Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-11-12

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 diagram illustrates the information about the layout of a Central Library over the period from twenty years ago and its currents layout.

Overall, the library has undergone many modernizations. The main change is given as every room has been changed and tables and chairs are also removed.

Twenty years ago, west side contains three sections. First section contained CDs, videos, computer games and second section contained the adult fiction books, and the last section contained the reading materials. On the east side, there were also three sections contained Children's room than adult nonfictional books and the last section was enquiry desk. The central area contained tables and chairs and the entrance on the lower side.

Today, the western side completely transformed the upper room changed by sofas, storytelling events and children's fiction books. Then the adult fiction books are replaced by reference books and the last room on western side also replaced by computer room. The central area is empty now a days, east side but when we look on east side children's books are replaced by lecture room. Now if we look at second section the adult nonfiction books are replaced by adult fiction books and new service named as self-service machines. The last change is that the enquiry desk is changed by cafe.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main transformation and compare both periods, including the removal of the central tables and chairs and the changes to the rooms on each side. The overview identifies extensive modernization, but “every room has been changed” is too broad: the entrance remains in the same position, and the central area is not itself a room. Some details are also unclear or inaccurate. For example, the former reading room is described only as “reading materials,” and the current upper-left room is not simply changed “by sofas”; it contains children’s fiction books and is used for storytelling events, with sofas. The east-side changes are mostly reported, though the information desk and café could be described more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction and overview are followed by a description of the former plan and then the current one. This makes the broad comparison easy to follow. However, progression within the paragraphs is sometimes mechanical, relying on “First,” “Then,” “Now if we look,” and “The last change.” Some links also create confusing relationships, as in “The central area is empty now a days, east side but when we look on east side.” Organise the details consistently by side or by room, and use clearer transitions to distinguish the central area from the east side. More precise referencing would also help readers track which room is being discussed.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing a plan, including “layout,” “central area,” “replaced,” and “self-service machines.” These terms communicate many of the changes, and attempts such as “modernizations” show a willingness to use less basic language. However, some choices are imprecise or unnatural: “currents layout,” “reading materials,” “changed by sofas,” and “new service named as” do not describe the plan clearly. “Nonfictional books” is also less suitable than the label “adult non-fiction books.” Aim for accurate collocations and use the plan’s specific labels where possible; this will make the comparisons more precise without requiring more elaborate vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, some grammatical errors affect clarity. For example, “over the period from twenty years ago and its currents layout” has an incorrect comparison structure, while “On the east side, there were also three sections contained…” lacks a grammatical link between the clauses. There are also tense and agreement problems in “First section contained” and “the adult fiction books are replaced,” where articles and consistent past-versus-present forms are needed. The long sentence beginning “The central area is empty now a days” is difficult to parse because its clauses are not clearly joined. Use shorter, controlled comparisons and check articles, verb forms, and clause boundaries.

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