Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-25

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 6.5)

The pictures show how the cafe has been redesigned and how it used to look before.

Overall, majority of the changes has been done inside the cafe but there is a new outside area added in south of the cafe which is designated for outdoor seating.

On the right side of the cafe the bin area is now converted to a larger area for recycling bins. Two of the taff dinning rooms are now open as coffee bar and take aways food areas. Whereas toilets and table and chairs area remained same.

On the left of the cafe, the kitchen at the back remained same but serving area for alla food and drink is replaced with hot meals, and furthermore, there is a new salad bar area added to the west corner of the cafe near the tables and chairs. And there is now a barbecue area added near the new outdoor seating.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response gives a clear overview of the main transformation: most changes are inside, while outdoor seating has been added to the south. It also reports several key comparisons accurately, including the conversion of the staff dining rooms into a coffee bar and takeaway area, the change from a general serving area to hot meals, and the addition of a salad bar and barbecue. The toilets and central tables and chairs are correctly identified as unchanged. This covers the main features and supports the overview. Some details could be more precise: the outdoor area includes four tables, and the recycling bins replace the single bin rather than simply forming a “larger area.” More exact spatial descriptions would strengthen an already clear account.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is organised into an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing changes on different sides of the café. This gives the reader a generally logical route through the plans, and phrases such as “On the right side” and “On the left” help signal location. The overview also establishes the main contrast before the details. However, progression within the body is somewhat list-like, and the linking of ideas is occasionally awkward: “Whereas toilets and table and chairs area remained same” is a fragment rather than a complete contrast. The repeated use of “and” also makes the final paragraph feel crowded. To improve, group related changes into complete sentences and use clearer transitions to distinguish unchanged features from additions.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for describing a plan, with useful location and change language such as “converted,” “replaced,” “remained,” and “added.” These choices communicate the main transformations, and “outdoor seating” is an appropriate task-specific term. However, several word-choice, spelling, and collocation problems reduce precision: “staff dinning rooms” is misspelled, “take aways food areas” is unnatural, and “west corner” is less precise than “western wall.” “Bin area” also suggests a larger designated space, whereas the plan shows a bin replaced by recycling bins. Aim for accurate labels and natural collocations, and avoid adding “area” where it is not needed. This would make the description more precise and flexible.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response attempts a range of sentence forms, including a complex overview with “but” and a sentence using “whereas.” Meaning is generally clear, but grammatical control is uneven. For example, “majority of the changes has been done” has an article and agreement problem; “added in south” needs a more accurate prepositional construction; and “toilets and table and chairs area remained same” omits necessary articles and is not a complete, well-formed contrast. The final sentence also joins several changes with “and,” making its structure difficult to manage. Use complete sentences, check subject–verb agreement and articles, and separate closely related details. More consistently accurate complex sentences would improve control.

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