Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-20

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 architectural plan illustrates how a college cafe looks before and after the renovation.

Overall, the map has gone through significant changes, including addition of several new facilities and reorganizing of its existing space.

Looking at the map in detail, the kitchen, the inside seating and toilets remain original. At the north side of the map near the kitchen there was a serving area which serves all of the food and drinks but in renovation this space was took over by hot meals. Inside the cafe itself, the two rooms that were used by staff for eating were changed to one room is now being used for take away food and the other is used for anyone who loves coffee can get it from there. At the far left end of the map there is introduction of a new salad bar and on the far right end the simple bin is replaced with a recycling bin where recycling items are placed.

The cafe has also introduced a new outdoor seating for the students who loves to sit outdoor and on far left end of this seating a barbecue stand has been build.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main overall change—new facilities and a reorganisation—and cover several key comparisons: the kitchen and toilets remain, the serving counter becomes a hot-meals counter, staff dining rooms are replaced by takeaway and coffee areas, and a salad bar and outdoor seating are added. This gives the report a sound overview and addresses the main features. Some details are less fully or precisely reported, however. The outdoor area includes four tables and chairs, and the barbecue is to the south-west of the building; these useful specifics are omitted or simplified. Also, saying the two staff rooms became “one room” is inaccurate: they became two adjoining sections. More precise coverage of these changes would make the account more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response is arranged in a clear sequence: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph describing internal changes, and a final paragraph on the outdoor additions. This overall progression helps the reader follow the comparison. Linking phrases such as “Overall,” “Looking at the map in detail,” and “also” signal the stages of the report, though some connections feel mechanical and the long sentence beginning “Inside the cafe itself” carries several changes at once. References such as “this space” and “there” are understandable but could be more exact. Grouping the internal changes into shorter, clearly focused sentences and using location-based links such as “along the north wall” or “outside the southern entrance” would make the organisation more precise and cohesion smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing a plan, including “renovation,” “serving area,” “recycling bin,” and “outdoor seating,” and the reader can generally understand the changes. However, some choices are informal or imprecise for an academic map report: “anyone who loves coffee can get it from there” is conversational, while “simple bin” and “barbecue stand” do not describe the labelled features as precisely as they could. There are also awkward collocations and word forms, including “introduction of a new salad bar” and “a barbecue stand has been build.” Aim for concise, neutral descriptions of facilities and changes, using terms such as “coffee bar,” “was added,” and “barbecue area.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including clauses with “which” and “where,” and the main meaning is usually clear. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly in verb forms, agreement, and sentence construction. For example, “this space was took over” should use the past participle “taken,” and “has been build” should be “has been built.” In “the two rooms … were changed to one room is now being used,” the clauses do not connect correctly; a clearer version is “the two rooms were replaced by two sections, one for takeaway food and the other for the coffee bar.” Subject–verb agreement also needs attention in “students who loves.” Checking tense consistency and rebuilding sentences with multiple clauses would improve accuracy.

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