Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-10-21

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 4.5)

This is the flooor plan of a public. Twenty years ago and today it looks like ground just.The central libary shoud look like and I suggest want to suggest that the central libarary should be where replaced.In the top left corner cds, videos computer games , in the right cornor there should be children books. Below the cds room there will be adult fiction books and on the right sides there should be adult non fiction books.these should be in the bottom.In the last right cornor there is a enquiry desk and in the right readin room like news papers and magzines.

Now the cntral libarary looks like the top left side children fiction books and in the next side there is a kucture room. In the bottom ther is all refrence books and after to it adult fiction boks are placed measn information desk in last cornor comouter room was thre and right side iof entrence there is a cafa.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response makes some attempt to describe both plans and includes several relevant labels, such as the former adult fiction and non-fiction areas and the current computer room and café. However, it does not clearly summarise the main changes or provide an accurate overview. Some locations are misreported: the old reading room is at the bottom left, not “in the right,” and the current lecture room is at the top right, not simply “in the next side.” Important changes, including the removal of the central tables and the addition of self-service machines and an information desk, are omitted. The opening also shifts into an unclear suggestion that the library “should be” replaced, rather than describing the plans. Select the major changes and report them accurately and objectively.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to move from the earlier plan to the current one, signalled by “Twenty years ago” and “Now,” and the response mentions locations in a roughly spatial order. However, the ideas are not arranged into clear paragraphs, and the first section is difficult to follow because it mixes description with the unclear statement that the library “should be where replaced.” Connections between locations are also vague: phrases such as “in the next side,” “after to it,” and “in last corner” do not make the relationships clear. Use one paragraph for the former layout and another for the current one, with precise linking and location phrases such as “to the left of” or “in the bottom-right corner.”

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some task-related vocabulary, including “adult fiction books,” “reference books,” “information desk,” and “café,” so the reader can identify several features being described. However, the range is basic and repetitive, with frequent spelling errors and imprecise expressions that strain understanding. Examples include “libary,” “refrence,” “magzines,” and “kucture room”; the intended label is “lecture room.” Phrases such as “right sides” and “next side” are also too vague for describing a floor plan. Learn the exact labels from the diagram and use a wider set of accurate location terms, such as “upper-left room,” “adjacent to,” and “opposite.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The response attempts to form sentences describing locations, but grammatical control is very limited and errors are frequent enough to distort meaning. For example, “Twenty years ago and today it looks like ground just” is not a complete, clear comparison, while “Below the cds room there will be adult fiction books” uses an inappropriate future form for describing a plan. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also unreliable, as shown by the long opening run-on. Articles and sentence structure are often missing or faulty, as in “there is a enquiry desk.” Practise writing short, complete present-tense sentences about each plan, then combine related details with simple accurate clauses.

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