Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 6.0)

The maps give information about the present town center, called as Islip and compares it with the prospective outlook.

Overall, significant development will be seen in road network and parkings, if done as planned. Housing, bus station and shop are going to be more managed.

In detail, shops located on the both sides are going to be shifted only in the southern side, with bus station, shopping center and car parking to the northern side. Current main road which runs between the shops is going to be converted into pedesterian road, creating easy accessibility to the city center.

Furthermore, construction of dual carriageway will facilitate school, pedesterians and citizens, forming a ringroad network around the city center. New area for housing will be allocatated, southern to the shops. Seperate car parking area and bus station is going to be a added to decrease the traffic issue. The development is also going to facilitate countryside, which is unseen until now.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main direction of change: the central road becomes pedestrian-only, commercial facilities are reorganised, and a dual carriageway is planned. These are relevant features, and your overview recognises substantial redevelopment. The response also includes some useful comparisons, such as shops moving to the southern side and new housing being added. However, several details are unclear or inaccurate: the southern shops remain in place rather than all shops simply being “shifted,” and the new housing is in more than one location. The claim that the development will “facilitate countryside” is not supported by the maps; the countryside is shown north of the existing shops, not as a new benefit. More precise coverage of the park, school and housing that remain would make the summary more complete and developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about the commercial area and road changes. Paragraphing helps separate the general picture from specific developments, and linking expressions such as “Overall” and “Furthermore” signal progression. However, the sequence of details is not always easy to follow: the final paragraph moves from the carriageway to housing, then back to parking and the countryside. Some information is repeated, particularly the bus station and parking facilities, which were already mentioned in the preceding paragraph. The relationship between the road network and the facilities could also be made clearer. Grouping changes by location—north of the pedestrian street, then south of it—would create a more logical progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of topic vocabulary, including “dual carriageway,” “pedestrian road,” “shopping center” and “ringroad network,” so the reader can understand the broad nature of the plan. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “prospective outlook” and “facilitate.” However, several choices are unnatural or imprecise for describing maps: “prospective outlook” is vague, “parkings” is not the usual form, and “facilitate countryside” does not express a clear map feature. Spelling errors such as “pedesterian,” “allocatated” and “Seperate” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise, conventional map language and check spelling, especially for key labels and repeated terms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex structures, including the overview clause “if done as planned” and the participle phrase “forming a ringroad network.” Most of the intended meaning remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “called as Islip” has an incorrect construction, while “shops located on the both sides” is missing a verb and uses an unnecessary article. There are also agreement and article problems in “bus station and shop are going to be more managed” and “is going to be a added.” The sentence beginning “Current main road” would be clearer with an article and a more controlled passive construction. Review articles, subject–verb agreement and passive forms, while keeping the useful variety of sentence structures you are attempting.

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