Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The diagram below shows a town square and surrounding area in 2014 and the plans for development of the area to be completed by 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The picture illustrates a surrounding area of a town square in 2014 and the future plans for its renovation until 2020.

Overall, future plan for the square town included the expansion of area for its development.

In 2014 plan, it shows that there is a fountain at the core of the square town. A bandstand adjacent to the fountain in corner, is located near a town hall. There is a fish market opposite to the town hall. Then there is a history museum and a library on the left side of the fountain. Also, there is a fish restaurant and a bar on the south of the fountain.

The 2020 future plan is expanded including a supermarket, replaced with fish market. In the central area, seating area. children's playground, and plant beds are also included. There are shops on the right side of the playground, and local artists gallery on the left side of central area.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the two time points and report several relevant changes, including the fish market becoming a supermarket, the central fountain remaining, and new seating, a playground and plant beds. However, the overview is too general: “expansion of area for its development” does not clearly summarise the main transformation, and the plan mainly replaces or reorganises existing uses rather than expanding the square. Some important changes are omitted, especially the conversion of the eastern administrative buildings into shops and the southern buildings into bars and restaurants. A few locations are also imprecise, such as placing the bandstand simply “in corner” and describing the gallery as left of the central area. A clearer overview and more accurate coverage of the major changes would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate descriptions of the 2014 and 2020 layouts. This makes the comparison reasonably easy to follow, and sequencing the details by year is a sensible approach. Cohesion is sometimes mechanical, however, with repeated “There is” and “Also,” and the final paragraph reads more like a list than a connected account of the changes. The sentence “The 2020 future plan is expanded including…” does not clearly link the new features to their locations or to what they replace. Use clearer spatial groupings—for example, describe the northern, central and southern areas—and connect changes with phrases such as “while” or “in contrast.”

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of basic map vocabulary, including “fountain,” “bandstand,” “opposite,” “central area” and “replaced,” so the main features are generally understandable. There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “local artists gallery.” However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural: “expansion of area for its development” does not express the plan clearly, and “seating area” is too general for the two covered seating areas. “In the corner” and “on the south” also lack the precision expected when describing a map. Aim for accurate terms such as “redeveloped,” “covered seating,” “to the south of,” and “on the eastern side,” while avoiding repeated generic wording.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, and most of the intended meaning can be understood. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly in articles, sentence construction and punctuation. For example, “In 2014 plan, it shows that there is…” has an awkward introductory structure; “A bandstand adjacent to the fountain in corner, is located…” is not formed as a complete, well-punctuated sentence; and “In the central area, seating area. children's playground…” contains a sentence fragment and faulty punctuation. The overview also needs an article and clearer structure: “Overall, future plan…” A more controlled pattern such as “In 2020, the fish market was replaced by a supermarket, while the fountain remained” would improve accuracy and allow comparisons to be expressed in complete sentences.

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