Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-24

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 two maps illustrare the centre of a small urban area called lslip as it is now, and plans for its developing, how looks after development.

Overall, we can seen that the most noticable changes that will been construct a new big road around the all faclities. In addition, a bus station, shopping centre,car park and new housing were will be built. However, school, house and park will reamin unchange.

At present,both shops is locate both side on the main road on the centre of the town. On the southern side, school and housing locate were. A big park is place on south west corner in the lslip. Meanwhile, main road is centre in the map, which ia connect two side east and west. housing area is locate just behind on the main road, next to shop.

How look a town after planned, a big walkway will built around the centre, all faclites locate inside the walk track. A main road will replace by pedestrains alloe only. The most ceisual changes that, shops on north side it will replace by car park and shopping centre. In addition, new housing will creat neat the east side, on the just opposite, a bus station will built. However, school and some housing will ramain unchange.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the maps as showing Islip before and after development and include several major planned additions, such as a bus station, shopping centre, car park and new housing. However, the overview and details contain important inaccuracies that limit how fully the task is addressed. The new road is a dual carriageway around the centre, not a walkway, and the school and some housing remain outside its loop. The park is reduced rather than unchanged, and the northern shops are replaced by three different facilities. Some current locations are also misreported: the park is east, not southwest, and housing is south of the main road. A more accurate overview and clearer comparisons would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph about the current town and one about the plan. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression within the paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow, partly because locations and changes are mixed together without a consistent west-to-east or north-to-south order. Linking phrases such as “However” and “In addition” are used, but some do not express a clear contrast or addition, and references such as “all facilities locate inside the walk track” are unclear. Organise each map description spatially and use precise links such as “to the north,” “by contrast,” and “while” to make comparisons easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “main road,” “housing,” “bus station,” and “shopping centre,” so the topic is generally identifiable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms make the description difficult to interpret, for example “walk track,” “big walkway,” “most ceisual changes,” and “faclites.” Some expressions are also imprecise: “new big road” would be better described as a “dual carriageway,” while “shops on north side” could be called the “northern row of shops.” Spelling errors such as “illustrare,” “noticable,” and “rema[in]” are noticeable. Build a bank of accurate map terms and check spelling and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including “Meanwhile, main road is centre in the map, which ia connect two side east and west.” However, control of sentence structure and verb forms is weak, and errors frequently make relationships unclear. Examples include “we can seen,” “will been construct,” “both shops is locate,” and “a main road will replace by pedestrains alloe only.” Articles, agreement, tense and passive forms need particular attention. Try building accurate basic patterns first: “The shops are located on both sides of the main road” and “The main road will be replaced by a pedestrian-only street.” Then add complex clauses only when the underlying sentence is secure.

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