Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-09-27
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 4.0)
The map illustrates the centre of cozy town known as islip. The map show two different situations of maps. The shows slip town centre now and how planned development.
Overall, the maps shows the now situation of town and in future how to planned development. There are a lots of changes the town between now and development.
The Islip town centre, the country side the shops around the main road than planned foster the country side bus station, shopping centre, car park and new housing built .In planned development the all cover the area in surrounding dual carrigway. As well as now town not any cover way.
The development town a lots of changes. Now east side only one park and South direction school. In future planned development park , the park surrounding the dual carrigway as well as school. In middle area of town many changes including bus station, shopping centre , car park that a particular blocks. New housing is very built
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The response attempts to describe the two maps of Islip town centre, noting some key transformations such as the introduction of a dual carriageway, pedestrianised street, bus station, and shopping centre. However, the communication of these features is severely hindered by poor expression and numerous misreadings or unclear descriptions of spatial relationships. For instance, the student states that 'the park surrounding the dual carriageway', which misinterprets the spatial layout where the park is actually reduced in size inside the loop. The overview is weak and lacks precision, failing to clearly synthesise the main overall changes. Consequently, the response addresses the task only partially, aligning with Band 4.0 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0
The organisational structure is extremely weak. The text is broken into short, disjointed sentences and paragraphs that fail to establish a clear logical progression. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, making it very difficult to follow the comparison between the current map and the planned development. For example, transitions like 'than planned foster' and 'In planned development the all cover the area' are grammatically fractured and impede logical flow. Paragraphing is rudimentary and does not serve to structure the response effectively. Overall, the organisation lacks clarity and cohesion, placing it firmly at Band 4.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is very basic, repetitive, and frequently incorrect, reflecting a limited range inadequate for an Academic Task 1 response. The student relies on elementary words and struggles with accurate collocation and word formation (e.g., 'cozy town', 'country side', 'carrigway', 'development town'). Attempts to use less common vocabulary result in non-standard phrases that obscure meaning, such as 'planned foster' or 'not any cover way'. Spelling errors are also present ('carrigway'). Because the lexical choices strain the reader and severely limit precision, the vocabulary merits a Band 4.0 score.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. The text contains a very limited range of structures, consisting mostly of simple sentences that are frequently fragmented or grammatically incomplete (e.g., 'The shows slip town centre now and how planned development', 'New housing is very built'). There is an almost complete absence of accurate complex structures. Frequent errors in tense, word order, articles, and prepositions cause significant strain for the reader and distort meaning. These persistent errors across nearly every sentence correspond to a Band 4.0 level.
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