Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The diagrams show difference between two maps of a floor of public library before 20 years and now.

overall, there are three major differences which is seen in these diagrams.first, the tables and chairs were removed from the middle of the map and second the children's books room was converted to lacture room. and last reading room was converted to computer room.

Now, we start description from the entrance. first, after entering in the central library you can see a tables and chairs in front of the door which were now removed from their and it is now a clean path.On the left side on entrance where 20 year before their was reading room now it is convert to computer room and The enquiry desk is replace with cafe which is located at right side of the entrance.

On the end of the floor, the (CDs vidios, computer games) room is converts to storytelling events and childrenfiction books. and the children books room is converts to lecture rooms. Moreover, their are all reference books between the

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify several important changes, including the removal of the central tables and chairs, the conversion of the former reading room into a computer room, and the change from an enquiry desk to a café. These are relevant features, and your opening overview gives the reader a useful sense of the main alterations. However, some key details are missing or unclear: the former CDs and games room became the children’s fiction and storytelling area, while the former children’s books room became a lecture room. You mention these changes, but the final comparison is incomplete, and the new information desk and self-service machines are not reported. Develop the overview and cover the main changes more fully and precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and a description that moves from the entrance towards the far end of the library. Phrases such as “On the left side” and “On the end of the floor” help indicate location. However, progression becomes difficult to follow in places because several changes are packed into long sentences, and the final sentence stops at “between the”, leaving the comparison unfinished. The repeated sequencing words “first” and “second” also make the linking feel mechanical. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and the detailed comparisons, and group features by side or area. Complete each sentence and use clear references to distinguish the old and new layouts.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “entrance”, “converted”, “reading room”, and “tables and chairs”, so the reader can understand the general subject and several changes. There is also some attempt to describe location through phrases such as “in front of the door” and “on the left side”. However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable, including “lacture”, “vidios”, and “their” where “there” is intended. Some phrases are also imprecise or unnatural, such as “a clean path” and “on the end of the floor”. Aim for accurate, conventional terms such as “central corridor”, “enclosed room”, and “was replaced by”, and check spelling carefully. This would make the description clearer and more precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, for example, “the tables and chairs were removed from the middle” and the sentence beginning “On the left side”. This shows some range, but control is inconsistent. Errors include subject–verb agreement in “three major differences which is seen”, article and plural problems in “a tables and chairs”, and tense or passive-form errors in “it is convert” and “The enquiry desk is replace”. Capitalisation and punctuation are also unreliable, with sentence starts such as “overall” and “first” left in lower case and several sentences joined by full stops or conjunctions without clear boundaries. Practise accurate past-tense comparisons and passive forms, and divide longer sentences into complete, correctly punctuated statements.

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