Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-06

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The plans below show a public park when it first opened in 1920 and the same park today.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The maps illustrate the layout of the Grange Park situated in 1920 and the changes that are done in present time.

Overall, there are considerable amount of changes occured in the park according to the time period.

There are two main entrances that are situated in the north and south side of the park. In 1920, seats was presented in upper and lower left corner while now there is a Amphitheatre for concerts. Following this, there was a beautiful fountain in the centre of the Grange park in 1920, whereas now replaced by the Rose garden and seats from every direction of the park. Subsequently, a pond for water plants was displayed in the upper right corner of the park but now that is replaced by the children's play area, besides this there is a cafe now, but in 1920 there was a rose garden.

There was a glasshouse in the lower right corner in the past that is replace by a water feature now. The entrance underground car park is build after renovation but in 1920 there was nothing this kind of facility.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response successfully addresses all parts of the task by outlining the main changes between 1920 and the present day at Grange Park. An overall trend is provided at the beginning, and key features such as the replacement of the fountain with a rose garden and the addition of the amphitheatre and underground car park are correctly identified and compared. However, some areas remain slightly under-developed or lack full elaboration, particularly regarding the specific locations of some newly introduced amenities, preventing the response from reaching a higher level.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The text demonstrates a coherent overall arrangement with a clear division into an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs detailing the spatial changes. Cohesive devices such as 'whereas', 'subsequently', and 'besides this' are utilized to guide the reader through the comparisons, though referencing is occasionally mechanical. Paragraphing is used sufficiently to structure the comparisons between the past and present layouts, but smoother transitions between sentences would enhance the overall flow and logical progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

An adequate range of vocabulary is deployed for the task, successfully incorporating functional terms such as 'layout', 'amenities', 'renovation', and various park features. There are several attempts to use less common vocabulary, accompanied by occasional word choice and word form inaccuracies, such as 'are done' instead of 'have taken place', and 'is build' instead of 'was built'. Nevertheless, these lexical slips do not impede communication, and the vocabulary remains minimally sufficient for clear reporting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writing contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some control over structure when describing spatial relationships. However, there are frequent errors in verb forms, tense consistency, subject-verb agreement, and passive constructions, such as 'seats was presented', 'that is replace', and 'there was nothing this kind of facility'. These errors require some effort from the reader to parse, placing the grammatical performance firmly within the expected parameters for this level.

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