Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-11-11

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 5.5)

the diagram illustrate the two different floor plans of a central public library which were developed 20 years ago and now reconstruct this in a new facilities.

Overall, There are so many transformation as we see the CD's,Videos and computer games turn into Children's Fiction Books which includes sofa and story telling events.Further more,the Children's books rebuilt and make changes in them and name it as Lecture Instead of this,the children's books beside the bottom side in the old diagram floor plans the people made Cafe area to drink coffee.

Although,They make the reading room as a Computer Room for the students and in center of the public library made a huge hall for all reference books and adult fiction books in which the information desk and self service machines were also reconstruct.

To conclude,the central public library developed and make some new facilities for students to learn and read the different things and enjoy in the library.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several important changes, including the former reading room becoming a computer room, the addition of a café, and the new storytelling and lecture spaces. However, the overview is not sufficiently clear or accurate: the plan shows a range of facilities being reorganised, rather than simply “developed” for students. Some details are misreported or vague. The children’s books area became a lecture room, while the former adult fiction area became the open adult fiction section with an information desk and self-service machines; these changes are not clearly distinguished. You also omit major changes such as the removal of the central tables and chairs and the creation of an all-reference-books area. Select the main changes and describe their locations precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, with an opening, an overview introduced by “Overall,” and further details in a separate paragraph. This gives the reader some sense of organisation. However, progression between changes is not consistently clear: the second paragraph moves from the former reading room to the central area without a clear organising principle, and the final “To conclude” repeats a general point rather than adding useful comparison. Linking phrases such as “Further more” and “Although” do not clearly express the relationships between the ideas that follow them. Group changes by location or by old-to-new use, and use straightforward links such as “In the former left-hand rooms” and “Meanwhile” to make comparisons easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing a library plan, including “floor plans,” “reading room,” “information desk,” and “self service machines.” However, the range is limited, and several word choices or collocations make the description unclear, such as “reconstruct this in a new facilities,” “rebuilt and make changes,” and “made a huge hall.” “Lecture” is also used where “lecture room” is needed. Spelling and form issues, including “story telling” and “CD's,” reduce accuracy. Aim for precise map-description language and use verbs such as “was converted into,” “was replaced by,” and “was relocated.” Check compound nouns and possessives, and avoid vague terms such as “things.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some longer sentences and uses clauses to connect changes, but control is inconsistent. Errors occur in basic sentence formation and verb forms, for example, “the diagram illustrate” and “the people made Cafe area,” while “which were developed 20 years ago and now reconstruct” does not form a clear, accurate comparison. Articles and agreement are also problematic in phrases such as “a new facilities” and “in center of the public library.” Capitalisation and punctuation are inconsistent, including the capital letter after “Overall,” and missing spaces after commas. Use a reliable past-versus-present pattern, such as “The reading room was converted into a computer room,” and check subject–verb agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries.

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