Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-10-28

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 chart illustrates the floor plan of a pulic library 20 years ago and how it looks now. I am going to summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features.

Overall, the central library 20 years ago was quite different from the structure of the today`s library. The most visible and main changings of the library floors from the old one library are basically removal of the tables and chairs from the middle hall of the library.

The rooms are located on their place as they were on from the last 20 years. As the new settings of the library does not have any tables and chairs, so there are many sofas in the behind left room of the library. The old one library does not had any lecture room but, the new one have a lecture room in the right behind side of the main entrance. There are also the computer room and a cafe right belong to the main entrance on the right and left sides.There are also a lot fo books in the new library.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the broad comparison between the two plans and correctly note the removal of the central tables and chairs, as well as the addition of a lecture room, computer room and café. However, the response reports only a small selection of the main changes, so the task is addressed partially. The statement that “the rooms are located on their place” is inaccurate: several uses and locations changed, including the former children’s-books room becoming a lecture room and the former adult non-fiction area becoming adult fiction with an information desk and self-service machines. The overview also overstates the similarity between the plans. To improve, summarise the major reorganisation and accurately compare key areas, including the new children’s fiction/storytelling room and the reference-book area.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic overall shape: an introduction, an overview beginning “Overall,” and a final paragraph with examples. This gives the reader some sense of the topic and a few changes. However, the ideas do not progress clearly from the general picture to a systematic comparison. The claim that rooms stayed in place is followed by unrelated details, and the final sentence, “There are also a lot fo books,” adds little specific information. Linking is limited, while “As … so” and “but” do not connect the ideas smoothly. Organise the body by areas or by old-versus-new functions, and use clear references such as “In the former…” and “By contrast…” to guide the comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing a plan, including “floor plan,” “lecture room,” “computer room” and “main entrance,” so the basic subject is understandable. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or awkward, such as “main changings,” “behind left room,” and “right belong to the main entrance.” “A lot of books” is too general to describe the specific changes in book sections. There are also spelling errors, including “pulic” and “fo,” and “cafe” should be written with the appropriate accent if following standard spelling. Build a more precise set of location and change terms, such as “converted into,” “relocated,” “in the north-west corner,” and “reference section.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a few longer sentence forms, including “As the new settings of the library does not have any tables and chairs, so…” and “The old one library does not had any lecture room but…”. These attempts show some ambition, but the structures are often faulty and make the description less clear. There are repeated problems with subject–verb agreement and verb forms: “settings … does,” “does not had,” and “the new one have.” Articles and prepositions are also unreliable, as in “on their place” and “right belong to the main entrance.” Use straightforward, controlled sentences first, checking tense and agreement—for example, “The old plan had no lecture room, whereas the current plan includes one.” Then add complex comparisons once those patterns are secure.

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