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 two map illustrates the infrastructural modifications made to cafe design. First one shows the previous map design of cafe and second one shows map of cafe after renovation.

Overall,there are now distinct counters assigned to specific meals. It has reduced queues and fast to take food for the staff and students. there are no changes made to size or position of kitchen and toilets. Orignal map offers only indoor seating but now everyone can enjoy food outdoors too.

All food and drinks were availble under a single counter before which is now changed to only hot meals counter. Staff dining is nowchanged into takeaway food counter and coffee bar.For trash,bin area is now enlarged in size with specialized recycle bins.

New introductions are being made into layout of cafe.Salad bar is now constructed on west side of tables and chairs.Similarly,barbecue area is new additon to the west side of outdoor seating.

In contrast,new map has specialized areas which make the new layout better than the previous one.Now everyone can enjoy both indoor and outdoor experience, can save time picking up food and have more relaxing time.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You identify the main changes and give a clear overview: the former single serving counter is now focused on hot meals, the staff dining rooms have become takeaway and coffee facilities, and outdoor seating has been added. You also correctly note that the kitchen and toilets remain in place and mention the salad bar and barbecue. This addresses the task well and selects relevant features. However, some details are over-generalised or unsupported: the claim that the changes “reduced queues” and let people “save time” is not shown by the plans, and the recycling bins are described as enlarged, which the visual does not establish. For a stronger response, report spatial changes precisely and avoid inferring benefits that cannot be seen.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about counters, waste facilities and new additions. This gives the reader a coherent general account. However, progression within the body is sometimes mechanical: “Similarly” and “In contrast” do not always express the relationship between the details that follow, and the final paragraph repeats the benefits already asserted in the overview. Some references are also unclear, such as “it” in “It has reduced queues,” since the plans do not identify a specific change as the cause. Grouping the changes by location or by what was retained versus replaced, and using more precise links between ideas, would make the organisation smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing a redesigned space, including “distinct counters,” “outdoor seating,” “recycle bins” and “specialized areas.” This gives you enough range to communicate the main changes, but several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “infrastructural modifications,” “previous map design,” “bin area is now enlarged in size” and “outdoor experience.” Spelling errors, including “availble,” “Orignal” and “additon,” also reduce accuracy. Aim for straightforward, precise plan-description language rather than abstract or promotional phrasing. For example, describe the bins as “recycling bins replaced the single bin” and say that the layout “now includes outdoor seating.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple and more complex sentences, including “there are no changes made to size or position of kitchen and toilets” and “which make the new layout better than the previous one.” However, errors in sentence construction, agreement, articles and punctuation are frequent enough to make parts of the response less controlled. Examples include “The two map illustrates,” the fragment-like “First one shows,” and “there are no changes made,” where the tense and structure are faulty. Several sentences also run together, as in “coffee bar.For trash,” while capitalisation after full stops is inconsistent. Practise accurate past and present forms for comparing plans, and check each sentence for a clear subject, verb and appropriate article.

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