Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-09-18
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 Islip town centre illustares some changes and plans for its development .
overall,around all the centre a dual carriageway will build.In the north , a bus station,a shoping centre ,a car park and a new housing will be in the place of the first shops .In addition,in the middle of this new staffs and the second shops the main road will be replaced by pedestrains only.
Besides,in the south,the housing will move in the South West and another new housing will be build in the South Est next to the park which will keep his place the same as the school.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The student attempts to summarise the main features of the maps, noting the addition of the dual carriageway, the pedestrianisation of the central street, and changes to shops and housing. However, the response falls significantly short of the mandatory 150-word minimum, containing only 102 words. This severe under-length restriction prevents a fully developed response, leading to an incomplete overview and limited detail regarding specific zones such as the car park, bus station, and shopping centre. Consequently, Task Achievement is heavily penalised for length.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text is structured into an introduction and two brief body paragraphs, attempting an overall summary. However, paragraphing is underdeveloped due to the extreme brevity of the text. Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes awkward (e.g., "Besides", "in the place of the first shops"). While there is a basic logical progression moving from the overall bypass to northern and southern changes, the lack of sophisticated cohesive links and poor paragraph division restrict the flow.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is quite basic and repetitive ("shops", "housing", "new housing"), with several spelling and word-form errors (e.g., "illustares", "shoping", "pedestrains", "Est", "build"). The student attempts some task-specific vocabulary ("dual carriageway", "development"), but the range is limited and imprecise, directly reflecting the constrained vocabulary usage.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is inconsistent. There are frequent grammatical errors, particularly regarding passive voice construction ("a dual carriageway will build" instead of "will be built"; "new housing will be build") and prepositions. Punctuation and spacing errors (e.g., missing spaces after commas and periods) are also pervasive throughout the text.
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