Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-02

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 provided layout show's the comparision between two harbour conditions. Both are bifurcate from each other due new changes. The features helps to compare each side of the porth harbour. Actually with new era the construction practices are changed and sea port also depends on supply and demand narrative.

Let, discuss the 2000 era porth harbour the main road passes through the west side of it. The all public facilities mapped on the south-west side. It includes the shower and toilets, marine private yachts, fiishng boats and car parking. Their is twice public beaches one is at noth direction just right to the dock. And second one is at downward south side near to the castle and life boat.

Move towards the recent draft. All the public activities and basic facilitation areas at the same dimesion just like previous one. But the new changes appears like cafe's and shops at the mid-south. And the latest structure is build named as hotel at downward south area of porth harbour. It is also get access with main road through small service road. The number of ferries increased due to more visitors.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response identifies the two time periods and mentions several relevant features, including the west-side main road, beaches, the hotel and the addition of cafés and shops. However, it does not provide a clear, accurate overview of the main changes. The claim that facilities remain “at the same dimension” overlooks major changes: the marina and fishing-boat areas switch locations, and a second showers-and-toilets block and car park are added. Some details are inaccurate or unsupported: the southern beach is not near the castle and lifeboat in the way described, and the maps do not show an increase in the number of ferries. To improve, summarise the most significant transformations and describe locations precisely, distinguishing what remains from what changes.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall sequence: an opening, a paragraph about the 2000 plan, and a final paragraph about the present-day harbour. This gives the reader a basic framework, and transitions such as “Move towards the recent draft” signal the shift in time. However, progression within the paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow because features are grouped vaguely rather than compared by location or type. For example, “All the public facilities mapped on the south-west side” is followed by a list that includes features in different parts of the harbour. Some linking phrases, such as “Let, discuss,” are awkward. Organise the report around the main changes—harbour uses, facilities, and the southern shore—and use clearer references to connect comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

There is an attempt to use topic-related vocabulary, including “main road,” “public beaches,” “private yachts,” “ferries,” and “hotel.” This gives the response some relevant language for describing a harbour plan. However, word choice and spelling errors are frequent enough to make parts of the account unclear or unnatural. Examples include “bifurcate,” “supply and demand narrative,” “marine private yachts,” and “basic facilitation areas”; these do not express the intended map features precisely. There are also misspellings such as “comparision,” “fiishng,” and “dimesion.” Use straightforward, accurate map vocabulary and practise collocations such as “facilities are located,” “the marina was relocated,” and “the beach became private.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and longer sentence forms, and the time-based structure is generally understandable. However, grammatical errors are frequent, and some sentences are difficult to interpret. For instance, “Both are bifurcate from each other due new changes” has problems with verb form and sentence construction, while “The features helps” shows subject–verb disagreement. Other examples include “Their is twice public beaches” and “It is also get access,” where agreement, articles, and verb forms are not controlled. Tense use also shifts inconsistently when describing the plans. Build accuracy with clear present-tense descriptions of each map and past-to-present comparisons, checking subject–verb agreement, articles, and complete sentence structure.

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