Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-11-04

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 designs illustrate a college cafe layout before and after redesigning of the cafe.

Overall, kitchen area and toilets stayed at their position as previous after redigning, while, the outside area of the cafe added barbecue place along with some outdoor seating.

The older cafe was simple in design, where kitchen and serving area was together. In the main hall of the cafe, there were staff dining rooms, tables and chairs, toilets and bin beside the washroom. Now, the new cafe looks a little bit different than previous but the core of the cafe remained same. Previously there was no coffee bar in the cafe, that is included now beside the serving area. Both of these takes the place which was used by staffs for eating. The serving area in the earlier map is now replaced with hot meals. In the new design a salad bar and recycling bin are added in the main area of the cafe. In the outer place which was unused previously, it is now a plce for barbecue and besides it there are some arrangement for people to sit and enjoy their food.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You give a relevant overview of the main changes, noting that the kitchen and toilets remain in place and that outdoor seating and a barbecue have been added. You also identify several specific conversions, including the former staff dining rooms becoming takeaway and coffee facilities, and the serving counter becoming a hot-meals area. This covers the task well, with some detail less fully reported: for example, the salad bar is on the western wall, and the new doors connect the café to the outdoor seating. The claim that the kitchen and serving area “was together” is also unclear, since the plan shows the serving area along the kitchen’s southern boundary. More precise descriptions of locations and changes would make the account more complete and developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and a paragraph describing the earlier and current layouts. This helps the reader follow the broad comparison. However, the final paragraph moves between the old and new plans several times, so the sequence of information is not consistently easy to track. Phrases such as “Both of these” and “In the new design” require the reader to infer which features are being referenced, while “In the outer place” introduces the outdoor changes abruptly. Organise the details in a clearer order—for example, describe the north-side changes, then the interior additions, and finally the outdoor area—and use more precise referencing to strengthen progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing a plan, including “layout,” “serving area,” “main hall,” “recycling bin,” and “outdoor seating.” These terms communicate the main features, but the range is somewhat limited and several expressions are imprecise or unnatural, such as “stayed at their position,” “takes the place,” and “some arrangement for people to sit.” There are also spelling errors, including “redigning” and “plce,” which reduce accuracy. Choose more precise plan-description language and check spelling: for instance, describe facilities as remaining “in the same locations,” and say that one area “was converted into” another. This would make the comparisons clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including the overview clause beginning “while” and the comparison “Previously there was no coffee bar … that is included now.” The main meaning is generally understandable, but some errors in sentence structure, tense, agreement, and articles remain. For example, “kitchen area and toilets stayed at their position” has a number mismatch and an awkward possessive construction; “kitchen and serving area was together” also has subject–verb disagreement. The sentence beginning “Both of these takes the place” has a further agreement error and unclear structure. Review agreement with compound subjects and use consistent past-versus-present forms when comparing the plans. More accurate complex sentences would improve control.

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