Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 diagram shows two maps of a town square and surrounding area. On the left hand side we can see the town square in 2014. On its right is the plan for development of the area which is supoast to be completed by 2020.

While the basic shape of the area stayed basicly the same its use has change emensly. New plant bed, bars and a children's playground made the town square a more social place.

In 2014 the area had a fish market and a town hall at its top end. On the left hand side there was a history museum and a library, which was right next to a fish restaurant and a small bare at the bottem end. Across the Square on its left side there used to bee an administrative building. In the middle of the town was a fountain and a bandstand.

After six years the place has changed in many differen ways.

The fish market is a supermarket now and the museum became a local arts gallary. The admin building is filled with shops today and the bar and restaurant area extendet emensly at the bottem end. However, the fountain and the town hall stayed the same. To make the town square nicer they added plan beds, a children's playground and covered seating in its middle.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation clearly: the fish market becomes a supermarket, the museum becomes an artists’ gallery, the administrative buildings are replaced by shops, and the fountain and town hall remain. Your overview also notes that the square’s use becomes more social, which captures an important broad change. This covers the task well, though some details are unclear or inaccurate: the administrative buildings are on the eastern side, not the “left side,” and the library’s fate is not reported. The new plant beds, playground and covered seating are mentioned, but their locations and the two separate seating areas are not explained. To make the account more complete and precise, compare the main changes by location and distinguish the southern bars and restaurants from the eastern shops.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a broad overview, a description of the original layout and a final paragraph on the planned changes. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression within the descriptions is not always clear, and some references confuse the layout. For example, “Across the Square on its left side” conflicts with the earlier description of the western buildings, while “In the middle of the town” is less precise than referring to the square. The final paragraph groups several changes together without a consistent spatial order. Organise each map description from north to south or by side of the square, and use clear links such as “by contrast” and “in addition” only where they show a genuine relationship.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing maps, including “development,” “replaced,” “covered seating” and “stayed the same.” These choices help communicate the main changes. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable, including “supoast,” “basicly,” “emensly,” “gallary” and “bottem.” Some expressions are also imprecise for an academic map report: “nicer” is evaluative, and “filled with shops” does not clearly describe the replacement of the administrative buildings. Use accurate map vocabulary and check spelling carefully; terms such as “located,” “converted into,” “expanded” and “remained unchanged” would make the description more precise and appropriately formal.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including the contrast clause “While the basic shape of the area stayed…” and the relative clause “which was right next to…”. Most of the intended meaning can be followed, but some grammatical errors remain. In “its use has change,” the verb form should be “has changed”; “the bar and restaurant area extendet” also needs a correct past-tense form. The phrase “a fish market and a town hall at its top end” is understandable but would be clearer with a more precise sentence structure. There are also inconsistent tense choices when comparing the two maps. Keep the 2014 description in the past and use present or future forms consistently for the 2020 plan, while checking verb forms and sentence punctuation.

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