Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-10-29

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 above diagram illustrate the current situation of a small town named Islip. In second diagram also shows the future development of that town.

It is clear from the chart that this town is going to be develop with new infrastructure and better facilities for future generation.

Instead of old main roads the new cirulation road is going to be develop. However, there is going to be some changing regarding different adding facilities like bus station, carpark for vechicles, and new housing facilities.

Similarly, the main roas is going to be changed in wide and circle interface, with dual carriageway. furthermore,bus station, shooping center, car park will be in one side and in opposite of it different shops will be opend and buld as it. Park will going to be near new housing insted of old one and school will be near to the dual carriageway .there will be pedestrians road for on foot people to walking and jogging which is located in middle of new shops and shooping center.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the broad change from a town with a main road and shops to one with new transport and shopping facilities, and you mention the dual carriageway, bus station, car park, housing and pedestrian street. However, the account only partly reports the plans: it does not clearly describe the bus station, shopping centre and car park as replacing the northern shops, or explain that the southern shops remain. Some details are inaccurate or unclear: the school is not moved near the carriageway; it remains outside the loop, to the south. The overview that development will bring “better facilities” is general rather than a clear summary of the main spatial changes. Select the major changes accurately and compare the two maps more explicitly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic progression from the present layout to the planned changes, and linking expressions such as “However” and “Similarly” show an attempt to connect ideas. However, the organisation is difficult to follow because the information is not grouped into clear paragraphs or a consistent sequence, such as an overview followed by northern and southern changes. Several links do not express a clear relationship: “Similarly” introduces another change, while “Furthermore” is followed by a long, crowded sentence. The final sentence also combines the pedestrian street’s location with its possible uses, making the description less precise. Use separate paragraphs and organise details by location, with clear references to what remains and what changes.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “dual carriageway,” “bus station,” “new housing” and “pedestrians,” which helps communicate the general subject. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation and spelling problems reduce precision: “cirulation road,” “carpark for vechicles,” “main roas” and “shooping center” are difficult to process, while “circle interface” is not a natural description of the road layout. Phrases such as “different adding facilities” and “new infrastructure and better facilities for future generation” are vague or awkward. Aim for accurate, conventional terms such as “loop road,” “shopping centre” and “pedestrian-only street,” and use map-specific verbs such as “replace,” “remain” and “be relocated.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, but control is uneven, and errors frequently affect clarity. For example, “The above diagram illustrate” has subject–verb disagreement, while “In second diagram also shows” is an incomplete construction. Verb forms are often faulty in “is going to be develop” and “Park will going to be near”; the latter also lacks a clear article. The final sentence shifts into an awkward structure (“there will be pedestrians road for on foot people to walking”), making the intended meaning harder to follow. Use straightforward present and future passive forms consistently—for example, “The main road will be replaced by a dual carriageway”—and check agreement, articles and sentence boundaries.

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