Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-20

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 5.0)

The maps beneath illustrate the centre of a small town islip as it is now, ans plans for its development.

Overall, there wiil be many changed after the new development. Moreover, the major change is many new things add in new development such as, car park, bus station and shopping centre.

There were nothing any noticable things before the new development. School and houses are remain at the same place after new development. Bus station, shopping centre and car park will be new added on north side of town. Moreover, new housing also will be added on the north side of the town and right side of the car park. Most important thing is road will be increased near the school and housing. Park will be stay at the same place. Further more, many new housing will be added on the left side of the park in new planned development.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several relevant planned additions, including the bus station, shopping centre, car park and new housing, and note that the school and some housing remain. However, the response only partially summarises the maps: it does not clearly describe the main transformation of the central road into a pedestrian-only street or the dual-carriageway loop around the town. Some details are inaccurate or unclear: the park does not stay in the same place unchanged, as it becomes smaller, and the new housing is not simply to the left of the park. The overview that there will be “many changed” is too general to highlight the key pattern. To strengthen the response, compare the north and south sides systematically and report the major road and land-use changes accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details, and it uses linking expressions such as “Moreover” and “Further more.” This gives the reader some sense of organisation. However, progression is limited because the details are presented as a list rather than grouped by location or by what changes and remains. Several links are repetitive, and “Moreover” introduces points without making their relationship clearer. The sentence about the road being increased near the school and housing is difficult to connect to the map’s main road changes. Organise the body into clear comparisons—for example, the northern side first, then the southern side—and use precise references such as “north of the pedestrian street” to make relationships easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “bus station,” “shopping centre,” “car park,” “school” and “housing,” so the main features are generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several phrases are imprecise or unnatural, such as “many new things add,” “road will be increased,” and “Park will be stay at the same place.” These choices sometimes make it difficult to understand exactly what is planned. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “islip,” “ans,” “wiil” and “noticable.” Use map-specific verbs and collocations such as “be replaced by,” “remain unchanged,” “be converted into,” and “a dual carriageway will encircle the centre.” Check spelling and capitalisation during proofreading.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts a few longer sentence patterns, including “Moreover, new housing also will be added…” and “Most important thing is road will be increased…,” but control is weak and most sentences contain grammatical errors. Examples include “There were nothing,” where the verb does not agree with the subject, and “School and houses are remain,” which combines incompatible verb forms. Future constructions are also faulty in “Park will be stay,” while articles and sentence structure are often missing or awkward, as in “Most important thing is road.” These errors can make relationships between features unclear. Practise accurate simple future forms (“will remain,” “will be added”) and subject–verb agreement first, then build longer sentences using clauses such as “while” and “whereas.”

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