Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 demonstrates a college cafe before and after it was revamped.

Overall, a barbecue zone and a outdoor seating arrangement were added for development and purposes of some areas were changed. Otherwise the overall physical structure of the cafe remained similar.

On the top left side and under the kitchen, serving area of all food and drink were transformed into a hot meals zone. Similarly, staff dining rooms, which were on the central position, were developed to a take away food section and a coffee bar. Moreover, the bins, near the toilets on the bottom right corner, were developed to recycling bins.

The kitchen, toilets and the area for table and chair remained as it was before the redesign. However, a salad bar was included on the left side, under the kitchen and hot meals. On addition to that an outdoor seating arrangement was included as per the redesign plan. On the left side of this arrangement, a barbecue zone was also added.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response gives a clear overview of the main changes: new outdoor seating and a barbecue, changes to the former staff dining rooms, and the continued presence of the kitchen, toilets and central seating. Most reported features match the plans, including the hot-meals counter, takeaway section, coffee bar and recycling bins. This coverage supports a strong account of the redesign. However, some spatial descriptions are inaccurate or imprecise: the staff dining rooms were along the top wall, not in the central position, and the barbecue is described as being on the left of the outdoor seating rather than immediately to its south-west. The salad bar’s position is also not clearly reported. More precise comparisons of locations would strengthen an otherwise well-focused summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response is arranged in a sensible sequence: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing changes and retained features. This makes the comparison easy to follow overall. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Similarly,” and “However” help signal relationships between ideas. Cohesion is less successful where connectors are used mechanically or where references are unclear. For example, “On addition to that” is awkward, and “for development and purposes of some areas” does not clearly explain the relationship between the new facilities and the changes. The description also shifts between locations without a consistent route through the plan. Grouping changes by area—north, west, east and south—would create smoother progression and make the spatial comparisons clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

There is an adequate range of vocabulary for describing a redesigned space, including “transformed,” “recycling bins,” “central position” and “outdoor seating arrangement.” The writer also uses relevant terms from the plan, so the main meaning is generally clear. However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural, such as “developed to” for a change in function, “a barbecue zone” and “for development and purposes of some areas.” “Revamped” is understandable but less neutral than “redesigned” in this report. Repeated use of “area” and “arrangement” also limits precision. Choose verbs that describe the specific change, such as “replaced by” or “converted into,” and use exact spatial terms to distinguish the facilities.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response includes both simple sentences and attempts at more complex structures, including the relative clause “staff dining rooms, which were on the central position.” Most sentences communicate the intended changes, but some grammatical errors remain. Articles and agreement are problematic in “a outdoor seating arrangement” and “serving area … were transformed”; the latter subject is singular. The phrase “On addition to that” also shows difficulty with prepositional patterns, while “the area for table and chair remained” has number and article problems. These errors do not usually prevent understanding, but they reduce accuracy and naturalness. Review articles, singular/plural agreement and common preposition patterns, then proofread each sentence for a clear subject and matching verb.

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