Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-10-23

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)

The given maps down there describe how public library looks now and how it was looks before a 20 years ago.

The difference between these two digrams are clearly expressed before library looks more simple.However today library looks more advanced and mainted by added some new furnictures and books in the library.

In the past map we clearly see that library entrance on the south side of a library in the straight we see a children,s books room and right front of the children room there is enquiry desk.On the north west side we can see Vedio game room and right infront of it we can see a reading room of library.Moreover there is two tables in the centre of the library with chairs around them.

In the latest library map we see the entrance of the library in the south midile side of library.In this diagram library divided into a four different sizes of rooms.However there is a cafe right beside the entrance gate and there is also a computer of the left side of the blibrary and infront of it there is children fiction books reading area and just beside of it there is a lecture room.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the broad change from a simpler library to one with new facilities, and you compare some locations, such as the entrance and the former central tables. However, the response only partially reports the plan: several important changes are omitted, including the new information desk and self-service machines, the relocation of adult fiction, the reference-book area, and the lecture room and café in the current layout. Some details are inaccurate or unclear: the old children’s room was at the top right, not directly in front of the entrance, and the video-game room was at the top left. The overview that the library is “more advanced” is vague. Give a precise overview of the main conversions, then describe the old and new layouts accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic, useful structure: it begins with a general comparison, then describes the former plan and the current one. Time markers such as “In the past map” and “In the latest library map” help the reader follow the shift between layouts. However, progression within the descriptions is not consistently clear, and several location relationships are difficult to interpret, particularly “in the straight” and “right front of the children room.” The final paragraph also stops after mentioning only a few current facilities, so the comparison feels incomplete. Organise each layout in a consistent route, such as from the entrance around the left and right sides, and use clear references such as “to the north-west” and “opposite.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing a library plan, including “entrance,” “centre,” “chairs,” “reading room,” and “lecture room.” There is also an attempt to describe change with “added,” which is appropriate in principle. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, making some details hard to understand: “library divided into a four different sizes of rooms” does not clearly describe the layout, and “computer” should identify the computer room. Spelling errors such as “digrams,” “Vedio,” and “blibrary” are noticeable. Use precise plan vocabulary and check spelling; for example, describe rooms as “enclosed” or “open-plan” and facilities as having been “added” or “converted.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with linking words such as “Moreover” and “However,” but control is inconsistent, and complex sentences often contain several errors. Examples include “how it was looks before a 20 years ago,” “there is two tables,” and “library divided into a four different sizes of rooms.” These show problems with tense, subject–verb agreement, articles, and sentence construction. Missing or misplaced punctuation also causes run-on phrasing, as in “more simple.However today.” Aim first for accurate, complete sentences: “Twenty years ago, there were two tables in the centre,” and “Today, the library has several new rooms.” Then add more complex comparisons while checking verb forms and agreement.

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