Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-27

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 diagram below illustrates a town square and surrounding area in 2014 and how it looks in 2020.It includes the planning for further development of a town square and its surrounding area.Planning involves replacing,developing and redeveloping the area.Changing the fish market to supermarket while town hall remains the same.However,History museum will be replaced by artist gallery.There will be closing plans of fish restaurant and library after replacing the fish market with super market.Fountain remains on the same side with developing playground for children and two covered seating nearby.Developing the shops in the town hall area whereas plant beds will be grown in both the supermarket and town hall area.Bandstand will be replaced by plant bed.Whereas Administrative building will be replaced into commercial areas and this commercial area comprosed of mostly shops.This figures

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response is under-length, containing only 132 words against the required 150-word minimum, which incurs a penalty on Task Achievement. While the student attempts to describe the main changes between 2014 and 2020—such as the replacement of the fish market with a supermarket and the history museum with an artist gallery—the reporting contains several inaccuracies and omissions. For instance, the library and fish restaurant are not closed as stated, but rather the administrative buildings are replaced by shops, and the southern area becomes bars and restaurants. Furthermore, the response trails off abruptly at the end with 'This figures', preventing a fully developed overview and proper task completion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The essay lacks proper paragraphing, as it consists of a single block of text with sentences running together. There is an over-reliance on repetitive sentence openings and basic transitional words like 'However' and 'Whereas'. Logical progression is severely hindered by abrupt shifts between locations without clear referencing or spatial signposting. For example, sentences such as 'Fountain remains on the same side with developing playground for children' lack clear cohesion and fail to guide the reader smoothly through the spatial comparison of the two map layouts.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary is limited and repetitive, with frequent word-choice errors and inaccurate collocations. The student relies heavily on basic verbs and nouns from the prompt, such as 'replacing', 'development', and 'area'. There are also lexical errors such as 'artist gallery' instead of 'local artists' gallery' and 'comprosed' (misspelled). Attempts to use less common vocabulary are generally inaccurate or unnatural, which restricts the range and causes occasional strain for the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Grammatical control is weak throughout the response, featuring numerous fragment sentences and missing main verbs (e.g., 'Planning involves replacing, developing and redeveloping the area' used in isolation, and ending with the incomplete phrase 'This figures'). There is a lack of complex sentence structures, and basic grammatical rules are frequently violated, such as missing articles ('Changing the fish market to supermarket') and incorrect prepositions ('remains on the same side'). These frequent errors and structural issues cause noticeable difficulty for the reader.

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