Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-14

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 5.0)

The given giagram below shows a towm square and surrounding aera in 2014 and the plans for development of the area to be completed by 2020. I will summarise the information by selecting the different part of diagram.

First of all,we can see in 2014 there were fish market but it was exchange in to supermarket in 2020. Moreover, historycal museum also convert in to local artists gallery. Along with this there were so many changes in 2020, such as library, fish restarant, bar, administrative buldings so on.

On the others hand, some places were same, for example, middle of the building fountain and town hall these two bulding were same as in 2020. There were few new building like children's playground, plant buds, shops in 2020.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to summarise the diagram, but it falls short of the minimum 150-word requirement, containing only 127 words. Consequently, the description of the town square is incomplete and lacks a thorough overview of all main features. While the student correctly identifies some transformations, such as the fish market becoming a supermarket and the historical museum turning into a local artists' gallery, other key changes are merely listed without adequate expansion. Furthermore, comparisons between 2014 and 2020 are basic and fail to fully develop the data presented in the visual prompt. This performance aligns with Band 5 due to the partial coverage of the task and the under-length penalty.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text lacks clear overall progression and suffers from mechanical paragraphing. The introduction includes an unnecessary personal statement ('I will summarise...'), which is inappropriate for an academic report. While basic cohesive devices such as 'First of all,' and 'Moreover' are employed, their usage feels rigid and slightly unnatural. Additionally, referencing is occasionally confusing, as seen in the phrase 'middle of the building fountain'. Paragraph breaks are attempted, but the grouping of ideas lacks logical flow, resulting in an overall arrangement that sits firmly within Band 5 parameters.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is quite limited and repetitive, with several spelling and word-choice errors that reflect a basic lexical range. Examples include 'giagram' instead of diagram, 'towm' instead of town, 'aera' instead of area, 'historycal' instead of historical, and 'restarant' instead of restaurant. The student attempts some less common terms like 'administrative buildings' and 'children's playground', but the high frequency of spelling mistakes and lack of precise academic vocabulary restrict the score to Band 5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response displays a very limited range of grammatical structures. Most sentences are simple or poorly constructed compound sentences, and attempts at complex structures are flawed, as seen in 'there were fish market but it was exchange in to supermarket'. There are frequent errors in verb tense, passive voice construction ('was exchange in to' instead of was converted into), and subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'there were fish market', 'historycal museum also convert'). These frequent errors cause occasional difficulty for the reader, placing the grammar at a Band 5 level.

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