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)

These two plans demonstrate the changes that have happened in a college cafe before and after redesingning it.

Overall, as we can see in the second plan the cafe has been extended and new rooms have been added. Begining with the most obvious one which is the Outdoor seating with five tables located right on the outside part of the cafe, infront of a Barbecue place which has been added as well. Furthermore, a new room has taken place inside of the cafe which is the Salad bar.

Now, inside of the cafe there have been some changes in the serving area which is now considered for Hot meals. In addition, the Staff dining rooms have became two seperate rooms one is for Take away food and the other is a Coffee bar. Toilets and the Kithen have remained the same, but the Bins area has been extended and is now for Recycling bins.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify several important changes, including the new outdoor seating and barbecue, the salad bar, the change to hot meals, and the replacement of the staff dining rooms with takeaway and coffee facilities. You also note that the kitchen and toilets remain in place. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the outdoor area has four tables, not five, and the staff dining rooms were replaced by two adjoining service sections rather than simply becoming two separate rooms. The overview that the café “has been extended” is not precise; the key expansion is the addition of outdoor seating to the south. A clearer, more systematic comparison of the main internal and external changes would make the report more complete and accurate.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and further details about the changes. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Furthermore,” and “In addition” help connect points, and the reader can follow the general comparison. However, the progression is sometimes mechanical, and the opening of the overview—“Begining with the most obvious one”—does not connect smoothly to the preceding sentence. The final paragraph groups several unrelated changes together, while the outdoor features are described in a long sentence. Organise the details more clearly, for example by describing the new outdoor area first and then comparing the internal facilities. This would improve progression and make relationships between features easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing a plan, including “located,” “remained the same,” “serving area,” and “recycling bins.” This gives you an adequate range for the task, and most of your meaning is clear. However, several word choices or collocations are imprecise: “the cafe has been extended” is not an exact description of the changes, and “a new room has taken place” is unnatural. There are also spelling errors, including “redesingning,” “Begining,” “infront,” “seperate,” and “Kithen.” Aim for precise plan-description language and check spelling carefully. For example, describe facilities as being “added,” “introduced,” or “replaced,” rather than saying a room “has taken place.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including complex sentences with “which,” “but,” and “In addition,” and the main changes are generally understandable. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly with verb forms and sentence construction. For example, “the Staff dining rooms have became” should use the past participle “become,” while “the cafe has been extended and new rooms have been added” shifts awkwardly between a broad claim and specific changes. The sentence beginning “Begining with the most obvious one” is also a fragment rather than a complete sentence. Work on forming complete sentences and keeping tense consistent when comparing the former and current plans. These improvements would make your varied structures more accurate.

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