Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The maps illustrate the difference between the maps of Islip town center now and what it will be in future.

Overall, a lot of development has been planned for future in Islip town center. There are few places which remained there as present in their current positions but huge transformation has been made especially in the central part of a map.

Start with the center of a map. Currently, multiple shops are on the top and bottom of the main road and further on the top of shops, there is area named countryside but after development, top shops will be replaced and divided in various distinct area like bus station will be on very left, car park is on right and shopping center placed between them while very right corner will be given for new housing which linked with dual carriageway and bottom shops will remained unchanged and in between them, area is only for pedestrians. Little below the shops in current map, there is large housing area and park which linked with the side road of the main road, but in future plan housing will be contracted and also new housing will build and park will attached with carriageway on the left side. All of these places will be captured between dual carriageway.

Turning to the main road, which present in between shops, will be converted into dual carriage way around the all main places. Moreover, the school and housing area with is present in bottom side of a current map will be consistent on their positions in future development.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You provide a clear overview of substantial change, noting that the central area is transformed while the school and southern housing remain in place. The main planned features are also reported: the northern shops are replaced by a bus station, shopping centre and car park, and the central road becomes pedestrian-only. Most locations are broadly accurate, but there are important misreadings: the new housing is northeast of the car park, not in the “very right corner,” and the park is reduced and lies on the east side of the southern area, not on the left. The description of the southern housing changes is also unclear. To strengthen the response, distinguish more precisely what remains, what is added, and how the dual carriageway loops around the centre rather than replacing the main road alone.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two body paragraphs organised around the centre and the main road. This gives the reader a coherent overall route through the maps. However, some linking is mechanical or unclear. “Start with the center of a map” and “Turning to the main road” do not always signal a clean shift, while the long central paragraph combines several locations and changes in one sentence, making relationships difficult to follow. References such as “all of these places” and “which present in between shops” are not fully clear. Use shorter sentences and group information by north and south, or by what is retained and replaced, so comparisons are easier to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of map-related vocabulary, including “replaced,” “converted,” “positions,” and “dual carriageway,” and these help communicate the main changes. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, sometimes making the layout harder to picture. For example, “housing will be contracted” does not clearly express that the existing housing area is reduced, and “park will attached with carriageway” is not a natural description of its position. “Captured between” is also an unsuitable way to describe areas enclosed by a road. Aim for precise location and change vocabulary, and check spelling and standard forms such as “centre” and “carriageway.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt complex sentences to compare the present and planned layouts, but control is inconsistent, and errors often make the relationships between features difficult to understand. Examples include “there are few places which remained there as present,” “bottom shops will remained unchanged,” and “housing will be contracted and also new housing will build.” These show problems with tense and verb forms, articles, and sentence construction. Some sentences also run together, particularly the long description beginning “Currently, multiple shops…,” where several clauses need clearer punctuation or separation. Practise accurate future forms for planned changes and use shorter, complete sentences alongside complex comparisons. This will make your ideas easier to follow while retaining variety.

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