Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-19

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 plan illustrates the current layout of the college cafe before the redesign and how it looks today.

Overall, the college cafe has undergone significant development, with various facilities being added or replaced to create a more modern and spacious environment.

Firstly, the area that was previously used for serving area and staff dinning rooms is transformed into hot meals, take away food and coffe bar. Furthermore, toilets remained at the same location, whereas bin is converted into recycling bins, while a salad bar was introduced, so that people visiting cafe can maintain a healthy diet to improve their well-being.

Moreover, a seperate barbecue section was established in the outer area of the cafe and the outdoor seating is introduced. Similarly, there are total three family tables, each with six seats, along with four-person tables at the both corner. At last, there are two entrances to the college cafe from the barbecue section.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main transformation: the former serving and staff-dining areas are replaced by hot meals, takeaway food and a coffee bar, while the toilets remain and the bin becomes recycling bins. You also mention the new salad bar, barbecue and outdoor seating, so the response covers several important changes. However, the overview’s claim that the café is “more spacious” is not clearly supported, and some details are inaccurate: the plan shows four outdoor tables, not “three family tables,” and it does not show two entrances from the barbecue area. The central tables-and-chairs area and the unchanged kitchen could also be reported to make the comparison more complete. Some features are therefore less fully and accurately described than others.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall shape: an introduction, a broad overview and a sequence of details. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Firstly,” “Furthermore” and “Moreover” help signal progression, and the reader can follow the main changes. However, the organisation is somewhat mechanical, with “At last” used for the final point, and several changes are packed into long sentences joined by “whereas,” “while” and “so that.” The sentence about the outdoor tables is difficult to follow because it introduces unsupported table types and seating arrangements without a clear connection to the plan. Grouping the description by interior changes and then outdoor additions, and using clearer references to the before-and-after layouts, would make the progression more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of relevant vocabulary, including “layout,” “facilities,” “recycling bins,” “salad bar” and “outdoor seating.” These terms make the subject clear, and “undergone significant development” attempts a more formal description. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or imprecise, however: “the current layout ... before the redesign” confuses the time reference, “serving area” is awkward in this construction, and “maintain a healthy diet to improve their well-being” adds an unsupported purpose rather than describing the plan. There are also spelling errors in “dinning,” “coffe” and “seperate.” More precise plan vocabulary, such as “was replaced by” and “was added,” would improve accuracy and naturalness.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including contrast clauses with “whereas” and “while,” and most of the meaning remains understandable. Some grammatical errors occur, but they rarely prevent the reader from following the description. For example, “the area ... is transformed” shifts tense when describing a completed redesign; “toilets remained at the same location” needs an article or a more natural plural construction; and “at the both corner” has an incorrect article and number. The opening sentence also places “before the redesign” ambiguously, making it sound as though the current layout existed before the changes. Keep past tense for the former plan and present tense for the current one, and check articles, agreement and sentence boundaries.

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