Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The ambitions beneath illustrate a college cafe before it was ultered and how it looks currently.

There are several changed in new development. Many things is are replaced and new added in now. Moreover, The massive thing is added that outdoor seating is provided to people.

In today cafe, the place of kitchen is not changed while serving area is changed and new things is added hot meals. Staff dining rooms are ultered and two new things are added, take away food and coffee bar. Furthermore, Table and chairs are also remain on same places. There are two new sections opened for people, barbecue and salad bar. Recycling bins and toilets both are stay at same areas. Most important things is, Outdoor seating is opened for all king of individuals and two gates are opned for coming and going to outside. Cafe today is totally changed than before and it looks so beautiful now.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main change—the addition of outdoor seating—and report several relevant before-and-after features, including the kitchen and toilets remaining in place, the staff dining rooms being replaced by takeaway and coffee facilities, and the bin becoming recycling bins. This addresses the task and gives a generally accurate account. However, some important details are unclear or imprecise: the salad bar is inside along the western wall, not a separate outdoor section, and the barbecue is outside beside the seating. The serving counter is now labelled for hot meals; it is not clear that the serving area itself has simply changed. Your overview also says the café is “totally changed,” although several features remain. Select the main changes more precisely and explain their locations.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic progression from a brief introduction and overview to details about the café today, and linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “Furthermore” help signal additions. However, the ideas are crowded into a single sequence rather than clearly grouped into paragraphs, and the progression between features is sometimes difficult to follow. For example, “There are two new sections opened for people, barbecue and salad bar” combines indoor and outdoor changes without clarifying their locations. Some links are also mechanical or confusing, as in “Most important things is” and “Recycling bins and toilets both are stay at same areas.” Organise the comparison into clear paragraphs and group related changes by area or by what stayed versus what changed.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “kitchen,” “serving area,” “staff dining rooms,” “recycling bins,” and “outdoor seating,” so the reader can recognise many of the features. However, the range is basic and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the description unclear. “The ambitions beneath” does not describe plans, “ul tered” is not the intended word, and “two gates” is unsuitable for the café’s doors. Phrases such as “new things,” “massive thing,” and “all king of individuals” are vague or unnatural for a formal report. Use precise terms such as “facilities,” “entrances,” and “customers,” and check spelling and word forms before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, including clauses linked with “while” and “and,” but errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence construction are frequent enough to make several sentences awkward. For example, “Many things is are replaced” has an incorrect verb form, while “Table and chairs are also remain” combines incompatible verb structures. “Recycling bins and toilets both are stay” also has faulty agreement and verb formation. The opening sentence and the final sentence are understandable in intent, but their structures are not controlled. Practise accurate present and past passive forms for describing plans, such as “was replaced” and “has been added,” and check subject–verb agreement and sentence boundaries.

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