Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-05

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 the plan for development of the area to be completed by 2020.

Overall, it can be seen that in 2014 the market provided some basic shops. On the other hand, new project in 2020 will provide more facilities than before. Many new facilities will be added such as, children´s playground, plant beds and covered seating.

In 2014, there was fish market and town hall in the north side of the plan and and south side there were fish restaurant and bar. In center there were fountain and bandstand. In addition, history meseum and library were placed in the west side of plan and in east side had administrative buildings .

in new plan in 2020, In market center there will be fountain, covered seating, plant beds and children´s playground. In addition, on the north side of the plan fish market wil be replaced by supermarket. In west side, history museam will be replaced by local artists´ gallery and library will be uprooted. Moreover, on the east side administrative buildings will be replaced by shops. additionally, bar and restaurant are no longer be available in new plan.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response addresses the task partially, as it attempts to summarize the main features and changes of the town square between 2014 and 2020. However, some key details are under-developed or inaccurate. For instance, the text claims that 'library will be uprooted,' whereas the visual data shows the library space being replaced by shops alongside the administrative buildings. Additionally, some features like the bandstand and specific restaurant locations are only partially or confusingly reported. To move to a higher band, the writer needs to select and report the features more accurately, providing a clearer and more complete overview of the spatial layout transformations without missing or misinterpreting key elements shown in the visual data.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some basic organization with an introductory sentence, an overview, and separate body paragraphs for the past and future layouts. However, the progression lacks clarity and flow. Cohesive devices are used mechanically or repetitively (e.g., starting multiple sentences with 'In addition' or 'In the west side'), and referencing is sometimes imprecise, such as referring to 'market center' rather than the square itself. Paragraphing is attempted, but sentences often feel disjointed rather than logically chained. To improve, the writer should use a wider variety of cohesive links smoothly and ensure that ideas follow a logical sequence from one sentence to the next, creating a more cohesive progression throughout the response.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited and repetitive, though it is minimally adequate for conveying basic information about the map changes. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary such as 'replaced' and 'uprooted,' but there are noticeable word-choice errors and awkward phrasing, such as 'history meseum' (spelling), 'in center there were', and 'bar and restaurant are no longer be available'. These lexical errors and spelling mistakes occasionally cause slight difficulty for the reader. To achieve a higher band, the student must expand their lexical range with more precise geographical and descriptive terms (e.g., 'relocated', 'converted', 'demolished') and demonstrate greater accuracy in word formation, spelling, and collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response displays a very limited range of sentence structures, relying heavily on simple constructions and repetitive prepositional phrases indicating location. Attempts at more complex sentences are frequently faulty, marred by missing articles ('in center there were fountain'), incorrect prepositions ('in west side', 'on the north side of the plan fish market wil be replaced'), and verb-form errors ('bar and restaurant are no longer be available'). Frequent grammatical errors require the reader to slow down and can cause some comprehension difficulty. To progress, the writer needs to produce a greater variety of complex sentence forms with improved control over articles, subject-verb agreement, and prepositions.

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