Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-10-13

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 illustrates the comparison of the floor plan of a public library 20 years before with current time.

Overall, th whole map has been redesigned and changed except a single chidren's book room, which has been renamed only. Some previous places and has been enlarged while others has been completely removed.

To begin with, the setup of tables and chairs which were placed in the middle of a central library 20 years earlier, have been completely removed in a new plan. ye room of CDs, videos and computer games has been explanded and replaced with storytelling events and children fiction books. a couple of sofas have been placed there. Additionally, the children's books and reading room for newspapers and magazines have been renamed by lecture room and computer room repectively, in a new plan.

Furthermore, Adult non-function books place has been changed and redesigned, where information desk has been placed there in the centre. Also the adult fiction books and self-service machines have been placed on the sides information desk. One more changed I would mention is that the enquiry desk for tivkets, book returns etc has been replaced with cafe

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation and report several relevant changes, including the removal of the central tables and chairs, the conversion of the former media room into a children’s fiction/storytelling space, and the replacement of the enquiry desk with a café. Your overview also recognises that the plan has been substantially redesigned. However, some details are inaccurate: the children’s books room became a lecture room, rather than remaining the same room with only a new name, and the adult fiction area is not described as being on the sides of the information desk. You also omit notable changes such as the reference-book area and the new self-service machines. The response covers the task, but these misreadings and omissions limit the precision and completeness of the account.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an overview followed by two paragraphs describing changes, with sequencing phrases such as “To begin with,” “Additionally,” and “Furthermore.” This gives the reader a generally coherent route through the plan. However, some links between ideas are mechanical, and the final paragraph ends abruptly without a concluding comparison. Referencing is occasionally unclear: “there” in “information desk has been placed there” requires the reader to infer which area is meant, while “Some previous places” is vague. Grouping changes more systematically by side or by type—removed, relocated, and newly added—would make the progression clearer and reduce the need for repeated linking expressions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing a library plan, including “floor plan,” “central,” “renamed,” “replaced,” and “self-service machines.” These choices communicate many of the changes, and you attempt more specific terms such as “enquiry desk.” However, noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “chidren’s,” “explanded,” “repectively,” and “tivkets” are misspelled, while “Adult non-function books” is an inaccurate label for adult non-fiction books. Phrases such as “with current time” and “One more changed I would mention” are also unnatural. Aim to use the labels from the diagram accurately and learn common collocations for describing changes, such as “was converted into” and “was replaced by.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses with “which” and “where,” and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, errors in agreement, articles, and sentence construction are frequent enough to make some sentences awkward or difficult to follow. For example, “The diagrams illustrates” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “Some previous places and has been enlarged” is structurally incomplete. In “the setup … have been completely removed,” the subject and verb do not agree, while “a new plan” and “the centre of a central library” show inconsistent article use. Several sentences also begin with lowercase letters after full stops. Practise checking each sentence for a clear subject and verb, then review agreement and punctuation.

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