Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

the provided plans illustrate a collage cafe design before it got redesign compared with it now.

overal, after and before the redesignation the have some more specific places seem to be replaced and have some more facilities .

At first there are still some essential thing that are still getting in use is the kitchen, toilets that is a must have thing for any type of public locations to solve the privacy implement.

second. there are some replacements and changes in the cafe. serving area got replaced to hot meals place, the staff dining rooms in the past this place is only for the worker and the staff of the cafe, to now it changed to the take away food room and coffee bar room crucialy for serves, the bin now got transformed to more recycling bins. then there is a new placement called salad bar it's for customers to pick various types of healthy food which is only used for the dessert also there is a new place for barbecue from the outdoor.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several important changes, including the kitchen and toilets remaining, the serving area becoming a hot-meals counter, the former staff rooms becoming takeaway and coffee areas, and the bin being replaced by recycling bins. However, the summary only partially covers the plans: it omits the new salad bar’s location, the added southern doors, outdoor seating and barbecue, as well as the central seating area that remains. The overview is also unclear: “some more specific places seem to be replaced” does not clearly summarise the main transformation. Some details are inaccurate or unsupported, such as saying the salad bar is “only used for the dessert.” A clearer overview and more accurate coverage of the major additions would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response, moving from an opening and overview to features that remain and then changes. Linking expressions such as “At first” and “then” help signal sequence. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the overview is vague and the second body section combines several changes in a long, loosely connected sentence. “Second” does not clearly connect to the preceding point, and the final sentence adds several ideas without a clear order. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and the main comparisons, and group changes by location or function. Clearer referencing would also help readers understand which areas “this place” and “it” refer to.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some relevant task vocabulary, including “kitchen,” “toilets,” “serving area,” “take away food,” “coffee bar” and “recycling bins,” so the main subject is generally recognisable. However, word choice and collocation are often inaccurate or informal, as in “collage cafe,” “got redesign,” “more specific places,” and “new placement.” “Crucialy for serves” and “used for the dessert” also make the intended meaning unclear. Spelling errors such as “overal” and “crucialy” further reduce control. Aim for precise map language, for example “the café was redesigned,” “facilities were added,” and “the staff dining rooms were converted into…” Check spelling and use the labels shown in the plans.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentence forms, but control is inconsistent, and errors frequently make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. For example, “the have some more specific places seem to be replaced” has problems with subject–verb agreement and sentence structure, while “the staff dining rooms in the past this place is only for the worker” lacks a clear grammatical connection between clauses and shifts tense. Articles, plurals and verb forms are also unreliable in phrases such as “some essential thing” and “the bin now got transformed.” Use complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and keep past forms for the former plan and present forms for the current one. Shorter sentences would help you express comparisons accurately.

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