Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The Plans given below illustrate a harbour in 2000 and how it looks now.

Overall, it is crystal clear that there is significat difference in main features indicated in the given maps however it also have some similarties to be considered.

The map number one shows porth harbous in 2000.In the west side there was main road which still present today.when we move from main road to east side there was car parking along with showers and toilets for passengers and staff.In south a public beach was present which is now converted in private only for hotel.Alongwith this beach there was castle disused which in now demolished and has been converted in hotel.

In The left side of of beach a mini road which from main road which is still present .In the centre of porth horbour there are cafes and shops which were not present in 2000.In the north side there was a public beach which still availble for public .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the broad comparison between 2000 and today, including the continuing main road and north-eastern public beach, and the change from a public beach to a hotel’s private beach. However, the response only partially reports the plans: it omits major changes such as the relocation of the marina and fishing boats, the added jetty and boats, and the new facilities and car parks. Some details are inaccurate or unclear: the castle is described as “demolished,” although the plan only shows it replaced by a hotel, and the cafés and shops are not in the centre. The overview also says there are similarities without clearly summarising the main transformations. Select and compare more key features, and describe their locations precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic overall structure, moving from an overview to descriptions of the earlier and current harbour, and it uses some linking expressions such as “Overall,” “however,” and “In the north side.” This gives the reader a general sense of the comparison. However, progression is limited: the second and third paragraphs do not consistently organise features by area or by change, and “In the left side of of beach” is difficult to connect to the preceding point. Repeated references to “there was” also make the account feel list-like. Group the changes into clear spatial or thematic sections, and use references such as “this area” only when their meaning is unmistakable.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “main road,” “public beach,” “private,” and “converted,” which helps communicate several changes. There is also an attempt at more formal phrasing in “illustrate” and “Overall.” However, the range is limited and some choices are imprecise or unnatural: “car parking” is less suitable than “car park” for the labelled facility, while “mini road” does not clearly describe the road branching from the main road. Spelling errors such as “significat,” “similarties,” “harbous,” and “availble” are noticeable and reduce accuracy. Build a bank of precise location and change terms, and proofread spelling and collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentences, for example, “Overall, it is crystal clear that…” and “which is now converted in private only for hotel.” However, complex clauses are often faulty, and errors in tense, agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries occur frequently. Examples include “it also have,” “there was main road,” and “which in now demolished”; the past and present descriptions are also not consistently distinguished. Several sentences run together without appropriate spacing or punctuation, as in “2000.In the west side.” Use past tense for the 2000 plan and present tense for today, check subject–verb agreement and articles, and practise shorter, accurately punctuated comparisons before adding subordinate clauses.

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