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)

If we do a comparison of the today's central library with the 20 years older one we can conclude that the main structural layout is not much changed. When we enter the library we can see computer room on our bottom left side and cafe on our right. However, 20 years back at the same place when you enter the library you could see reading room on your bottom left and enquiry desk on your right. There used to be tables and chair in the middle but now they have removed them.

If we look at the top left now there's a room with children's fiction books and storytelling events while before at the same spot there was a room with CD's, videos, and computer games. On the oppostite side of this room there was a room for children's books but now it has become a lecture room. We could see adult fiction and adult non-fiction books in middle of both left and right side rooms respectively. But now on the left side we can see all the references books while on the middle of right side between the rooms there's an information desk, shelf for adult fiction books and self-service machines as well

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main transformation from a book-and-reading layout to one with new facilities, and make relevant comparisons between corresponding areas: for example, the former reading room and enquiry desk are replaced by a computer room and café, while the central tables and chairs have been removed. You also report several changes in the upper rooms and the book sections. However, the overview that the layout is “not much changed” is not fully convincing, since several areas have been repurposed and the central seating has disappeared. Some details are unclear or imprecise, such as “shelf for adult fiction books”; the plan shows an adult-fiction area, an information desk and self-service machines. A clearer overview of the scale and nature of the changes, with precise descriptions of the main zones, would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response follows a generally understandable route through the plan: it begins at the entrance, moves to the upper-left and upper-right rooms, and then compares the book areas. This gives the reader a basic sense of how the library has changed. However, the information is presented in two long paragraphs with limited separation between the overall summary and the detailed comparisons. Linking phrases such as “However,” “If we look,” and “On the opposite side” help, but the repeated conditional openings make the progression somewhat mechanical, and “this room” is not always an especially clear reference. Organise the response into a brief overview followed by clearly grouped comparisons of the entrance-level and upper areas, and use more precise references to locations.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of location and change vocabulary, including “bottom left,” “opposite side,” “removed,” and “has become,” so the main comparisons are usually understandable. There are also attempts at more specific terms such as “self-service machines” and “enquiry desk.” However, several choices are awkward or imprecise: “20 years older one,” “at the same place,” and “shelf for adult fiction books” do not describe the plan naturally or accurately. Spelling and form errors such as “oppostite” and “references books” also reduce control. Aim for standard map language such as “20 years ago,” “in the corresponding area,” and “the adult-fiction section,” and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including time contrasts with “while” and clauses beginning “If we look…”. The meaning is generally recoverable, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “If we do a comparison of the today's central library with the 20 years older one” has an awkward possessive and comparison structure; “there was tables and chair” would require plural agreement and forms; and “between the rooms there's” shifts into a contraction that is less suitable for this formal report. Articles and sentence boundaries also need attention, particularly in “we can see computer room” and the long final sentence. Use consistent past and present forms when comparing the plans, and proofread agreement, articles and punctuation.

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