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 map illustrates interior redesigning of a college cafe

Overall, the new layout of the cafe is modernised and is versatile, contrary to the old layout. Special counter for take away food ,coffee bar ,Salad bar have been given space to in the new layout while abolishing staff dining rooms.

In the old layout kitchen is seen in north-western side followed by serving area in front of it. Special rooms for staff's dining is mapped out. The majority of is covered by tables and chairs. On south eastern side there are toilets and one bin.

On entering the new layout, pervious staff dining rooms are replaced by take away food and coffee bar. Special counter for salad is made. Kitchen and toilet remain at the same place but a dedicated counter for hot meals is installed replacing serving area. Two new entrances open into outdoor seating , along with a barbeque station. Recyclable bins are also given space to in front of the toilets.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You identify the main transformation clearly: staff dining rooms are replaced by takeaway and coffee facilities, the serving counter becomes a hot-meals counter, and outdoor seating with a barbecue is added. The overview also captures the broad shift towards a more varied café, while noting that the kitchen and toilets remain. Most reported locations match the plans. However, some details are generalised or imprecise: “one bin” and “recyclable bins” do not specify their position along the eastern wall, and “in front of the toilets” is not the location shown. The description also omits the four outdoor tables and the salad bar’s position on the western wall. Including these key spatial details would make the account more fully developed and precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on the original plan, and a final paragraph describing the current layout. This gives the reader a sensible before-and-after progression. Linking phrases such as “Overall,” “In the old layout,” and “On entering the new layout” help signal the stages of the description. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear, and the final paragraph combines several changes without a consistent spatial route. For example, “On entering the new layout” does not explain where the reader enters, while “along with” loosely attaches the barbecue to the new doors. Grouping features by location and using clearer references would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing a plan, including “layout,” “replaced,” “remain,” “counter,” and “outdoor seating,” so the main changes are generally understandable. There is also some attempt at more specific language, such as “north-western side.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural: “interior redesigning” is awkward, “mapped out” is not a natural way to describe rooms on a plan, and “special counter” is vague. “Recyclable bins” also changes the meaning of the plan’s “recycling bins.” Spelling and word-form slips such as “pervious” and “barbeque” further reduce precision. More accurate collocations and consistent use of the plan’s labels would strengthen this criterion.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of sentence forms, including the overview’s contrast between the old and new layouts and the longer sentence beginning “Kitchen and toilet remain…”. The main message is usually recoverable, but grammatical control is uneven. Articles and plurals are missing or inconsistent in phrases such as “in north-western side,” “the majority of is covered,” and “kitchen and toilet remain.” The sentence “Special counter for take away food, coffee bar, Salad bar have been given space to” has faulty structure and agreement, while punctuation around commas and sentence boundaries is also inconsistent. Aim to build complete sentences with clear subjects and verbs, and check articles, plural forms, and punctuation before finishing.

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