Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-08

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 5.5)

These pictures elaborates us the comparison of Poth Harbour , how it was back in 2000 and how it looks today. Our main comaprison would be revolve against the new additions to the Porth Harbour and Which points are replaced today. Back in year 2000, There is only one block allocated for Showers & Toilets which was located to the North beside Car Park. Now there are two Showers & Toilets blocks are built here one at same previous Location and new one is built with the larger car parking. However Fishing boats and Marina (private yachts) locations are bring replaced with eachother. There is also a new Hotel Constructed on the place of Disused Castle, However the public beach is now allocated to hotel as Private Beach. We can also new cafesand shops are opened along side the road leads to the hotel which is an impressive addition to the Porth Harbour. They have also constructed an extra new Dock for boats along side the previous Dock.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify several important changes accurately: the marina and fishing-boat areas switch places, a hotel replaces the disused castle, the southern beach becomes private, and cafés and shops are added. You also note the additional showers-and-toilets facilities and changes at the dock. These relevant details show a sound understanding of the plans. However, the response gives little sense of the harbour’s overall transformation and some details are unclear or imprecise: “an extra new Dock” does not explain that the dock has an additional jetty and two boats, while the car-park changes are not clearly described. A concise overview of the main pattern of development, followed by more precise comparisons, would make the account more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response follows a broadly sensible order, moving from facilities in the north to the relocated boats, the hotel and beach, and then the cafés and dock. However, it is presented as one paragraph, so the overview and supporting details are not clearly separated. Several links are repetitive or awkward: “However” appears where the ideas are additions rather than contrasts, and “We can also” does not connect smoothly to the preceding sentence. The opening also spends space on an unclear statement about the “main comparison” instead of establishing a clear overview. Use a short introductory overview, then group related changes into paragraphs and choose linking words according to the relationship between ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “Showers & Toilets,” “Car Park,” “Marina (private yachts),” “Disused Castle,” and “Private Beach,” which helps identify the features being compared. There are also attempts at more descriptive language, such as “constructed” and “allocated.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, including “comparison … revolve against,” “locations are bring replaced,” and “an impressive addition.” Spelling and spacing errors such as “comaprison,” “cafesand,” and “Poth Harbour” also reduce control. Aim for precise, neutral reporting verbs and phrases—for example, “was replaced by,” “was relocated to,” and “was added”—rather than evaluative language.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to combine ideas using clauses and contrast markers, as in “However Fishing boats and Marina … locations are bring replaced with eachother.” The meaning is generally recoverable, but errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction are evident. For example, “These pictures elaborates us” has incorrect agreement and an unsuitable structure; “there are two … blocks are built” combines incompatible verb patterns; and “which was located” does not agree with the plural facilities in that sentence. Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, particularly after commas and within sentences. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with controlled clauses such as “while” or “whereas.” Check subject–verb agreement and use consistent past and present forms when comparing the two plans.

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.