Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-13

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 5.5)

The given map demostartes the present and future development of particular town called Islip.

Overall, it is evident that the town experienced a significant changes in the future. The main conversion is to introduce the pedestrain in center of the town replacing the main road. The north side of the town completly renovate and develop new shoping and residential bulidings. Whereas, the southern part remain unaltered.

At present, countryside is located in north side of town, the main road connects the west and east side of town. The two curve shape roads are extend through main road and connects the school in southwest and park in southeast corners. the shoping blocks are in either sides of main road.

In future, the main road will renovated into pedestrian which is most signficant change, followed by new bus station, shopping complex, car park will introduce in the place of country side and shops in northern side of the town. A new housing construted in northeast corner in dual carriage place also in below the carriage. However, the school and park and housing are remianed unaltered in the future.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the broad contrast between the current town centre and its planned redevelopment, and your overview correctly highlights the pedestrianised central street and major northern changes. However, some key details are inaccurate or unclear, which limits how fully the maps are reported. The southern area is not simply “unaltered”: the park is reduced, new housing is added, and the existing housing and shops are retained. The school and some housing remain, but the claim that the park remains unchanged conflicts with the plan. The new facilities replace the northern shops and countryside, while the dual carriageway loops around the centre; these relationships need clearer description. Include the retained southern shops and the new southern housing to make the comparison more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a description of the present map, and a paragraph on the plan. This gives the reader a generally coherent route through the information. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “At present,” “In future,” and “However” help signal the stages of comparison. However, some connections are unclear or mechanical, and the final paragraph combines several changes without showing their spatial relationships. For example, “A new housing construted in northeast corner in dual carriage place also in below the carriage” is difficult to follow. The contrast introduced by “Whereas” is also not completed as a clear sentence. Grouping changes by north and south, and using clearer references to locations, would improve progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “pedestrian,” “main road,” “bus station,” “shopping complex,” and “northeast corner,” so the topic is generally identifiable. However, the range is limited and several spelling, word-form, and collocation errors make parts of the description difficult to understand. Examples include “demostartes,” “pedestrain,” “completly,” and “shoping,” as well as the unnatural phrase “the town experienced a significant changes.” Some labels are also used imprecisely: “dual carriage place” does not clearly describe the road, and “the place of country side” is awkward. Aim to use the map’s exact labels and practise accurate spelling of key planning terms; this will make your descriptions more precise and easier to follow.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a comparison with “Whereas” and a sequence introduced by “followed by.” However, errors in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement, and articles occur often enough to make several statements unclear. For example, “The two curve shape roads are extend through main road and connects” has problems with the verb pattern and subject–verb agreement. “The main road will renovated into pedestrian” is missing the correct passive construction, while “the southern part remain unaltered” has an agreement error. There is also an incomplete construction in “Whereas, the southern part remain unaltered.” Practise forming accurate passive sentences for planned changes and checking each sentence’s subject and verb before adding more detail.

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