Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-09

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 6.0)

The maps illustrate the current layout of a small town called Islip, and the proposed changes to its development in the future.

Overall, it is clear that town centre is expected to undergo significant changes. With several new facilities being introduced such as new dual carriageway, new housing scheme and the existing layout being modernised.

Currently, the country centre consist of few shops on the country side and sveral shops opposite the main road. There i a school on the south, adjacent to the housing for locals. Town's park is on the eastern side.

However, the the Islip town plan of development includes the development of new road encircling the city centre. Transformation of old shops along the country side is planned to replace with shoping centre, car park and bus station. It also includes the development of new residantal area. Furthermore, a new padestrians-only path is planned to be construct, between the old shops and new facilities. Whereas, the school and park remain unchanged.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main contrast between the existing town centre and its planned redevelopment, and your overview correctly highlights major change, including a new road and new facilities. You also report the replacement of the northern shops with a shopping centre, car park and bus station. However, some details are inaccurate or incomplete: the countryside is north of the shops, not where shops are located, and the park is reduced in size rather than unchanged. The southern shops remain, while the school and housing south of the loop stay outside it; these useful comparisons are not clearly covered. This is a relevant response to the task, but some features are less fully and precisely reported than others. Include the key retained and altered areas to make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable progression: an introduction, an overview, a description of the current map and then the proposed plan. This gives the reader a coherent overall arrangement, and transitions such as “Currently” and “However” help signal the shift between maps. Some connections are less effective, though. The overview fragment beginning “With several new facilities…” is not smoothly attached to the preceding sentence, and “Whereas” introduces a final point without a complete contrast. The description also moves between features without consistently locating them in relation to one another. Use complete sentences and organise each map description by area—for example, north of the pedestrian street, then south—to make progression clearer and cohesion less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “layout,” “encircling,” “facilities,” and “pedestrians-only,” and you attempt to describe redevelopment rather than simply listing labels. However, several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “country centre” and “country side” confuse countryside with the town centre, while “shoping,” “residantal,” and “padestrians” are misspelled. Some phrases are also unnatural, such as “new housing scheme” and “new road encircling the city centre.” The range is sufficient to communicate the broad changes, but control of collocation and spelling is uneven. Use the map’s exact labels where possible and check spelling carefully; this will make your descriptions more precise and easier to follow.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple statements and more complex structures, including “which” is not used, but the sentence beginning “Furthermore” and the contrast introduced by “Whereas.” Most of the intended meaning can be understood, yet some grammatical errors affect clarity. For example, “Overall, it is clear that town centre…” needs an article, and “the country centre consist” has problems with both article use and subject–verb agreement. “There i a school” also contains an agreement error, while “is planned to be construct” uses an incorrect verb form. The overview’s “With several new facilities…” is a sentence fragment. Aim to produce complete sentences with accurate articles, agreement and passive forms, while retaining a mix of sentence structures.

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