Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-10-11

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 6.0)

The diagrams below illustrate the floor plan of a public library, first picture described library 20 years ago and second picture shows how it looks now.

Overall, the floor has adopted several changes in two decades. The size of the floor plan looked same in both pictures also the internal four stuructural sides of floor did not change in both diagrams. The tables and chairs in the centre of old floor is removed in new one. Entrance in both structures remaind in the centre.

Admittedly, the structures including CDs, videos and computer games in the north-west of old plan have replaced by two sofas side by side with storytelling events and children's fiction books library. Adult fiction books is replaced by all reference books and a reading room including (newspapers and megazines) is replaced by computer room.

To conclude, the children's books in the east-south side is replicated by lecture room, while adult non-fiction books is altered by adult fiction books plus infrmation desk with self-serviced machines. Enquiry desk of tickets, book returns etc has changed by a cafe.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation clearly: the central tables and chairs disappear, the entrance remains central, and several former areas are reassigned. The overview also notes that the plan’s overall dimensions and basic layout remain unchanged, giving the reader a useful broad comparison. Most key changes are covered, including the former reading room becoming a computer room and the enquiry desk area becoming a café. To make the account more complete and precise, clarify that the children’s books room becomes a lecture room, and distinguish the new adult-fiction area from the former adult non-fiction section. Some descriptions, such as “replaced by two sofas side by side,” could also explain that the room now serves children’s fiction and storytelling events.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall shape: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing changes. This makes the comparison easy to follow, and the use of “Overall” and “To conclude” signals the writer’s intentions. However, the final paragraph continues the description rather than concluding it, so “To conclude” is not an accurate transition. Some links between changes are also compressed into long sentences, particularly the sentence beginning “Admittedly,” which combines three separate conversions. Organise the details by corresponding areas or group the major changes into clearer sentences. This would improve progression and reduce the slightly mechanical effect of listing one replacement after another.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing plans, including “floor plan,” “north-west,” “replaced,” “centre,” and “entrance,” and the reader can generally understand the changes. There is also an attempt to use more formal language, for example “structural” and “replicated.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural: “the floor has adopted several changes,” “structures” for rooms or facilities, and “replicated by” for a change in use. Spelling errors such as “stuructural,” “megazines,” and “infrmation” also reduce control. Aim for precise map vocabulary and natural collocations, such as “the room was converted into” or “the area now contains.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including comparisons and clauses linked with “while,” and the main meaning is usually recoverable. However, errors occur in basic sentence construction and agreement, as in “first picture described library” and “Adult fiction books is replaced.” Tense and passive forms are also inconsistent: “have replaced” should be “has been replaced” when describing a completed change, while “remaind” is not correctly formed. Articles and punctuation need attention too, particularly in “Entrance in both structures remaind in the centre.” Practise writing accurate past-versus-present comparisons, and check subject–verb agreement and passive constructions before submitting.

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