Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-28

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 map depict porth harbou in 2000 before redesign comapre to after redesign today

Overall,the public beach remain same after redesign but increase in dock area their 1 more dock has added ,other amny changes also happens.

begin with,Porth harbour in 2000 has public beach, dock area and passenger ferries however, on west side near main road their is showers & toilets,car parking area near that their is marina(private yachts).although their is fishing boats and carparking on south side the car parking road are connnected to life boat area on east side moreover, on east side their is castle and public beach

On the other hand, harbour after redesign on the east side the public beach remain same but one more dock area has added passenger ferries remain same however, on the west side showers &toilets,carpark are remain same the marina(private yachts) has been replaced with fishing boats moreover,the carpark,showers&toilets are remain same but fishing boats has been replaced marina private yachts.in addition cafes &shps and has been added hotel also addes

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the two time periods and mention several relevant changes, including the additional dock, the relocation of the marina and fishing boats, and the replacement of the castle with a hotel. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: the public beach remains at the north-east, but the southern beach changes from public to private, a major feature you do not explain. Some locations are also confused; for example, the marina was not replaced by fishing boats in the same area in a simple one-way change—the two uses exchanged the northern and southern water areas. The description of the car parks and facilities is difficult to interpret, and the lifeboat station and new cafés and shops are not clearly located. Select the main changes and report their positions precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, with an opening, an overview, and separate descriptions of the earlier and current harbour. This gives the reader some sense of comparison. However, progression within the paragraphs is weak: several features are joined in long, crowded sentences, and the repeated use of “however,” “moreover,” and “in addition” does not always show a clear relationship between ideas. References such as “their” and “that” also make locations hard to follow. Organise the details into clear groups—for example, water uses and facilities, then changes to the southern shore—and use linking words only where they accurately signal contrast or addition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “public beach,” “passenger ferries,” “marina,” and “private yachts,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-form errors make the description less clear, such as “harbou,” “comapre,” “carparking,” and “shps.” Some phrases are also imprecise or unnatural, including “increase in dock area” and “one more dock area has added”; the map shows an additional jetty, not a larger dock area. Repeated use of “same” and “remain” limits precision. Practise accurate map vocabulary and use verbs such as “relocated,” “converted,” and “added” to describe specific changes.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt longer sentences and comparisons, but the response relies heavily on basic sentence patterns, and attempts to combine several ideas often become difficult to follow. There are frequent errors in verb forms and agreement, as in “the public beach remain,” “one more dock area has added,” and “the carpark, showers & toilets are remain same.” Articles and sentence boundaries are also often missing or inaccurate, while commas and capitalisation are inconsistent. These problems sometimes obscure how features changed or where they are located. Build accuracy first with short, complete sentences using past tense for 2000 and present tense for today; then combine related details with correctly formed clauses.

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