Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-09

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 the diagrames illustrates a harbour in 2000 and after revemping and how it looks today.

Overall, the comapres the diagrame there were many sevral changes in 2000 and after refurbishment. In addition, before were public health duck lifeboat car park and than mada into. Futrhermore, while,Hotel was wadded. while, cafe shop lifeboat fishing boat were included.

Before, in the norh side of the harbour was publich beach while, dock was seprate to the land. And car park and showers toilets were attched and a marina yachts was stand there.centere of the sea was make the passenger ferries.Furthermore second car park located south of the porth harbour near with fishing boat and the large freee space of the sea was make the castle discused.

After, there were many changes in publich beach the stand of dock doubled. Whereas, caastle was replaced into Hotel in the free space of the sea. Cnsequentally, cafe and shops along with lifeboat were make near the road.At the end first and second park location were same.

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 cafés and shops being added near the lifeboat. However, the response only partially reports the main features, and some descriptions are unclear or inaccurate. For example, the northern public beach is described as being “in the norh side,” although it is at the north-east, and the dock’s change is not clearly explained: today it has an additional jetty and two boats. The overview also says there were “many sevral changes” without summarising the most important transformations, such as the marina and fishing boats exchanging locations. Select the major changes and describe their positions precisely to make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic time-based structure, with paragraphs beginning “Before” and “After,” and it attempts to signal an overview using “Overall.” These choices help the reader recognise the comparison. However, progression is not consistently clear: the overview lists features in a fragmentary way, and details sometimes appear in an order that makes their relationships difficult to follow. Connectors such as “Furthermore,” “Whereas,” and “Consequentally” are used mechanically or do not clearly express the intended relationship. Some sentences also run together, as in “a marina yachts was stand there.centere of the sea…”. Organise the report into a clear overview followed by grouped, location-based comparisons, and use linking words only where they clarify the connection.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You attempt task-related vocabulary, including “harbour,” “marina,” “lifeboat,” “car park,” and “replaced,” so the reader can identify some of the features being compared. However, the range is limited and many spelling and word-choice errors make the description difficult to understand, such as “diagrames,” “revemping,” “publich,” and “discused.” Several phrases are also unnatural or imprecise, including “the stand of dock doubled” and “free space of the sea.” Use accurate map vocabulary and collocations, for example, say that a facility is “located” or “situated” in an area, and that a feature “was replaced by” another. Careful spelling checks would also make your meaning more accessible.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

There are attempts to form longer sentences and compare the two maps, using structures such as “while” and “whereas.” However, the range is limited, and frequent errors in sentence construction and verb forms often make the relationships between features unclear. Examples include “the comapres the diagrame there were,” “a marina yachts was stand there,” and “castle was replaced into Hotel.” Articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries are also unreliable; for instance, “centere of the sea was make the passenger ferries” is not a complete, well-formed description. Build accurate simple sentences first, then add comparisons with controlled clauses. Check subject–verb agreement, past-tense forms, articles, and punctuation when editing.

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