Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)
This two different pictures illustrate the floor map of a public library 20 years back and present day.
In 20 years ago the entrance and the arrangement of table and chair had a different interface then now. Moreover there was no cafe back in 20 years and now the library got a cafe at the right side of the entrance. In present day it also developed a lecture room at the northen right corner and it replace by the children's books corner which in present day located at the right northen corner of the picture. It also upgrade the self service machines which replace the place of adult non fiction books in 20 years back. Present day dramaticaly there are no sitting arrangement at indivisual place which convert into every section of the library has different sitting arrangement.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
The response is under the required 138 words out of the 150-word minimum, which incurs a penalty. While the student attempts to highlight several changes between the two maps—such as the addition of a café, a lecture room, and self-service machines—the overview and selection of main features are disjointed and difficult to follow. Important details are misreported or confusingly described, for example stating that the lecture room 'replace by the children's books corner'. Because the response is under-length and lacks a clear, well-structured summary of the primary spatial transformations, it falls within Band 4.5.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay lacks proper paragraphing, consisting of only two short, dense blocks of text that do not guide the reader logically through the visual data. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or repetitively (e.g., 'In 20 years ago', 'Moreover', 'In present day'). The logical progression from one area of the library to another is disrupted by confusing referencing and abrupt shifts between locations. Overall, the structural flow is weak, justifying a score of 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, relying heavily on simple terms like 'different pictures', 'place', and 'right side'. There are noticeable lexical errors and awkward collocations, such as 'floor map' instead of 'floor plan', 'northen right corner', and 'sitting arrangement at indivisual place'. While the writer attempts some less common terms like 'dramaticaly', spelling and word-choice errors are frequent and limit the precision required for Academic Task 1, corresponding to a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
Grammatical control is weak throughout the text. The student struggles with basic tense consistency, using phrases like 'In 20 years ago the entrance... had a different interface then now' and 'now the library got a cafe'. Complex structures are attempted but frequently faulty or tangled, such as 'which in present day located at the right northen corner'. Frequent errors in prepositions, verb forms, and sentence construction impede readability and restrict the score to a Band 5.0.
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