Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-21

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 maps give information about the present condition of the centre of a small town called Islip,and the future plans for it development.

Overall, the town undergoes major developments as the new housing schemes are introduced, a designated area for children is also included in future developmental plans. Moveover, their will be car parkings, bus station and shopping centers too.

Currently, on the north of town there is a countryside.The shops are present on the each side of main road. Next to the shops there is housing societies. On the eastern side of town there is a park. There are another housing society next to the park too. The park is between two housing facilities. in the western side of the town there is a school.

However, in the developmental plan aims to modernize the town by introducing bus station,shopping center, car park and a new housing plan in the north. Next to it there will be a pedestrain zone. Further next there will be shops. The previously existing housing scheme and a new housing scheme will be there next to park in east.Their will be dual carriageway in deveolpment plans too.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the maps as showing Islip now and in the future, and you mention several planned additions, including a bus station, shopping centre, car park and dual carriageway. However, the account only partially reports the main changes and includes important inaccuracies. For example, the school is described as being in the west, although it is in the south, and the park is not between two housing areas in the current map. The overview’s reference to a designated area for children is unsupported; the plan instead makes the central street pedestrian-only. You also omit key changes, such as the replacement of the northern shops and the dual-carriageway loop. A clearer overview and more accurate comparisons of locations would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a description of the current map and a final paragraph about the plan. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear, and the final paragraph lists features without consistently explaining their positions or relationships. Phrases such as “Next to it” and “Further next” have unclear references, while “The previously existing housing scheme and a new housing scheme will be there next to park in east” is difficult to follow. Linking words such as “However” do not always express a clear contrast. Grouping features by north and south, then comparing what changes, would make the organisation more coherent.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “countryside,” “main road,” “park,” “pedestrian zone” and “dual carriageway,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “housing societies,” “car parkings” and “developmental plans.” Spelling errors, including “Moveover,” “pedestrain” and “deveolpment,” also reduce accuracy. Repetition of “there will be” and “housing scheme” makes the description less precise. Build a bank of standard map terms and practise using them in natural combinations, such as “residential area,” “pedestrianised street” and “the park is reduced in size.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Most sentences use simple structures, and the reader can understand the broad topic, but errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships unclear. Examples include “the centre … and the future plans for it development,” “the shops are present on the each side,” and “in the developmental plan aims to modernize,” where articles, possessives and sentence construction are faulty. There are also problems with agreement and verb forms, as in “their will be,” and punctuation is inconsistent, including missing spaces after commas and a lowercase “in” after a full stop. You attempt longer sentences, but these are not consistently controlled. Practise accurate basic sentence patterns first, then add clauses to describe locations and planned changes.

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