Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-22
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)
This maps compares to the porth harbour condition in 2000 and in present days. People exchange some places of this porth harbour today. This porth is connected with main road that situated at west side and the east side of main road showers toilet and car park situated. Behind this area marina pricate yachts situated in present at marina place replaced with fishing boats. Some boats are standing at corner of the beach for fishing and traveling passangers from one place to other. In 2000 the fishing boats and car park place is south but in present this place exhange with marina and now fishing boats situated at north side of porth harbour. Furthermore, new change develop in this city in addition to new coffee shops are making at the lifeboat road for people. People get coffee and meal or enjoy the nature. In 2000 castle is situated at the east corner of porth yet in present a new hotel take place of this castle. Mostly people enjoying at beach side and take room on rent for further enjoy. These two pitcure elloborate the information of porth harbour in past and present but in present this porth make their own place in everyone life with new changes.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response attempts to summarise the main features of the maps by describing some of the key changes between 2000 and the present day, such as the swapping of the marina and fishing boats, the addition of cafes and shops, and the replacement of the castle with a hotel. However, the overview is missing, and several descriptions are vague or inaccurate, such as stating that people take rooms on rent. The information is not fully developed or clearly structured into a cohesive comparative overview, which places the response around Band 5.0 according to the task achievement descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text lacks proper paragraphing and reads as one single block of text, which significantly hinders progression. Cohesive devices are minimal, repetitive, or inaccurate (e.g., 'In 2000... yet in present...'). Although there is a basic chronological attempt to move from past to present, the lack of paragraph division and poor logical linking means the overall arrangement falls into Band 4.5 to 5.0. We award Band 5.0 as there is a recognizable progression of ideas from 2000 to the present day.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The lexical range is limited and repetitive, with frequent word-choice errors and non-standard phrasing such as 'present days', 'pricate yachts', 'passangers', and 'coffee shops are making'. While some task-specific vocabulary is attempted (e.g., 'marina', 'fishing boats', 'lifeboat'), the misuse of basic terms and spelling inaccuracies restrict the score to Band 4.5 or 5.0. Communication is occasionally strained by vocabulary limitations.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writing relies heavily on simple sentences and basic structures, with frequent grammatical and punctuation errors throughout. Examples include 'This maps compares', 'that situated at west side', 'this place exhange with marina', and missing articles. Attempts at complex sentences are generally faulty (e.g., 'In 2000 the fishing boats and car park place is south but in present this place exhange...'). These errors cause difficulty for the reader and reflect Band 4.5 to 5.0 characteristics.
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