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 image 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.

Overall it is clear that, in 2000 parth harbour lowest facilities arround the picture. The second picture more facilities improve today parth harbour.

Looking at the details, in 2000 parth harbour is lowest facility available, there is a big public beach in north east corener side and two passenger ferries also there.The beach srrounding place dock family beatufull view in the sea and fishing boats available. The north west side one long main road there and the first left car park and showers&toilets access to people,the second left go to small distance take left again second car park there palce and go to stright road to lfe boat. The south east corner view castle(discused) and back side public beach.

The second picture today porth harbour more facility available for the place, north west side there public beach and three passenger ferries and beautifull dock. While, the west side main road and first left car park, showers toilets there, Next left turning second car park and showers&toilets incresed for public.The third left one road go to life boat in beach side and turn right one new hotel also available, furthermore hotel back side private beach facility include. behind road cofes & shops access to people's.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the two time periods and mention several relevant changes, including the hotel replacing the castle and the southern beach becoming private. However, the overview is unclear: “lowest facilities” does not explain the main transformation, which was the reorganisation of harbour uses alongside new visitor facilities. Some details are inaccurate or difficult to verify, such as “three passenger ferries” today; the plan shows fishing boats in the northern basin, not passenger ferries. The account also misplaces or confuses features, including the public beach and the cafés and shops. To improve, give a clear overview of the major changes, then accurately compare the marina and fishing-boat areas, the added facilities, and the hotel and beach.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic time-based structure: an opening, an overview, and separate descriptions of 2000 and today. This gives the reader some sense of progression, and phrases such as “Looking at the details” and “The second picture today” signal a shift. However, the long detail paragraphs contain many locations and changes in a confusing sequence, while directions such as “first left,” “second left,” and “third left” are not clearly anchored. Linking words such as “While” and “furthermore” do not always show the relationship between the features accurately. Organise the details into clearer groups—for example, harbour and boat changes, then land facilities—and use precise references to north, south, and the road.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You attempt relevant map vocabulary, including “public beach,” “car park,” “main road,” “private beach,” and “facilities.” However, the range is limited and several repeated or inaccurate expressions make the description difficult to follow. Phrases such as “lowest facilities,” “first left,” and “back side” are not suitable or precise for describing a plan. There are also frequent spelling errors, including “corener,” “beatufull,” “lfe boat,” and “cofes,” which can slow the reader. Build a reliable set of location and change terms, such as “to the north of,” “was relocated to,” and “was replaced by,” and check spelling carefully. Use “harbour” consistently and avoid vague descriptions such as “beautiful view.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You make some attempts to connect ideas in longer sentences, for example, “While, the west side main road…” and “furthermore hotel back side private beach facility include.” However, these structures are often incomplete or incorrectly formed, and many sentences lack clear subject–verb relationships. The opening “The image show” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “in 2000 parth harbour is” uses an unsuitable tense for describing the past. Articles and prepositions are also frequently missing or misplaced, as in “in north east corener side” and “go to stright road.” Punctuation is inconsistent, with several ideas run together. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then combine them using controlled clauses and consistent past and present tenses.

See this exact question answered at other band scores. The same prompt compared across bands.

Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.