Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-11-05

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The maps below show the centre of a small town called Islip as it is now, and plans for its development.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

I am from Belgharia, It is a small town situated in Kolkata, The city of joy. The centre of the town is called Islip, Islip word comes from inside of a town.

There is main road in Islip and the basic shops are beside of the main road. There is a small park at the eastern side of the housing though its is not that much accessible by kids and a school at the south-west side of the housing. I also had my schooling from this.

Now Islip, town centre is under development, There will be a bus station for publice use and a shopping mart beside the bus station.Some wealthy families are investing for this development project and they are planning to built a car parking beside the new housing. There will be a pedestrians between this part and the local shops. Fortunately they are re-builting the park for children use. And the school is now upto class12.

So I can say, the cenario of Islip will change in recent time and it will be very much helpful for local people.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response identifies a few relevant features, including the main road and shops, the park and school, and the planned bus station, shopping centre and car park. However, it addresses the map task only minimally because much of the response is personal or speculative rather than a factual summary. The opening about Belgharia and the origin of “Islip” is not shown in the maps, while claims about wealthy investors, children’s access, rebuilding the park for children, and the school extending to class 12 are unsupported. Important changes are also missed, especially the dual-carriageway loop, the pedestrian-only central street, and the new housing. Focus on an overview of the main transformations and report only locations and changes visible in the plans.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic three-part structure: an introduction, a description of the current town, and a paragraph about the proposed development, followed by a concluding sentence. This gives the reader some sense of progression, and words such as “Now” and “So” signal transitions. However, the organisation is weakened by the unrelated personal opening and by ideas that do not follow the map evidence. Several sentences combine multiple points without clear links, as in the paragraph beginning “Now Islip, town centre is under development”. Group the current layout and planned changes more systematically, and use clear comparisons such as what is retained, replaced or added. Avoid a personal conclusion so the progression remains focused on the maps.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some task-related vocabulary, including “main road”, “bus station”, “shopping mart”, “car parking” and “pedestrians”, so the basic subject is recognisable. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or informal for a map report. “Shopping mart” is less suitable than “shopping centre”, and “re-builting the park” does not accurately describe the mapped reduction in its size. Spelling and word-form errors such as “publice”, “cenario” and “built” also reduce control. Use precise location and change vocabulary, for example “to the east of”, “is replaced by”, “remains” and “is reduced in size”, and avoid unsupported evaluative language such as “Fortunately”.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and longer sentence forms, including a sentence beginning “There will be…” and one linking ideas with “though”. However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences awkward or unclear. Examples include “There is main road” (missing article), “its is not that much accessible” (incorrect pronoun and structure), and “There will be a pedestrians between this part and the local shops” (unclear grammatical construction). Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, particularly in “I am from Belgharia, It is a small town…” and “Now Islip, town centre…”. Practise accurate articles, sentence boundaries and straightforward comparative structures before attempting longer sentences.

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