Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-11-02

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 diagram illustrates the library floor layout how it looks today and past 20 years ago.

Overall, the library goes through redevelopment.mainly, tables ans chairs are removed. Sofa's are newly introduced in children's room and cafe is constructed. while remaing rooms are unchanged

Fristly, central library before 20years back, tables and chairs are at the middle of the floor where they are removed in present layout. reading room were replaced with the computer room. entrance remains unchnaged

self service machines is newly introduced by replacing the enquiry desk.cafe is newly constructed. where childern's books room replaced with th electure room , adult friction books are available. The total area remains same it goes most development

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify several important changes, including the removal of the central tables and chairs, the conversion of the reading room into a computer room, and the addition of a café. However, the response only partially covers the plans: it omits major changes such as the new lecture room, storytelling area, reference-book section and information desk, and it incorrectly suggests that the remaining rooms are unchanged. The comparison of the enquiry desk with the self-service machines is also unclear. The overview is present but too brief to summarise the main pattern of redevelopment. In addition, the response is 35 words below the required minimum, leaving too little space to select and explain the key features fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, with an opening, an overview and paragraphs describing changes, so the reader can recognise an attempt to organise the comparison. However, progression is limited: the details move abruptly from the central area to the reading room, then to the enquiry desk and children’s room, without a consistent route through the plans or clear grouping of related changes. Linking words such as “where” and “while” are sometimes used inaccurately, and the overview’s final ideas run together. Organise the body by areas—for example, left side, right side and central space—and use clear contrasts such as “whereas” or “in contrast” to show what changed.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing a floor plan, including “layout,” “replaced,” “introduced” and “constructed.” This gives the response a minimally adequate range for the task. However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable and sometimes make the intended meaning harder to follow: “friction” appears to mean “fiction,” and “most development” is not a natural way to describe the extent of change. Several descriptions are also imprecise, such as saying rooms are “unchanged” despite substantial changes to their uses. Check spelling carefully and choose precise terms for facilities and spatial changes. Useful alternatives include “underwent redevelopment,” “was converted into,” and “was added.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both simple statements and longer comparisons, but the range is limited and the longer constructions are often faulty. For example, “The diagram illustrates the library floor layout how it looks today and past 20 years ago” lacks a grammatical link between the layout and the time comparison. In “tables ans chairs are removed,” the verb form does not clearly express a completed change, while “reading room were replaced” has a subject–verb agreement error. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also inconsistent, as in “redevelopment.mainly” and the run-on overview beginning “Sofa's are newly introduced.” Use complete sentences with consistent past and present forms, and check agreement, articles and punctuation.

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