Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-30
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 diagram compares the plan of layout out harbour porth in 2000 in comparison with today.
Overall, the size of poth remain excatly same over the time. While names of certain places changed. Additionally, number of boat increases now, including cafe and shops added currently.
In 2000, harbour porth had a two boats, where passenger ferries. Public beachs were located on the northern and southern side. From south side beach there was a castle which is not in use. On the west side, their was a main road, where two roads connected from middle and below corner, on middle their were car parking and separate portion for showers and toilets on the above of parking. Additionally, beside of it private yachts known as Marina available. While on the corner side of road lead to car park, and lifeboat.
After refurbishment, now three boat can take passengers. The portion of private yachts replace with location of fishing boats. From main road, now two roads lead car parking and one road lead to cafe and shop including lifeboat. The location which was unused in past now hotel is available the path beside from lifeboat lead to that area. Now one beach is transfer to private property.
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 cover the main features of the maps, noting the changes in the layout of Porth Harbour between 2000 and today, such as the addition of cafés and shops, the replacement of the castle with a hotel, and the switching of the marina and fishing boats. However, the response suffers from several descriptive inaccuracies and vague phrasing regarding locations and quantities. For instance, the text states that 'harbour porth had a two boats, where passenger ferries', which misreads the visual data. The overview is overly simplistic, and the information is not fully developed or precisely reported, aligning best with a Band 5 performance.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is divided into an introduction, a brief overview, and two body paragraphs detailing the past and present layouts. However, the logical progression is frequently hindered by awkward transitions and confusing spatial references, such as 'From south side beach there was a castle which is not in use' and 'While on the corner side of road lead to car park, and lifeboat.' Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion is often faulty and mechanical. Referencing is unclear in places, making it difficult for the reader to follow the spatial transformations without referring back to the prompt, placing this criterion at Band 5.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is quite basic and repetitive, with frequent reliance on simple terms like 'place', 'portion', and 'road'. There are noticeable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'plan of layout out harbour porth', 'size of poth remain excatly same', and 'private beach is transfer to private property'. Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited success and numerous spelling errors ('excatly', 'parking'). While the message is partially communicated, the lexical control is restricted, fitting the Band 5 descriptor.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including missing articles ('harbour porth had a two boats', 'hotel is available'), incorrect prepositions ('on the above of parking'), subject-verb agreement issues ('number of boat increases', 'private yachts replace with location'), and tense confusion ('the path beside from lifeboat lead to that area'). These frequent errors can cause difficulty for the reader and restrict the score to Band 5.
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