Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-09-29
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)
The illustration gives information about changes of the Central Library before 20years and today look. Overall,it passes a huge changes like reval of table and chairs and the addition of Cafe and Computer room also the availability of Self-service machines in today look.
It is quite evident from the diagram that the Central Library before 20years had structure like Tables and chairs in the central portion and entrance at the bottom central area. It had multiple portion CDs, videos, computer games in the North East corner and Childern's books at the North West corner. In the center it had Adult fiction books on the left and Adult non-fiction books on the right side. It also had Reading room and Enquiey desk for the tickets, book returns.
Meanwhile, today Central Library had the childern fiction books also storytelling events which had sofa on the both side. However, addition of Lecture room and in the left side all refrences books are available and its opposite of this Adult fiction books and information desk also Self-service machines. it also had cafe on the West South corner and computer room on East South corner.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the task by comparing the layout of the Central Library 20 years ago with its current state. While the overview outlines some major changes, such as the removal of tables and chairs and the addition of a café and computer room, there are noticeable omissions and spatial inaccuracies in the body paragraphs. For instance, the original library's features are incorrectly located (such as placing 'CDs, videos, computer games' in the North East corner instead of the North West, and mixing up cardinal/ordinal positions). Furthermore, the details of the modern library contain several inaccuracies regarding the placement of rooms. Consequently, the response achieves a Band 5.0 as it addresses the prompt partially with limited and sometimes inaccurate reporting of the data.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is organized into three paragraphs: an introduction with an overview, a body paragraph for the past layout, and a body paragraph for the present layout. However, the logical progression is hindered by poor transitions and awkward linking phrases like 'Overall,it passes a huge changes like...'. Cohesive devices are frequently misused or overly mechanical ('Meanwhile, today Central Library had...'). Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion within paragraphs suffers from fragmented sentence structures and unclear referencing, limiting the overall coherence to a Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is quite basic and repetitive, frequently relying on simple words like 'has', 'had', and 'left side' / 'right side'. There are noticeable lexical errors and awkward collocations, such as 'passes a huge changes', 'reval' (removal), and 'Enquiey desk'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the basic topic of a library floor plan, the frequent word choice errors and lack of sophisticated phrasing place this criterion at a Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The text displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, with frequent errors in basic sentence construction, prepositions, and articles. Examples include 'changes of the Central Library before 20years and today look', 'Central Library before 20years had structure like', and 'its opposite of this Adult fiction books'. Complex structures are attempted but are often faulty or incomplete. Frequent grammatical errors cause some difficulty for the reader and impede fluent comprehension, supporting a Band 5.0 score.
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