Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-28

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 image provides difference between the original and renovated cafeteria. The changes show that renovation were made with the plan of maximizing the space and improving the distribution of food instead of everyone queying on one serving area.

Instead of just keeping the availability of food in one area, different sections were created for a specific type of service. Initially everyone had to come to the service area to get everything and then sit within the limited space. This can cause slow service and also over crowding. But the redesign caters both of these bottlnecks by providing different food service points. Salads, Barbeque and coffee have there own points where the customers with the respective desire can come. The option of weather somone wants to use outdoor sitting or they just want to take away there food at there desirted place also decreases the burden on the sitting area.

Another major improvemt was to add outdoor sitting which provides more dynamic sitting structure. More chairs and tables can be added according to need If the default number of seats get full.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the broad purpose of the redesign and report several relevant changes, including separate food-service points, a salad bar, barbecue facilities and outdoor seating. Your comparison between the former single serving area and the new options is a useful central idea. However, the response focuses heavily on assumed benefits—such as reducing queues and allowing more seats to be added—rather than describing the plans accurately. Some details are missing or imprecise: the kitchen remains in place, the toilets are unchanged, and the former staff dining rooms become takeaway and coffee-bar sections. The claim that customers can choose outdoor seating or takeaway is reasonable, but the map does not show that the seating capacity can be expanded. Covering the main physical changes more fully and avoiding unsupported explanations would strengthen the summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a paragraph about food-service changes, and a final paragraph on outdoor seating. Linking expressions such as “Initially,” “But,” and “Another major improvement” help signal the comparison and progression. However, the organisation is more thematic than spatial, and several important plan features are not grouped into a systematic before-and-after account. Some connections are also unclear: “The option of whether someone wants to use outdoor sitting or they just want to take away their food” is difficult to follow, while “these bottlenecks” refers broadly to problems that are not established by the plans. A clearer overview followed by paragraphs comparing the interior changes and the new outdoor area would make the progression more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of vocabulary for describing change and purpose, including “renovated,” “distribution,” “specific type of service,” and “outdoor seating.” These choices help communicate the general idea, and some less common terms are attempted. However, inaccurate spelling and word choice are noticeable, including “queying,” “bottlnecks,” “desirted,” and “improvemt.” There are also awkward or imprecise collocations, such as “dynamic sitting structure” and “availability of food in one area.” Use the plan’s concrete labels—such as “takeaway counter,” “coffee bar,” and “recycling bins”—rather than broad or invented descriptions. More accurate spelling and natural collocations would make your meaning clearer and more precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including a contrast with “Instead of…” and a relative clause in “customers with the respective desire can come.” Most ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors occur. For example, “renovation were made” has a subject–verb agreement problem, and “Salads, Barbeque and coffee have there own points” contains an incorrect possessive form and an awkward plural construction. The sentence beginning “The option of whether…” is also structurally difficult to follow, and the final sentence shifts into an unclear conditional construction (“If the default number of seats get full”). Practise building direct comparison sentences with accurate agreement and clear clause boundaries; this will help you retain variety while improving control.

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