Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-23

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 compare the current design of a small town centre called Islip, and its developmental plan.

Overall, it can be seen that many new facilities will be added to the centre of Islip town, making the whole are more organized.

In terms of the road, the new dual carrigeway will be designed around the city centre and the main road at the centre of the town will be replaced by a pedestrian.

The school which is located in the south east of the town, it will be enlarged in the future, while it will be stayed where it is now. Size of the park in the south east of the town will be diminished and new housing area will be added next to it.

Shopping facilities which are located in the south of the main road , will be remained the same in the future , while shops above main road will be removed and other facilities will be added including, bus station in the far west and a relatively large shopping centre with a car park beside it. Another new housing area can be observed in developmental plan near the car park and a short route will attached it to the dual carriageway.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation: a dual carriageway will encircle the centre, the central road will become pedestrian-only, and the northern shops will be replaced by transport and shopping facilities. You also compare the retained southern shops and the reduced park with the current layout. These relevant details support a clear overview. However, some information is inaccurate: the school is south of the centre, not in the south-east, and the map does not show it being enlarged. The planned housing and the continued housing to the west of the park could also be described more clearly. This covers the task well overall, but a few details are misread or less fully reported, limiting the precision of the comparison.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall sequence: an introduction and overview are followed by discussion of roads, the school and park, and shopping facilities. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “In terms of,” and “while” help show comparisons between the present and planned layouts. The progression is generally easy to follow, and the final paragraph groups related commercial changes together. Some connections are less clear, however: the school sentence combines its location, supposed enlargement and unchanged position in a confusing way, while the long final sentence contains several facilities and locations without enough separation. Use shorter sentences and organise the details into clearer north/south or current/planned groupings to make cohesion more natural and precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of map vocabulary, including “dual carriageway,” “pedestrian,” “diminished,” “facilities,” and “car park,” and the reader can generally understand the planned changes. There are also attempts at more specific descriptions, such as “far west” and “beside it.” However, several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or awkward: “the whole are more organized,” “developmental plan,” and “a short route will attached it” do not express the intended ideas naturally. “Pedestrian” should describe the street as pedestrian-only, rather than replace the road itself. Check spelling as well, particularly “carriageway.” More precise map terms and natural collocations would improve clarity and flexibility.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, using clauses with “while” and “which” to compare features. Meaning is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors affect accuracy. For example, “The school which is located …, it will be enlarged” has a faulty relative-clause structure, and “it will be stayed where it is now” uses an incorrect passive form. In “a short route will attached it,” the verb is missing “be.” There are also article and sentence-boundary problems, such as “replaced by a pedestrian” and the comma before “will be remained.” Aim for complete, well-formed clauses: “The school will remain in its current location,” for instance. Greater control of verb forms and sentence construction is the main next step.

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