Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-10-31

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 map below illustrates the changes made in college cafe. Overall, the structure of cafe remains the same but there are some additions to notice, plus some spaces are renamed too.

At first, when we inter into the cafe the two rooms infront of us previoulsy allocated as staf dining rooms, these rooms are converted into take away and coffee bar. Bins got upgraded into recycling bins where as, main area for tables and chairs adn toilets remains the same but, a salad bar is addedat the opposite side.

Just beside the salad bar the is a door which leads to kitchen, the small area with in ths kitchen known as serving area is changed into hot meals area. There is an addition of outdoor sitting for people who like to sit outdoors. Just below the salad bar a new counter for barbecue is added which is visible to the people sitting outdoor

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation: the former staff dining rooms become takeaway and coffee facilities, the serving counter is relabelled for hot meals, and outdoor seating with a barbecue is added. Your overview also notes that the central seating area and toilets remain, which gives a useful sense of what changed and what stayed. This covers the task well, and the key features are generally relevant. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the barbecue is described as “just below the salad bar,” whereas it is outside to the south-west, and the new southern doors and recycling bins could be reported more precisely. To make the account more complete, compare the layout systematically and clarify the relationship between the kitchen and hot-meal counter.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an opening overview is followed by descriptions of the interior and then the outdoor additions. This helps the reader follow the broad changes. However, the progression within the body is sometimes difficult to track because the description jumps between locations, and phrases such as “At first, when we inter into the cafe” do not establish a clear viewpoint or route. Some linking is also mechanical, particularly the repeated use of “Just” and “where as.” Organise the details by area—for example, north and west interior, then central and eastern features, then the south exterior—and use clear references such as “along the western wall” to make relationships easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “staff dining rooms,” “recycling bins,” “salad bar,” and “outdoor seating,” so the reader can identify many of the facilities. However, the range and precision are uneven, and several choices are informal or inaccurate for a plan description. “Outdoor sitting” is less suitable than “outdoor seating,” while “counter for barbecue” does not clearly describe a barbecue area. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “previoulsy,” “staf,” and “adn,” which reduce the accuracy of the vocabulary. Aim for consistent map language and check spelling carefully; precise terms such as “located,” “replaced,” and “adjacent to” would help describe positions and changes.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of sentence forms, including a contrast in “the structure of cafe remains the same but there are some additions” and a relative clause in “a door which leads to kitchen.” However, control is limited, and errors occur in basic sentence construction as well as in longer attempts. For example, “when we inter into the cafe the two rooms infront of us previously allocated…” is an incomplete and confusing construction, while “the main area … remains the same but, a salad bar is added” has faulty punctuation and tense consistency. Articles are also often missing, as in “in college cafe” and “to kitchen.” Build shorter, complete sentences first, then add complex clauses with accurate articles, verb forms, and punctuation.

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