Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 12 · 2026-11-02

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 map illustrates the centre of a small state called islip as it is current, and plans for its future.

Looking from the oveall prespective the new housing is constracted and main road is cover more area as compare to perivous lslip centre. as well as dual carriageway is add in new development.

at first there is a three housing in the new one and bus station is newly added in future development. park cover more land as compare to another map the location of this park is on east of the town. At the northan side there is a new housing which is establish recently.

The car park is on development planned which is located in easten side of the map.the school is remain same at all. shops replace by other infrastructure like car parking shopping centre. housing new location on the south side of the map near by the school.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify several relevant changes, including the addition of a bus station, shopping centre and car park, and note that the school remains. However, the overview is unclear and some comparisons are inaccurate: the dual carriageway is described as making the main road “cover more area,” although the central east–west street becomes pedestrian-only and the carriageway forms a loop around the centre. The park is reduced in size, not larger, and the new housing is not all in the north; another area is south of the shops. The response therefore reports only part of the plan and leaves important spatial changes underdeveloped. A clearer overview and accurate descriptions of the loop, pedestrian street and land-use changes would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, a general overview and two paragraphs of details. It also uses simple sequencing phrases such as “at first” and “as well as.” However, the progression between features is difficult to follow, and the final paragraph moves abruptly from the car park to the school, shops and housing without clearly locating each feature in relation to the others. Some linking is inaccurate or mechanical, while punctuation and spacing make boundaries between ideas unclear. Organise the details by area—for example, changes north of the pedestrian street, then changes to the south—and use clear location links such as “to the east” and “south of the shops.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “bus station,” “dual carriageway,” “shopping centre” and “school,” so the reader can recognise several planned features. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the map description unclear, such as “main road is cover more area,” “park cover more land” and “three housing.” Spelling errors, including “oveall,” “constracted” and “northan,” also reduce accuracy and can slow the reader. Aim for precise map language and consistent spelling; useful terms include “is replaced by,” “is located to the east of,” and “the park is reduced in size.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both simple statements and longer sentences, but grammatical errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships between features difficult to understand. Examples include “the map illustrates … as it is current,” “the school is remain same,” and “shops replace by other infrastructure,” where tense, verb form or sentence construction is faulty. Articles and agreement are also inconsistent, as in “there is a three housing,” and punctuation is often missing between clauses. Use the past or present passive consistently to describe changes—for example, “the shops are replaced by a shopping centre”—and check subject–verb agreement, articles and sentence boundaries. More accurate simple sentences would improve clarity before adding complex structures.

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