Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-09-23
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 4.5)
The maps illustrates the public library floor plan 20 years ago and at present time.
Looking from an overall perspective, public library looks more organised and had new facilitiys campaired to past 20 years.
Central Library 20 years ago at the center there was two round tabels ans chairs in the south there was an eantrance at the north-east corner there was childre's books and opposite of it Enquiry desk bewteen them adult non-fiction books on the left side of map at north-west corner cds,videosand computer games opposite of this reading room between them adult fiction books
Today central library have been changed were entrance remain same at the right side bottom have cafe and top have lecture room between adult fiction books and self-service machines on the left side at bottom have computer room and top have storytelling for childern's fiction books with two sofa between them all reference books
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response attempts to summarise the main features of the library floor plans from 20 years ago and today. An overview is attempted in the second paragraph, stating that the library looks more organised and has new facilities. However, the report suffers from significant limitations. The layout description relies heavily on a continuous, run-on string of spatial directions and labels (e.g., "at the north-east corner there was childre's books and opposite of it Enquiry desk bewteen them adult non-fiction books") without clear sentence boundaries or structured comparison. While key transformations are noted—such as the addition of a café, lecture room, and computer room—the lack of paragraphing and poor sentence construction prevent the response from fully and clearly developing the required comparisons. Consequently, this falls within the Band 5 level.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0
Coherence is severely hindered by the lack of proper punctuation, capitalisation, and paragraph structure. The body of the text is essentially written as two massive, unbroken run-on sentences that list features sequentially without logical breaks or cohesive devices. For instance, the third paragraph combines the description of the past layout into a single, breathless sequence: "Central Library 20 years ago at the center there was two round tabels ans chairs in the south there was an eantrance..." Although there is a broad structural division between the past and present descriptions, the internal cohesion and referencing are largely absent, making the text very difficult to follow. This demonstrates features of Band 4.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently relying on simple spatial terms and direct copying of labels from the prompt (e.g., "entrance", "computer room", "adult fiction books"). There are also numerous spelling and word-formation errors throughout the text, such as "facilitiys" instead of facilities, "campaired" instead of compared, "tabels" instead of tables, and "eantrance" instead of entrance. While the intended meaning can generally be discerned through context, the lexical range is narrow, and the high frequency of spelling mistakes significantly impacts the overall quality, aligning with a Band 4.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
Grammatical control is extremely weak. The text fails to use standard sentence boundaries, resulting in massive run-on sentences punctuated only by commas or missing punctuation entirely. There are persistent errors in subject-verb agreement and tense usage, such as "The maps illustrates" instead of map illustrates, "Central Library today have been changed were entrance remain same", and "there was two round tabels". Complex structures are virtually absent, and the frequency of grammatical and punctuation errors causes continuous strain for the reader, placing the response firmly at Band 4.
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