Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-29

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 digram compares between a college cafe before and after it was redesigned.

Overall, the new cafe is bigger and more organized than the old one. New places were added like the outdoor seating and multiple bars were open like salad and coofe bar which was not avalable in the old cafe.

The old cafe conssited of one kitchen, one serving are for all foods and drinks, staff dinging rooms, table and chairs and toilets down in the right corner with a small bin. The new cafe had the same important features like the kitchen and the toilets also the tables and chairs. However it was more organized and new ares were added for example, before the food and drink use to be served in one place, but now everything is devided around the cafe. For example now we have a seperate bar for salad and the old serving area is turned into hot meals only. And the staff dining rooms turned into take away food corner and a coffee bar. They also extended the small bin and made it a whole recycling bins, and they added a whole place for outdoor seating and a barbecue corner.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response gives a clear overview of the main change: the café has been reorganised, with new food and drink facilities and outdoor seating added. It accurately notes that the kitchen, toilets and central tables remain, and describes the conversion of the former serving area to hot meals and the staff dining rooms to takeaway food and a coffee bar. These specific comparisons support the overview and address the task well. Some details are generalised: for example, “they extended the small bin” does not clearly explain that recycling bins replace the bin in the same position, and the new southern doors and four outdoor tables are not mentioned. A more precise account of these features would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall progression: an introduction, an overview, and then a comparison of the former and current layouts. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “However,” and “For example” help show how the details relate, and the contrast between the old serving area and the new facilities is easy to follow. The final paragraph, however, combines many changes in one long sequence, so the reader has to track several locations and conversions at once. Some connections are also repetitive, particularly the repeated use of “and” and “they added.” Grouping the changes by area—inside the café, then outside—would make the organisation more controlled and the progression more flexible.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses relevant vocabulary for describing a plan, including “serving area,” “staff dining rooms,” “recycling bins,” and “outdoor seating.” It also attempts to distinguish the old and new arrangements with phrases such as “turned into” and “devided around the cafe.” However, spelling errors are noticeable, including “digram,” “coofe,” “avalable,” “conssited,” and “dinging.” Some choices are imprecise or informal: “whole place” and “corner” do not describe the new facilities as clearly as “designated area” or “section,” while “more organized” is a broad summary. More accurate spelling and precise terms such as “converted,” “replaced,” and “located” would improve clarity and range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response attempts a mix of simple and complex sentences, including a contrast with “However” and a clause beginning “before the food and drink use to be served.” The main comparisons are generally understandable, but grammatical control is uneven. For example, “The digram compares between” uses an incorrect construction, and “The old cafe conssited” has a misspelt verb form; “the new cafe had the same important features” also shifts awkwardly between past and present when describing the current plan. There are issues with articles and number, as in “one serving are” and “table and chairs,” and the long final sentence relies on repeated clauses joined by “and.” Practise accurate tense choices and sentence boundaries while retaining the useful contrast structures.

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