Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-18

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 5.5)

The two diagrams illustrates a college cafe before and today it was redesigned. Overall,despite Some features remaining same,this large cafe has transformed into a more residential one, with significant changes in Public amenities. IN cafe before redesign,layout in north- south and east-west side.the kitchen is located in north side of cafe building,and serving area(all food and drink) along road in east Furthermore, the tables and chairs is situated in the centre of building, while, toilet and bin is located at the end of building east-side.Morever,the staff dinning rooms is situated inthe upper side buliding attached to building front of tables and chairs. By cafe today , ther are more facilities accumulated in the building.the serving area all food and drink has been transformed into hot meals. the tables,chairs kitchen, and toilet relatively located remain same.However, The staff dinning room has been supplanted into caffee bar and and take away food.the salad bar is located in west side of cafe, while,the bin is recycling to many bins.The barbecue shop add to the out side of coffee.the outdoor seating redesigne south side out of building respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main purpose of the plans and give a useful overview that the café has changed while some features remain. You also report several relevant changes, including the conversion of the serving area to hot meals, the addition of a salad bar, and the replacement of the staff dining rooms with a coffee bar and takeaway section. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the serving area is described as being “along road in east,” although it is beside the kitchen, and the new outdoor seating and barbecue are mentioned without clearly explaining their positions or the new southern access. Develop these comparisons more precisely and distinguish clearly between features that stayed and those that changed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate descriptions of the former and current layouts. This helps the reader follow the broad comparison. However, progression within the paragraphs is uneven, and several ideas are joined in long strings, such as the description beginning “Furthermore, the tables and chairs…” and the final account of the new outdoor facilities. Linking words such as “Furthermore,” “Moreover,” and “However” are used, but some do not clearly express the relationship between the details that follow. Group information by location or by unchanged and added features, and use shorter, clearly connected sentences with precise references.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing a plan, including “located,” “centre,” “transformed,” “supplanted,” and “outdoor seating.” These choices show an attempt to vary language beyond basic labels. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unclear, including “more residential one” for the redesigned café, “along road,” “facilities accumulated,” and “the bin is recycling to many bins.” Spelling and word-form errors such as “dinning,” “caffee,” and “redesigne” also reduce precision. Choose straightforward, accurate expressions such as “more modern,” “added,” and “replaced by recycling bins,” and check spelling carefully so the reader can identify each feature without guessing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including contrast with “while” and “However,” and the overall meaning is often recoverable. However, errors in sentence structure, agreement, articles, and punctuation frequently make the descriptions difficult to read. For example, “The two diagrams illustrates” has subject–verb disagreement, while “the tables and chairs is situated” repeats this problem. The opening overview also has inconsistent capitalisation and punctuation, and phrases such as “By cafe today” do not form a clear grammatical clause. Use complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, check singular and plural agreement, and separate the location details with full stops rather than long comma-linked sequences.

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