bar, take away food, coffee bar, and barbecue. New doors and outside sitting area also build now.

Before there was a staff dining rooms in front of entrance door, which has now replaced by take away food and coffee bar. The bin at the entrance also replaced to a recycling bins which are taking more space now. The serving area in kitchen has also been replaced by dedicated area for hot meals.

There is a new addition in cafe hall which is salad bar located at the end of cafe hall in front of kitchen. There are two new doors added to go to outside sitting area one is near the toilets and other is near the salad bar opening towards barbecue which is also a new addition in a cafe. The original entrance and cafe hall sitting area remained unchanged.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You give a clear overview of the substantial redesign and identify several key changes, including the new food facilities, outdoor seating and barbecue, while noting that the central seating area and entrance remain. The comparisons about the former staff dining rooms, serving counter and bin are also relevant. This covers the main transformation and is generally grounded in the plans. However, some details are imprecise: the staff dining rooms are described as being “in front of entrance door,” and the new outdoor doors are located on the southern wall, not specifically near the toilets and salad bar as stated. The overview also lists the barbecue as a food area without explaining its outdoor position. More precise spatial reporting and a clearer distinction between retained and changed features would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing changes. This makes the main comparison easy to follow, and phrases such as “Before” and “There is a new addition” help signal movement between features. However, progression within the detail paragraphs is sometimes loose: the second paragraph moves from staff rooms to the bin and kitchen counter, while the final paragraph combines the salad bar, doors, barbecue and unchanged areas. Some references are also unclear, particularly “one” and “other” when describing the doors. Grouping changes by location or by what was retained versus added, and using more precise linking and reference, would make the organisation smoother and less list-like.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “replaced,” “dedicated,” “located,” and “remained unchanged,” and the reader can understand most of the changes. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, which limits precision: “hotel meal” appears to mean “hot meals,” “outside sitting area” is less natural than “outdoor seating area,” and “build now” does not express that facilities were added. There are also form and number errors in phrases such as “significant redevelopments” and “a recycling bins.” Aim for accurate, conventional terms for facilities and changes, and check whether each noun is singular or plural. This will make your descriptions more natural and exact.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a range of sentence forms, including a relative clause in “which has now replaced by take away food and coffee bar” and a complex sentence describing the new doors. However, errors in verb forms, agreement and articles occur often enough to make some sentences awkward. For example, “since it first build” needs a passive form, “the cafe had undergone” does not fit the present-time comparison as well as a present perfect construction, and “which has now replaced” is missing the passive auxiliary pattern. The final sentence also has a run-on structure. Practise forming accurate passive sentences for map changes, maintaining consistent tense, and separating longer ideas with full stops or conjunctions.

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