Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

These diagrams is illustrated which is 20 years ago.And the diagram is public liabrary how it was and how it is.

first we are going to discuss entrance so the entrance is same not found changing. When we enter from the entrance door the write side enquiry desk is now change to cafe. In the old laibrary their is no cafe people are suffered for food cafe is important. And the left side reading room and magazines is noew developed to computer room their was cumputer room but the location is not good.

the adult fiction books and non fiction booksthey are combine in one place and the fiction books place has been changed in all reference books and non fiction area is convert to innformation desk as well as self service machines which is 3 in qunatity. And opposite the entrance there is tables and chairs in old liabrary in the new one there is remove so the space empty and free for some thing els.

The children room is replace to lacture room and thge cds and videos games room is convert to events anther activities.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify several important changes, including the entrance remaining in the same place, the reading room becoming a computer room, and the addition of a café and self-service machines. However, the account only partially covers the plan and includes inaccurate or unclear comparisons. For example, the adult fiction and non-fiction areas were not combined: today, adult fiction is on the right, while all reference books occupy the former adult-fiction area on the left. The children’s room became a lecture room, whereas the former CDs and games room now contains children’s fiction and storytelling events. The overview is also limited, and comments such as people having “suffered for food” are speculation rather than information shown in the plans. Describe the main changes accurately and neutrally.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has some organisation: it moves from the entrance and nearby areas to the book sections and then the rooms at the back. This gives the reader a basic route through the library. However, there is no clear overview to establish the main pattern of change, and the paragraphing does not separate the key comparisons effectively. Linking phrases such as “first” and “and” are repetitive, while some references are difficult to follow—for example, “the fiction books place has been changed in all reference books” does not make the locations clear. Group the changes by area or by old-to-new function, and use precise location references such as “on the left” and “in the former reading room” to make progression easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing a library plan, including “entrance,” “reading room,” “self service machines,” and “location.” This gives you a minimally adequate set of task-related terms. However, spelling errors and imprecise word choices are noticeable and sometimes make the meaning difficult to understand: examples include “liabrary,” “qunatity,” “lacture room,” and “convert to innformation desk.” Some phrases are also unnatural, such as “the space empty and free for some thing els” and “people are suffered for food.” Use accurate labels from the diagram and practise common map-description phrases, such as “was replaced by,” “was converted into,” and “remained unchanged.” Proofreading spelling would also improve clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to connect ideas and make comparisons, but the range of sentence structures is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make some relationships unclear. The opening, “These diagrams is illustrated which is 20 years ago,” has problems with agreement and sentence construction. Other examples include “the entrance is same not found changing,” “the adult fiction books and non fiction book they are combine,” and “there is remove.” Articles, verb forms, plurals, and punctuation are often missing or inaccurate, and several long sentences run together without clear boundaries. Practise building accurate simple comparison sentences first, then add clauses with “while” or “whereas.” For example: “The entrance has remained in the same position, while the former reading room is now a computer room.”

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