Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-22

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 illustrates the centre of small village known as islip the present situation and plans for its development.

Overall, it clearly shows the surrounded by the town dual carriagway after the development. Moreover, at the present shops will replaced by the new facilities and infrastructure another significant plan is building the new houses.

At the present islip town is very unstructed, main development plan is building a dual carriagway surrounded by the town attached to the school and near by the housing. Additionally, there is planned a some new housing on the east side of the car park and after the crossing carriagway from present housing.

Compare as to the present and future there is shops will replaced by the bus station near by the shopping centre. In addition car park next to the shopping centre on the west side. In future plan there is represented one more development which is main road will replaced by the pedestrians.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the broad changes, especially the planned dual carriageway and the replacement of some northern shops with new facilities. However, the overview is unclear (“it clearly shows the surrounded by the town dual carriagway”), and several details are inaccurate or difficult to interpret. The carriageway forms a loop around the centre; it is not described as attached to the school. The bus station, shopping centre and car park are arranged from west to east, but you place the car park west of the shopping centre. You also miss important changes, including the pedestrian-only central street, the retained southern shops, and the smaller park. A clearer overview and more accurate comparisons would make the main features more fully addressed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an introduction, an overview and two detail paragraphs, so there is some attempt to organise the information. However, progression is difficult to follow because the paragraphs do not consistently group features by location or by change. For example, the third paragraph combines the carriageway, school, housing and new housing without clearly explaining their positions. Linking phrases such as “Additionally,” “Compare as to” and “In addition” are used, but some do not express the relationship between the ideas accurately. The final paragraph repeats information about facilities rather than completing a clear comparison. Grouping northern and southern changes separately, and using precise references such as “north of” and “to the east,” would improve the flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “dual carriageway,” “bus station,” “shopping centre,” “car park” and “pedestrians,” which helps identify planned features. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning unclear, such as “very unstructed,” “attached to the school” and “crossing carriagway from present housing.” There are also noticeable spelling and word-form errors, including “carriagway” and “islip.” Repeated use of “development,” “new” and “there is” limits precision. Practise describing location and change with accurate phrases such as “forms a loop around,” “is replaced by,” and “lies to the east of.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentences, but grammatical errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships between features hard to understand. The opening has a subject–verb agreement error (“The maps illustrates”) and is missing articles and punctuation. In “shops will replaced,” the passive verb form is incomplete; “shops will be replaced” is needed. Other examples include “there is planned a some new housing” and “there is shops will replaced,” where sentence structure and agreement are faulty. Tense and comparison patterns are also not controlled consistently. Use short, complete sentences first, then add subordinate clauses only when the structure is secure. Check articles, verb forms, and sentence boundaries during revision.

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