Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-02

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 plans display the past look and after redesigned look of a college cafe.

Overall, a college cafe has redesigned from previous look by replacing and adding new facilities.

On the one hand, cafe past design has main interance on west side and a bin on left of main door also the toilets are located in corner near to bin. Moreover the sitting are was in center and there two room on middle of northern side for staff dining also kitchen located on top and serving was situated just uder the kitchen.

On the other hand, kitchen, toilets and sitting area are available on same place while serving area is converted into hot meals and bin replaced with recycling bins. In addtition, staf rooms are transformed into take away food and coffee bar as well as new activities a salad bar and barbecue are introduced. Furthermore, tablesand chairs are located for outdoor sitting for customers.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main change—that the café has been redesigned with new facilities—and compare several features accurately, including the kitchen, toilets, central seating, hot-meal counter, recycling bins, and conversion of the staff rooms. This gives the response a relevant overview and covers both plans. However, some important details are unclear or omitted: the entrance is on the eastern side, not the west, and the new southern doors, outdoor seating area, and barbecue are not described precisely. The overview could also summarise the most significant spatial changes more clearly. Your ideas are relevant, but some are less fully reported than others; prioritise the major changes and check locations against the plan.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by a paragraph about the former layout and one about the current café. The contrastive phrases “On the one hand” and “On the other hand” help signal the comparison, and the information generally progresses from one plan to the other. This coherent structure is a strength. Some linking is mechanical, however, with repeated “also” and “Moreover,” while the long final paragraph combines several changes without grouping them by location or type. A clearer sequence—interior changes first, then the new outdoor area—and more precise referencing would make the progression smoother and cohesion less noticeable.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing plans, including “located,” “replaced,” “converted,” and “transformed,” and the reader can understand the broad comparison. There is also some useful topic vocabulary, such as “serving area” and “recycling bins.” However, several word choices and spelling errors reduce precision: “main interance” is unclear, “sitting are” is not the natural term for the seating area, and “new activities” does not accurately describe facilities such as a salad bar and barbecue. “Past look” and “after redesigned look” are also awkward expressions. Aim for accurate collocations and consistent spelling, using terms such as “entrance,” “seating area,” and “facilities” to describe the plan more naturally.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast between the two plans and a clause beginning “while.” The main relationships between features are usually understandable. However, some errors in sentence structure and grammatical forms remain, as in “a college cafe has redesigned,” where the café should be the subject of a passive construction, and “there two room,” which lacks a verb and has incorrect number agreement. Other examples include “serving was situated” and “tablesand chairs are located,” where articles or clearer sentence construction are needed. These errors sometimes make individual statements difficult to follow. Practise accurate passive forms and complete clauses, while retaining your attempts to combine related comparisons.

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