Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-10-22

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 diagram compares the floor plan of a public library 20 years ago and how it changes in recent time.

Overall many of the facilities are changed except the entrance remain the same. Some of new features are added for children's in the west side of the library.

While the entrance remains the same, center of the library used to have tables and chairs which are removed in the present plan. However on the right side there used to be a enquiry desk for bookings and etc. which is now a cafe but after passing cafe new self service machines are installed with information desk. Moving ahead there is a lecture room which used to be area for children's books. In the old plan on the right side of the center there was adult non-fiction books and in the left side there was adult fiction books but now in the right side adult fiction books are available and in right side all reference books are present.

The left side of the plan have new accommodation for children like a special room for them in which storytelling events are planed they also have sitting arrangements and children's fiction books. In the previous plan computer room was on the upper left side of the plan which is now located in the lower left side.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main change from a shared study area to a more varied modern layout, and note that the entrance remains in the same position. Several important conversions are also reported accurately, including the former children’s-books room becoming a lecture room and the addition of a café and self-service machines. However, some details are misread or unclear: the old plan shows a reading room at the lower left, not a computer room at the upper left, and the current plan places the café at the lower right rather than describing it as the former enquiry desk. The comparison of adult fiction and reference books is also confusing. A clearer overview and more precise coverage of the major changes would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has an overall sequence, moving from a brief overview to the central area and then the left side, so the reader can follow the broad comparison. However, the body is presented in two very long paragraphs, and several ideas are crowded into the same sentence. For example, the sentence beginning “However on the right side” combines the former enquiry desk, the café, machines, information desk and lecture room, making the spatial relationships difficult to track. Directional references also become unclear in “in the right side … and in right side,” where the second location should be distinguished as the left. Use separate paragraphs for the main areas and clearer links such as “by contrast” or “in the lower-left corner” to improve progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of vocabulary for describing a plan, including “floor plan,” “facilities,” “self service machines,” “information desk” and “sitting arrangements.” These choices generally communicate the intended changes, and some task-specific terms are used appropriately. At times, however, word choice and collocation are imprecise: “changes in recent time” is unnatural, “new accommodation for children” does not clearly describe the room, and “bookings and etc.” is unsuitable for formal reporting. Repetition of “side” and “used to” also limits flexibility. Choose precise location phrases and verbs such as “was converted into,” “was relocated” and “is now situated” to make comparisons more concise and accurate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including a contrast introduced by “While” and clauses describing how rooms have changed. The main meaning is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors reduce clarity. For example, “many of the facilities are changed” needs a suitable passive tense (“have changed” or “have been altered”), while “the entrance remain” has subject–verb disagreement. Articles and prepositions are also inconsistent in phrases such as “a enquiry desk” and “in the left side.” The long sentence beginning “However on the right side” contains several clauses that are not clearly controlled. Check tense consistency when comparing past and present, and divide complex descriptions into shorter, complete sentences.

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