Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The diagram below shows the floor plan of a public library 20 years ago and how it looks now.

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

Central Library 20 years ago

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The layout represents a central public library, with its present plan compared with 20 years ago of the same library.

Overall, the library underwent a significiant changes, from including modern computer room to cafe for refreshments. Similarly, many new features are added like :storytelling events,self-service machines ect.

Before 20 years, the library had enough areas with seperate age groups or type of books. For instance, from entrance the library is well organized with tables and chairs at center covering all rooms, a seperate places are allocated for different categories. Firstly, enquiry desk at right to entrance, reading room especialy allocated for newspaper and magazines, Adult and Non- Adult fiction books at middle row and childrens books and computer games at the end corners.

However at present, the entire library is modified to support presenr requirement, a new computer room is added next left to entrance replacing reading room, a small cafe at right to entrance for refreshments and the center well organized with reference books, adult fiction books, information dest at right with self-serving machines. The childrens book section is updated to a lecture room. Similarly, Computer games also changed to childrens fiction book section and added a strory telling event section with sofas.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main change from a traditional book-and-reading layout to a library with newer facilities, and you compare several areas, including the former reading room with the current computer room and the old computer-games room with the storytelling area. The overview also notes the addition of a café and self-service machines. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the old plan has adult fiction and adult non-fiction, not “Adult and Non-Adult fiction,” and the current central corridor does not contain reference books; these are in the middle-left area. The lecture room replaces the former children’s-books room, while the adult non-fiction area becomes adult fiction with an information desk and machines. More precise coverage of these changes would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph about the former plan, and a final paragraph describing the current one. This gives the reader a logical route through the comparison, and transitions such as “Overall,” “Before 20 years,” and “However at present” help signal the stages. The organisation is coherent, but some connections and references are not fully clear. For example, “the center well organized with reference books” does not accurately locate the reference section, and the final sentence’s “Similarly” does not express a clear relationship with the preceding point. Grouping changes by location and using more precise linking phrases would strengthen progression and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of vocabulary for describing a library plan, including “allocated,” “categories,” “modified,” “replacing,” and “self-serving machines.” These choices help communicate the main changes, and the response attempts some less common wording. However, several spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision, such as “significiant,” “seperate,” “especialy,” “presenr,” “dest,” and “strory telling.” Some expressions are also unnatural or imprecise: “enough areas with seperate age groups” and “support presenr requirement” do not clearly describe the plan. Use accurate labels from the diagram and check spelling; more natural phrases such as “facilities were added” and “the layout was reorganised” would improve clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including the contrast introduced by “However” and the clause “a new computer room is added … replacing reading room.” The main meaning is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors occur in sentence construction, articles, agreement, and tense. For example, “the library underwent a significiant changes” has a singular/plural mismatch, while “from entrance” and “replacing reading room” need articles. The present-tense description also shifts between forms, as in “is added” and “changed.” Punctuation is sometimes awkward, particularly in the list after “like.” Review article use and maintain consistent past-tense forms for the former plan and present-tense forms for the current one.

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