Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-15

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 given data show the college cafe before and after reconstruction.

Overall, The new design of the cafe have more sitting area and introduced new sections.

The cafe before demolised have indoor sitting with tables and chairs. Above that two Staff dining rooms were there.and at the bottom right the Toilets. And the Bin is placed between the Entrance and Toilets. At the top left side there is a section called Kitchen and Serving area.

The cafe today have more spacious and the area is divided neatly for the Customers. The cafe also added Outdoor seating with a Barbecue section and also the customers can enjoy the food with the natural view. The more gates are added to the cafe it can give easy access to the customers. In the place of Staff dining they have added Take away food section and Coffee bar with this customers can easily find what they want. And the Bin is replaced with Recycling bins. and other end of the corner have Salad bar. The Kitchen and Tables and Chairs are constant with a small change in Kitchen is that the Serving area is converted into Hot meals.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation and provide a clear overview: the redesign adds outdoor seating and new food-service areas, while retaining the kitchen, central tables and toilets. Several comparisons are accurately reported, including the staff dining rooms becoming a takeaway section and coffee bar, and the bin being replaced by recycling bins. This covers the task well and shows some selection of key features. However, a few details are vague or not fully precise: “more sitting area” is not clearly established for the indoor space, and “more gates” would be clearer as two new doors on the southern wall leading outside. The claim that customers can enjoy “the natural view” is not shown in the plans. More exact spatial descriptions and a consistently factual overview would strengthen the response further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to the original layout and then the current design. This makes the main comparison reasonably easy to follow. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes uneven: the final paragraph moves from outdoor seating to access, then to the former staff rooms, bins, salad bar and kitchen without a clear spatial or thematic order. Some linking is mechanical, particularly repeated use of “and” and “also,” while “Above that” and “other end of the corner” do not make the locations clear. Grouping changes by area—for example, north wall, service counters, then outdoor additions—and using precise references would make cohesion more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing a plan, including “Staff dining rooms,” “Outdoor seating,” “Barbecue,” “Recycling bins” and “Serving area.” These terms help communicate the main changes. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “sitting area” for seating, “more gates” for doors, and “the cafe before demolised.” “The natural view” adds an unsupported idea and is not an appropriate description of the plan. Repetition of “cafe,” “area” and “customers” also limits flexibility. Aim for precise plan vocabulary and natural collocations, such as “the café was redesigned,” “additional seating,” and “access doors.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the overall meaning is generally recoverable. However, errors in sentence construction and verb forms are frequent enough to make some passages awkward. For example, “The new design of the cafe have” has subject–verb disagreement, while “The cafe today have more spacious” lacks the required verb pattern (“is more spacious”). The fragment “Above that two Staff dining rooms were there.and at the bottom right the Toilets” also shows problems with sentence boundaries and punctuation. Capitalisation is inconsistent, and several clauses are joined without clear punctuation. Practise accurate present and past descriptions, agreement, and complete sentence structures before adding longer linked clauses.

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