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 given diagram illustrates a town square and surrounding area in the year 2014 and the paln for the area that is to be developed and completed by the end of 2020.

To begin with the year 2014 the surroundings of town square had a fish market,town hall, history meuseum,a library, fountain and bandstand and many more stores.The fountain was exactly in the centre ,the administrative buildings on the right,and the bar and fish restauranyt at the end of it.

On the other handt the second pictures tells us more about the changes that are to me done by the end on 2020.The fish market is to be converted into a supermarket where not only fishes are available but also other utilities are also been taken care of.There are some new changes that are also planned like the 2014 plan had fish restaraunts and bar which are converted into covered seatings in the new development plan,childrens are gonna be super happy with the new playground that is been made.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The student attempts to address the task by describing both the 2014 layout and the 2020 proposed changes. However, the response lacks a clear overview, which is a core requirement for Academic Task 1. Furthermore, there are some factual inaccuracies and misinterpretations of the visual data; for instance, the student states that the fish restaurant and bar were converted into covered seating, whereas the prompt shows that the new bars and restaurants are located along the southern perimeter, and covered seating is positioned near the centre. The coverage of the main features is therefore incomplete and slightly confused, placing the response in band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response is divided into three paragraphs, but paragraphing is erratic and some paragraphs are overly dense. Cohesive devices are basic and repetitive, such as 'To begin with', 'On the other handt', and 'There are some new changes'. The progression of information lacks a clear logical flow, moving somewhat haphazardly between features without a structured spatial or temporal arrangement. Reference pronouns are occasionally vague or mechanical. These issues align with a band 5.0 descriptor for coherence and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, with several spelling errors ('paln', 'meuseum', 'restaraunt', 'childrens', 'tells'). While the student attempts some less common terms like 'converted', 'supermarket', and 'utilities', word choice is sometimes inaccurate, as seen in phrases like 'where not only fishes are available' or 'utilities are also been taken care of'. The range is minimally adequate for the task, but lexical errors and awkward collocations place this criterion at band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The text displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and awkward relative clauses. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('the administrative buildings on the right,and the bar and fish restauranyt at the end of it'), tense confusion, and awkward passive constructions ('that is been made', 'are also been taken care of'). These persistent errors can cause some difficulty for the reader, fitting the band 5.0 descriptors.

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