Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-17
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)
This map ilustrates a specific area in 2014 and also shows the developement of this area that is completed in 2020.
Overall, they added many shops and resturants because they want to make this area more attractive for the people. They also include local art gallery for attraction the focus of many artisits.
They demolished the fish market and replaced by supermarket because supermarket engaged more people. They also destroy bandstand and replaced it by two plant beds that enhance the beauty of this town square. They also added seating area in the empty place that they developed specially for women, elders and children. Fountain remains same in the centre of toen square.
They destroy the administrative buildings and replaced it with many kind of shops. They also create bars and resturants on some area of administrative buildings and fish resturants. They added playground on empty area because they also want to engaged children. They also demolished the library and developed bars and resturants.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to cover the main changes between the 2014 map and the 2020 plan, noting the replacement of the fish market with a supermarket and the administrative buildings with shops. However, the response falls short of a higher band because it lacks a clear, cohesive overall summary (overview) of the main trends. Furthermore, the tone is overly informal and speculative, attributing subjective motivations to the changes (e.g., 'because they want to make this area more attractive' or 'developed specially for women, elders and children'), which is inappropriate for an Academic Task 1 report. Key features such as the retention of the town hall and fountain are partially mentioned, but overall data selection and reporting remain underdeveloped.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.5
The response is structured into short paragraphs, but the logical progression is weak. The student jumps between different areas of the map without a clear spatial or chronological organizing principle (e.g., moving from the market to the bandstand, back to the fountain, then to administrative buildings and the library). Cohesive devices are extremely basic and repetitive, relying heavily on 'They also' at the beginning of almost every sentence. Paragraphing is also inadequate, as the text is divided into a single introductory sentence followed by a block of repetitive points rather than a well-structured overview and body paragraphs.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.5
The vocabulary used is very limited and repetitive, with frequent spelling mistakes (e.g., 'ilustrates', 'developement', 'resturants', 'artisits', 'toen'). The student relies on basic, conversational verbs like 'destroy', 'added', and 'replaced' repeatedly instead of utilizing precise topographical and descriptive vocabulary suited for map analysis (e.g., 'converted', 'transformed', 'relocated', 'demolished'). Less common lexical items are attempted unsuccessfully or incorrectly, leading to phrasing like 'engaged more people' or 'attraction the focus'.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The text displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, consisting mostly of simple and repetitive active-voice sentences starting with 'They' or 'The fountain'. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as missing articles ('replaced by supermarket', 'local art gallery'), incorrect prepositions ('replaced by' instead of 'replaced with', 'on some area'), and subject-verb agreement issues ('Fountain remains same'). Complex structures are rarely attempted, and when they are, they contain errors that slightly burden the reader.
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