Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-12

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 plans shows the changes that have taken place in grange park since it first opened in 1920.

Overall, the park has been modernised significantly. Several original features have been removed or replaced, while new facilities, such as a cafe, a children's play area and an amphitheatre, have been added.

In 1920, the park had two entrances, one on Arnold and the other on Eldon street. There were four rose gardens, located near the corners of the park, and several seating areas around the edges. A stage for musicians was situated on the western side, while a fountain stood in the center. in addition, there was a pond for water plants in the north-eastern corner and a glasshouse in the south-eastern corner.

Today, the layout of the park is quit different. Three of the original rose gardens have been removed, and only one remains in the north-western corner. The former stage for musicians has been replaced by a large amphitheatre for cocerts. the central area now contains a rose gardern surrounded by seats, Finally, an entrance to an underground car park has been introduced near the south-eastern side.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You provide a clear overview of substantial modernisation and identify several important changes, including the amphitheatre, central rose garden and underground car-park entrance. The historical description also correctly locates the fountain, stage, pond and glasshouse. However, some details are inaccurate or incomplete: the 1920 plan shows three rose gardens, not “four,” and today the café, children’s play area and south-east water feature are not reported. The statement that three original rose gardens have been removed is also misleading, since the north-east garden was replaced by the play area and the northern garden by the café, while the south-west garden was replaced by the amphitheatre. Covering these changes more precisely would make the summary more complete and better supported by the plans.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall structure: an introduction, a broad overview, a paragraph on the 1920 layout and one on the present-day park. This makes the comparison easy to follow, and transitions such as “Overall,” “In 1920” and “Today” help signal the stages of the description. However, the present-day paragraph is less fully developed than the historical one, omitting several current features, so the progression between the two plans is not entirely balanced. Some linking is also mechanical, particularly “Finally,” which introduces one change without bringing together the other modern additions. Grouping changes by area or by replacement—for example, the northern and eastern features—would create clearer comparisons and stronger cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing a park plan, including “situated,” “replaced,” “surrounded” and “north-eastern corner.” These choices communicate locations and changes clearly, and terms such as “amphitheatre” and “underground car park” are appropriate to the task. However, there are some spelling errors, including “cocerts” and “gardern,” and “quit different” is an inaccurate form of “quite different.” The phrase “near the south-eastern side” is also less precise than the map’s “south-east corner.” More consistent use of exact location language and careful proofreading would improve precision. You could also vary repeated general terms such as “features” by naming the specific facilities being compared.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the overview sentence with “while” and the location contrast in “A stage … was situated …, while a fountain stood…”. Most of the meaning remains clear. Some grammatical errors are present, however. The opening should be “The plans show,” because the plural subject requires a plural verb. Capitalisation and sentence boundaries also need attention: “in addition” and “the former stage” begin sentences but are not capitalised, and the comma after “seats” in “surrounded by seats, Finally” creates faulty punctuation. Review subject–verb agreement, sentence starts and punctuation when proofreading; these corrections would make the range you already attempt more controlled.

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