Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-11-11

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 5.5)

The map below demonstrate islip town centre now and the planned major developments in islip town centre.

In islip town centre few alterations occurs, like town will surrounded by two lane road, new areas are declared for new housings scheme, also there will be new shopping mall, a bus station and a car park area is in plan for development.

Islip town centre righnow having a country side area, below them there are few shops and a main road along side and also a park in the south eastern corner and a large housing area situated in south and a learning institue beside it.

ultimately major developments held in map to regain a new face for islip town so newly areas that will take place. One of them are bus station which is situated in western side to help to ease traffic congestion and a town will now surrounded by dual carraigeway so anyone get at anyplace in mean time. A new shopping centre will also develop and a wide area authorized for new housing plans, also a pedestrian brdige will install alongside the shops, moreover car park area also declared in the centre in development plan, where as school and old housing satys remain at same place.

In conclusion different areas are going to take place like a shopping centre, car park area, installing a pedestrian bridge and develop a new bus station and enough space been provided for housings.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main purpose of the plans and report several important changes, including the dual carriageway, bus station, shopping centre, car park and new housing. You also note that the school and some existing housing remain, which is a useful comparison. However, the overview is not fully clear: “few alterations” understates the scale of redevelopment, and the account does not explain the key change from a through-road to a pedestrian-only street. Some details are inaccurate or unclear: the plan shows a pedestrian-only street, not a “pedestrian bridge,” and the new housing is in specific areas rather than simply a wide area. Develop the locations and the fate of the park and shops more precisely to make the comparison more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has an identifiable sequence: an introduction, a description of the current town, planned changes and a concluding summary. This gives the reader a basic overall structure. However, progression within paragraphs is uneven, and several ideas are crowded into long sentences, particularly the paragraph beginning “ultimately major developments.” Linking expressions such as “also,” “moreover” and “where as” are used repeatedly, sometimes without showing a clear relationship between the details. The conclusion also repeats features already listed rather than synthesising the main contrast. Group the information by area or by what changes and remains, and use clearer sentence boundaries and references so each comparison is easy to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of map vocabulary, including “dual carriageway,” “shopping centre,” “car park,” “housing” and “pedestrian,” so the main subject is generally understandable. There are also attempts at more formal wording, such as “planned developments.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward: “new areas are declared,” “a learning institute” for the school, and “a pedestrian bridge” for the pedestrian-only street. Spelling errors such as “carraigeway,” “institue” and “rightnow” also reduce precision. Choose standard map-description phrases such as “is located,” “will be replaced by” and “will remain,” and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with clauses, for example the sentence beginning “One of them are bus station.” This shows some effort to vary sentence structure, but control is inconsistent and errors sometimes make relationships difficult to understand. Examples include “The map below demonstrate,” “few alterations occurs,” and “school and old housing satys remain,” where subject–verb agreement and verb forms are faulty. Articles and plurals are also often missing or inconsistent, as in “a bus station” and “new housings scheme.” Several long sentences need clearer punctuation and more reliable clause structure. Practise accurate present-tense descriptions of the current map and future forms for the proposed plan, while keeping each sentence focused.

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