Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-10-14

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 maps below illustrate the floor plan of a library on how it looks now and how it looked two decades ago.

Overall, there a lot of visible changes in the library now. The most significant change is that a cafe has been intoduced now; however, twenty years ago there were tables and chairs in the centre of the library. The inquiry desk has been diminished and a lecture room has been introduced in place of the children books area.

To be specific, it is clear that the previous central library map did not had a cafe nevertheless, now a cafe is introduced just right to the entrance. On the left corner of the entrance there is a computer room which was a general reading room before. It is evident that adult non fitction books area is upgraded and now has only fiction books. All reference books are now available in place of the adult fiction books. There are also self service machinery available next to the cafe. One more change is in the computer games area which is now a story telling and children fiction books area with sofas.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify several important changes, including the new café, the removal of the central tables and chairs, and the conversion of the former computer-games room into a children’s fiction and storytelling area. You also compare the old and current layouts, so the response addresses the task. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the lecture room replaces the former children’s-books room, not the enquiry desk, and the enquiry desk is not described as diminished. The former reading room becomes a computer room, while the adult non-fiction area becomes adult fiction; these changes are partly reported but need clearer, more precise explanation. A fuller overview of the main reorganisations would make the account more complete and better balanced.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable progression: an introduction, an overview, and then details about changes around the entrance and in the former rooms. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “To be specific,” and “One more change” help signal this structure. However, the overview combines several changes without clearly distinguishing accurate comparisons from the less precise claim about the enquiry desk and lecture room. In the detail paragraph, the sequence moves between locations and categories, so readers must work to track which old area corresponds to which new one. Grouping the changes by side of the plan, or pairing each former use directly with its current use, would create clearer progression. Some transitions also feel formulaic rather than guiding the comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing a library plan, including “introduced,” “available,” “in place of,” and “self service.” These choices help communicate the main transformations, and the meaning is generally understandable. There are, however, several inaccurate or unnatural choices that reduce precision: “the inquiry desk has been diminished” does not clearly describe its removal, “adult non fitction books area is upgraded” is an unsuitable collocation, and “self service machinery” is less natural than the label in the plan. Spelling errors such as “intoduced” and “non fitction” also detract from control. Aim for precise map vocabulary and check spelling, especially in key labels.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex forms, including a contrast with “however” and a relative clause in “which was a general reading room before.” Most sentences remain understandable, but some grammatical errors are noticeable. For example, “there a lot of visible changes” is missing the verb “are,” and “did not had” should use the base form after “did” (“did not have”). The sentence beginning “The most significant change…” also shifts awkwardly between present and past time, while “now a cafe is introduced” uses an unsuitable tense for a completed change. Work on consistent past-versus-present descriptions and check auxiliary verbs, articles, and sentence punctuation to improve accuracy.

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