Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-14

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The plans below show a harbour in 2000 and how it looks today.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

 

 

Student answer (Band 4.0)

The map chart illustrates anout the changes shown in harbour in 2000 and it looks today.

Overall, some areas untouchned in map such as public beach, dock, lifeboat , showers and toilets, main road and car parks.

To commemce with,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

The response identifies the topic and attempts an overview, noting that some features remain unchanged. However, the overview is inaccurate: the dock, lifeboat, showers and toilets, and car parks are not all simply untouched, as facilities are added or relocated and the dock is modified. No key changes are described, such as the marina and fishing boats switching locations, the castle becoming a hotel, or the southern beach becoming private. The response also stops after “To commemce with,” so it does not provide a meaningful summary of the plans. The required minimum length is not met; develop the comparison with the main changes and supporting location details.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an opening sentence is followed by a separate overview paragraph, and “Overall” signals a summary. These choices give the reader a small amount of structure. However, the response ends with the unfinished transition “To commemce with,” and there is no developed body paragraph or logical progression through the changes. The overview also groups several features together without explaining how they relate to the two plans. To improve, use a clear introduction, a concise overview of the major transformations, and one or two paragraphs that compare locations and changes in a logical order. Complete each sentence and use linking expressions only where they clarify the comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses a few task-relevant terms, including “harbour,” “public beach,” “dock,” and “main road,” so the basic subject is recognisable. However, the vocabulary range is very narrow and several choices or forms are inaccurate: “map chart” is not a natural description of plans, “anout” appears to be a spelling or typing error, and “untouchned” is misspelled. “Changes shown in harbour” is also imprecise for describing a comparison between two plans. Build a more varied set of accurate map-description phrases, such as “the harbour underwent redevelopment,” “remained unchanged,” “was relocated,” and “was converted into.” Proofread spelling and choose collocations suited to plans.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts simple sentence structures, and the opening communicates the general subject despite its errors. However, grammatical control is inconsistent. In “the changes shown in harbour in 2000 and it looks today,” the relationship between the two time references is not expressed correctly; a clearer structure would be “the changes to the harbour between 2000 and today.” The overview fragment “some areas untouchned in map” lacks a finite verb and necessary grammatical framing, while “such as public beach” needs an article or plural form. The final phrase, “To commemce with,” is incomplete. Practise complete sentences with accurate articles, prepositions, and past-versus-present forms, then check punctuation and sentence boundaries.

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