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 given plans illustrate a college cafe before and after it was redesigned.

Overall it is a L-shaped cafe. Before it was redesigned, the kitchen area had a small serving area which used to offer every type of food and drinks, after that, serving area has now offer just hot meals. Just south to kitchen, a new section has been added known as "Salad bar". Bin has been replaced by recycling bins and toilet section remained same.

Staff dining rooms are replaced by coffee bar and a section to take away food. Although a large area of college cafe consists of tables and chairs, outdoor seating is also available which is a major addition in cafe design. West to outdoor seating, a small space has been designated for barbecue which can't be seen in the previous design of a college cafe.

In conclusion, three sections have been added in the new design of cafe and three sections have been replaced.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main transformation clearly: the former staff dining rooms become takeaway and coffee facilities, and the redesign adds a salad bar, outdoor seating and a barbecue. You also note that the toilets remain and the bin becomes recycling bins. These are relevant comparisons and give the reader a sound general picture. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the salad bar is described as “just south” of the kitchen, although it is along the western wall, and the barbecue is south-west of the building rather than west of the outdoor seating. The overview that the café is L-shaped is not the most useful summary of the changes. Develop the comparison more precisely, including the unchanged central seating and the new southern doors.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a summary of changes, further comparisons and a concluding statement. The use of “Overall,” “Although” and “In conclusion” helps signal the stages of the description, and the reader can follow the main points. Some linking is nevertheless mechanical or unclear. For example, “after that” does not clearly connect the former serving area with its new function, while “Although a large area … consists of tables and chairs, outdoor seating is also available” sets up a contrast that is not fully explained. The final sentence repeats the idea of additions and replacements without specifying them. Grouping the changes by location—north, west, centre and south—and using clearer references would make progression more precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of task-related vocabulary, including “redesigned,” “replaced,” “remained,” “outdoor seating” and “designated.” These choices communicate the broad changes and show some ability to describe a plan rather than simply list labels. However, several word choices and collocations are imprecise: “offer every type of food and drinks” is not a natural way to describe the former serving area, and “three sections have been replaced” is vague because the reader cannot tell which facilities you mean. “Toilet section” is also less precise than the plan label “toilets.” Aim for accurate spatial language and concise map-description phrases, such as “along the western wall” and “the former staff dining rooms were converted into…”.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the contrast beginning “Although” and the relative clause “which can’t be seen…”. The main message remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. In “serving area has now offer,” the verb form is incorrect; use “now offers” or “now serves.” The sentence beginning “Before it was redesigned” shifts awkwardly into “after that,” and “Just south to kitchen” has an incorrect preposition and missing article. There are also article and agreement problems in “an L-shaped café” and “a large area … consists.” Check tense consistency when comparing the two plans, and proofread verb forms, articles and prepositions. More consistently accurate complex sentences would strengthen the description.

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