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 PROVIDED TWO MAPS ILLUSTRATE CUTTRENT LAYOUT OF THE CENTRE OF A SMALL TOWN CALLED LSLIP AND IT HAVE PLANNED TO DEVELOPMENT INVOLVES MORE FACILITIES.

OVERALL, IT CAN BE SEEN THAT THE NORTHERN SIDE OF CENTRE TOWN LSLIP. MAIN ROAD PLAN TO REPLACE INTO PEDESTRIANS ONLY CAN ENTER,AND THE MAIN ROAD CONTRUCTED INTO ROUND CIRCLE AROUND SHOPS AND PUBLIC TRANSPORT IT CALL DUAL CARRIAGEWAY.

TO COMMANCE WITH,IN THE NORTHERN SIDE OF LSLIP TOWN CENTRE THERE ARE SEVERAL SHOPS BOTH SIDE OF MAIN ROAD,BUT IT PLANNED TO PROVIED MORE FACILITIES WHO LIVE THERE, AND REPLACING BY THE PUBLIC TRANSPORT, SHOPPING CENTRE,CAR PARK AND BUILD RESIDENTAIL AND IT LEAD TO MAIN ROAD IN PORTION OF NORTHEAST SIDE OF LSLIP TOWN.

FURTHERMORE,SOUTH SIDE PORTION OF THE TOWN SHOPS WHICH SITUATED SOURTH SIDE OF MAIN ROAD IT WILL BE REMAIN UNCHANGE.BEHIND THOSE SHOPS HAVE ALREADY INDIVIDUALS LIVE THERE AND IT PLAN TO BUILD NEW HOUSING AND PARK WILL BE UNTOUCH. SOURTH AND SOURTHWEST SIDE HAVE HOUSE AND EDUCATION CENTRE IT REMAIN UNCHANGE BUT NEAR THOSE DUAL CARRIAGEWAY CONSTRUCTED WHICH AROUND LSLIP TOWN CENTER.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main purpose of the plans and several relevant changes: the central road becomes pedestrian-only, a dual carriageway is added, and facilities such as a bus station, shopping centre and car park are introduced. You also note that southern shops remain and that housing and the park are affected. However, coverage is partial and some details are unclear or inaccurate. For example, the park is reduced in size rather than left “untouch,” and the school and southern housing remain outside the carriageway loop. The overview focuses on the northern side and does not clearly summarise the overall transformation. To strengthen the response, compare the two maps systematically and report the key locations and what is retained, replaced or added.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure, with an opening, an overview and two body paragraphs, and sequencing phrases such as “To commence with” and “Furthermore” help signal progression. However, the organisation within paragraphs is difficult to follow because several changes are combined in long, loosely connected sentences. The overview’s reference to the “northern side” does not clearly introduce the main changes across the whole town, while the final paragraph moves between shops, housing, the park, school and carriageway without clear separation. Some linking is also mechanical or unclear, such as “but it planned to provide” and “behind those shops.” Group information by area or by change, and use clear references to distinguish existing features from planned ones.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant terms, including “pedestrians only,” “dual carriageway,” “shopping centre,” “car park” and “new housing,” which help convey the development plan. However, the range is limited and there are frequent spelling and word-choice problems that sometimes make the meaning difficult to understand. Examples include “cuttrent” for “current,” “commance” for “commence,” “residential” misspelled as “residentail,” and “education centre” where “school” is the accurate map label. Phrases such as “public transport” are too broad for the specific bus station shown, and “round circle” is imprecise. Check spelling carefully and choose exact map vocabulary; practise collocations such as “be replaced by” and “remain unchanged.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to use both simple statements and longer sentences, including clauses linked with “but” and “which,” but control is weak and errors frequently obscure relationships between features. For example, “it have planned to development” has problems with subject–verb agreement and verb form, while “the main road plan to replace into pedestrians only can enter” does not form a clear grammatical sentence. Articles, prepositions and sentence boundaries are also often missing or misused, as in “both side of main road” and the extended final paragraph. Use a reliable pattern such as “The main road will be converted into a pedestrian-only street,” then add one change per sentence. Review agreement, articles, verb forms and punctuation, and build accuracy in simple sentences before extending them.

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