Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-07

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 5.5)

The given diagram demonstred the environment of a town including every surrounding and objects before anf after development. the main theme started in 2014 which finally got his proper upgrade as planned in 2020 with servel changes and expands.

In the year 2014, there were basic neccessities availble in the town such as town hall, administrative building, a fountain as a decor, library, history museaum, bar and so on. There was also a fish market oposite of fish restaurent and left beside the bar. On the contrary, this town developed more according to thier society in 2020 with many shops and opportunity. They installed covered seats for seltter people the heat of sun or rain and feeling unwind in the front of fountain so people could take rest after their shopping or chores.

Though they did not reorganizated the town hall which was considerable, they do changed the fish market to superrmarket. Since people can only buy fish from the fish ,arlet, now they can bought their other neccessities from the same roof, they did not have to roaming around from grocories and others. Move to the left side of the town where was history museaum exist once, they converted it into local artist's gallery so that every thing could have exhibited under one roof. Moreover, they also built play ground for kids front of seat along with plant beds in the oposite side of the seats. Bars and restaurent took the whole side behind the seats and for the entire right of the town left for shops.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the broad change from the 2014 square to its planned 2020 redevelopment and mention several key features, including the supermarket replacing the fish market, the gallery, playground, seating, and new commercial units. However, the response does not give a clear, concise overview of the main changes, and some details are inaccurate or unclear: the fish market was not opposite the fish restaurant, and the plant beds are not described as being opposite the seating. The explanation of why the supermarket was introduced is speculation rather than information shown on the plan. To strengthen the response, summarise the main pattern first—retained central features alongside replacement of older buildings and new leisure and retail facilities—then report locations accurately and avoid adding reasons not shown in the diagram.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic chronological structure, moving from the 2014 layout to the 2020 plan, and paragraph breaks help separate these stages. Some linking expressions, such as “On the contrary,” “Though,” and “Moreover,” show an attempt to connect ideas. However, progression is not consistently clear: the second paragraph mixes a list of existing facilities with a claim about the later development, while the final paragraph shifts between locations and explanations without a clear order. References such as “the front of fountain,” “the left side,” and “the entire right” are difficult to interpret precisely. Organise the report by overview and then by areas or types of change, using clear location references and more accurate transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt a range of topic-related vocabulary, including “administrative building,” “covered seats,” “local artist’s gallery,” and “plant beds,” so the reader can recognise many intended features. However, spelling and word-choice errors are frequent and sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow, as in “demonstred,” “neccessities,” “seltter,” and “superrmarket.” Several expressions are also unnatural or imprecise, such as “proper upgrade,” “feeling unwind,” and “the whole side behind the seats.” Use standard map-reporting vocabulary and check spelling carefully. Prefer precise terms such as “located,” “replaced,” and “converted into,” and describe positions with phrases like “to the west of” or “along the southern edge.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You try to use both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses beginning “Though” and “Since,” but complex structures are often faulty and errors occur throughout. Examples include “the main theme started in 2014 which finally got his proper upgrade,” “they do changed,” and “they can bought,” where tense and verb forms are not controlled. There are also problems with articles, agreement, and sentence construction, as in “in front of fountain” and “where was history museaum exist once.” These errors sometimes make relationships between ideas hard to understand. Build accuracy with clear past-tense descriptions of 2014 and future or planned forms for 2020, then practise combining clauses only when the grammar is secure.

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