Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-16

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 maps compare the previous layout of a college cafe before it was redesigned and the current layout.

Overall, it is obvious that the college cafe underwent significant changes, while some areas remained the same. The kitchen and toilet section remained the same, meanwhile some areas was replaced by another section. In addition, the cafe was extended to accomodate oudoor seating.

Turning to the cafe before redesign, the kitchen was located to the far end of the cafeand opposite it was the serving area where people could get food and drink of all kind. At the centre of the cafe, tables and chairs were placed and opposite it was the staff dining rooms. The bin is to the right of the centre, while the toilet was just behind the bin.

The layout of the cafe today, the kitchen is still located at the same area, meanwhile the serving area people get drink and food of all kind has being replaced with where hot meals is served. Tables and chairs is still at the center, take away food and coffee bar is now gotten from where the staff dinning rooms was. Toilets and recycling bins are still in there original location. Meanwhile, there is a salad bar located at the left of the cafe. In addition, there is an extention of the cafe outside where barbecue can be gotten, and an outdoor seating people can sit to wait for their berbecue.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You give a clear overview of the main changes, noting that the kitchen and toilets remain, that some facilities have been replaced, and that outdoor seating has been added. You also cover the principal areas in both plans, including the former serving area, staff dining rooms, coffee bar, salad bar and barbecue. This broad coverage and the relevant comparisons support a strong response. Some details are imprecise: the outdoor area is described as a place to “wait for” a barbecue, whereas the plan shows seating with tables and chairs beside a barbecue. The locations are also sometimes expressed vaguely, such as “at the far end” or “opposite it.” More precise reporting of the new outdoor arrangement and the positions of facilities would strengthen the account further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is organised into an introduction, an overview and separate paragraphs for the former and current layouts, so the reader can follow the comparison. Sequencing phrases such as “Turning to” and “In addition” help signal movement between information, and the main changes are grouped sensibly. However, some linking is mechanical or unclear: “meanwhile” is used where a direct contrast or a new sentence would be more natural, and “opposite it” has an uncertain reference. The final paragraph also combines several changes in a long sequence, making the relationships between them less clear. To develop the organisation further, use more precise references to locations and vary transitions according to whether you are adding, contrasting or locating a feature.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing a plan, including “layout,” “serving area,” “tables and chairs,” “replaced” and “located.” This is enough to communicate the main features, but the range and precision are limited by repeated general wording such as “same area,” “section” and “get food and drink.” Some choices are inaccurate or awkward for a map description: “an extension of the cafe outside” and “outdoor seating people can sit to wait for their barbecue” do not clearly describe the arrangement shown. Spelling errors, including “accomodate,” “oudoor,” “dinning” and “extention,” also reduce control. Build a more precise set of location and change phrases, and check spelling and collocations when editing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, and the overall meaning is generally recoverable. However, control is inconsistent, particularly in clauses describing changes and in subject–verb agreement. Examples include “some areas was replaced,” “has being replaced,” “Tables and chairs is still,” and “an outdoor seating people can sit,” where verb forms or sentence structure are faulty. The sentence beginning “The layout of the cafe today” is also a fragment because it lacks a clear main clause. Tense shifts between past and present are sometimes confusing when comparing the two plans. Practise forming complete comparison sentences, keeping past forms for the former plan and present forms for the current one, and checking agreement between each subject and verb.

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