Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-26
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 given information on Porth Harbour shows the difference between the look that how it was design in 2000, and how it is maintain today. By this given idea we will sumarise the main features and camparison where it is possilble.
One the one hand, in 2000, the Porth Harbour had a piblic beach right with the Dock and ahead to that there was a pessenger ferries. On the west side there was a main road with two Carparking and aalso had a showers and toilets for passengers.There was also a attached road that was lead to a lifeboat, a public beach and a Castle which was noy in used.
On the other hand, by the passege of time it progressed and maked new sides such as, formation of new showers and toilets, on the main road the fishing boats went to the left side where Marina was loacted and vice versa. Towards the public beach there is a addition in making a new sapce for Dock. From the main road to the other road here is aslo a formation in making Cafes and Shops and also replaced the unused castle with the New Hotel with restrictions on the beach that it is only usable for private hotel .
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 candidate attempts to summarise the main features of the two maps comparing Porth Harbour in 2000 and today. However, the response contains several inaccuracies and misinterpretations of the visual data. For instance, the student states that the fishing boats went to the left side where the Marina was located, whereas the plans show that the Marina and fishing boats swapped places. Furthermore, descriptions of spatial relationships are frequently unclear or confusing, such as mentioning 'a piblic beach right with the Dock and ahead to that there was a pessenger ferries.' While the overview attempts to address the core task, the lack of precision and under-developed comparisons place this submission within Band 5.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is divided into an introduction and two body paragraphs representing 'One the one hand' and 'On the other hand', which provides a basic structural framework. However, progression is frequently disjointed and difficult to follow due to awkward transitions and unclear referencing. For example, sentences like 'By this given idea we will sumarise the main features and camparison where it is possilble' sound overly conversational and mechanical. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion is weak because pronouns and connective phrases fail to link ideas smoothly. This corresponds to a Band 5 for Coherence and Cohesion.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary range is quite limited and repetitive, with frequent spelling mistakes (e.g., 'sumarise', 'camparison', 'possilble', 'piblic', 'pessenger', 'Carpark', 'aalso', 'passege', 'maked', 'sapce', 'aslo'). Word choices are often unnatural or incorrect, such as 'makings new sides' and 'formation in making Cafes and Shops'. There is an attempt to use less common items like 'progressed' and 'restrictions', but the high frequency of basic lexical errors and spelling mistakes impedes communication in places, restricting the score to a Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0 for the acceptable basic terms.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response features a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and clumsy attempts at complex forms. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including tense confusion ('how it was design', 'is maintain'), missing articles ('to a lifeboat', 'with New Hotel'), and awkward phrasing ('the fishing boats went to the left side where Marina was located and vice versa'). Punctuation is basic, and sentence boundaries are sometimes blurred. These persistent errors frequently cause difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 5 descriptors.
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