Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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)

The two maps illustrate the centre of a small town called island as it now and plans for its development.

Overall, it will be clearly seen that, islip town centre at present time single road cross east to west.In plannned development changged the way on the road.and adding some faclities like bus station,shopping centre, and car parking.

To being with, In the present time, road crossing in the cenrtre east to west and arounding shops. road parting two sides one side school and other side park cente the school and park housing.

Futhermore, planned development, the road changed its direction and adding some good faslities like bus station, shopping cente and car parking . I thik its good change. school same place present time and future planned. park size will be small rather than now. adding with new housing.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the maps as showing Islip now and after development, and you mention several relevant changes, including the bus station, shopping centre, car park, smaller park and new housing. However, the summary is only partial: important features such as the dual-carriageway loop and the pedestrian-only central street are not clearly reported, and some current layout details are confused. For example, the school and park are not on opposite sides of the road with housing between them as your description suggests. The overview also says the road changes direction, rather than explaining that traffic is redirected around the centre while the central street becomes pedestrian-only. The response is 11 words below the required minimum. Develop the main comparisons more accurately and include the key road changes.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs beginning with “To being with” and “Futhermore.” This gives the reader some sense of moving from the present map to the planned one. However, progression within the paragraphs is weak, and several ideas run together, as in “road crossing in the cenrtre east to west and arounding shops.” The links “Overall,” “To being with,” and “Futhermore” are attempted, but the latter two are inaccurate and do not make the relationships between details clear. Organise the description by location or by present-versus-future changes, and use clear sentence boundaries and accurate linking phrases.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “bus station,” “shopping centre,” “car parking,” “park,” and “new housing,” so the reader can recognise several planned facilities. However, the range is limited and some word choices or combinations make the meaning difficult to follow. For instance, “road parting two sides” and “park cente the school and park housing” do not clearly describe the locations, while “good facilities” and “I think its good change” are informal or evaluative rather than suitable for an objective map summary. There are also frequent spelling errors, such as “plannned,” “cenrtre,” and “Futhermore.” Use precise location phrases such as “north of,” “to the east of,” and “surrounded by,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to communicate both present and future arrangements, but sentence structures are mostly incomplete or faulty, and errors often make relationships between features unclear. Examples include “The two maps illustrate the centre … as it now and plans for its development” and “In plannned development changged the way on the road,” where the clauses lack accurate grammatical forms. Articles and verb forms are also problematic in “road crossing in the cenrtre” and “park size will be small rather than now.” Punctuation and spacing are inconsistent, with full stops missing or placed awkwardly. Practise building complete sentences with a subject and verb, and use simple comparative forms accurately—for example, “The park will be smaller than it is now.”

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