Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-10-20

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 5.0)

Both the diagrams show the floor ground of a public library twenty years ago and it can be restored again and it's new looks very fantastic.

Overall,nowadays many new portion are present in the central library and alter the places of different portion in today library and it loooks modern.

In library at the main entrance in front of it tables and chairs are here, inside it there are reading rooms where persons read newspapers and magazines also. In right of it enquiry desks which include tickets and book returns. In next to it adult fiction and non-fiction books and it's next to it children's books and CDs, videos or computer games area are present.

In addition, now there are a lot of changes take place in the central library, first of all extra thing that is added such as sofa, storyelling events in the last corner of the central llibrary,lecture room and self- service machinesare present on the second portion. Cafe are here in the main entrance and computer room are available in the central library.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify that the library has changed and mention several relevant features, including the storytelling area, lecture room, self-service machines, café and computer room. However, the comparison is only partial and some locations are misreported. For example, tables and chairs were in the central area twenty years ago, not “in front of” the entrance, and the café is in the bottom-right area rather than at the entrance. The response also does not clearly summarise the main transformation: the former reading room and enquiry desk have been replaced by new facilities, while book sections have been reorganised. A more precise overview and accurate descriptions of where key features moved or were added would make the report more complete and clear.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an opening and overview to details about the earlier and current layouts. You also use simple sequencing phrases such as “Overall,” “In addition” and “first of all.” However, the progression is not consistently clear: the first detail paragraph shifts between the entrance, reading room, enquiry desk and book areas without a reliable spatial order, and the current-layout paragraph combines several changes in one long sentence. Some linking phrases, such as “In next to it” and “on the second portion,” do not clearly show relationships between features. Organise each period systematically—for example, from the entrance towards the back, then left to right—and use clear comparisons to connect the two plans.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “reading rooms,” “newspapers and magazines,” “self-service machines” and “lecture room,” so the reader can recognise several library features. However, the range is limited and some word choices or combinations are unclear, such as “floor ground,” “new portion,” “last corner” and “second portion.” Spelling errors in “loooks,” “storyelling” and “llibrary,” along with the joined form “machinesare,” also reduce accuracy and can interrupt understanding. Aim to use precise terms for locations and changes, such as “section,” “area,” “relocated” and “converted,” and check spelling and spacing carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to combine ideas using clauses and connectors, but sentence structures are often faulty, and errors sometimes make the intended relationships difficult to follow. For instance, “Both the diagrams show … and it can be restored again” has an unclear subject and an unsuitable verb construction; “many new portion are present” has a number-agreement error; and “Cafe are here … and computer room are available” does not control articles or agreement. Several sentences also run together without clear punctuation, particularly the final paragraph. Use shorter, complete sentences first, checking subject–verb agreement, articles and plural forms, then add more complex comparisons once those patterns are secure.

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