Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-10

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 4.5)

The illusteration give infromation about the a town square and surrounding area in 2014 and the plans for development of the area to be completed by 2020. Overall,with the passege 2014 building modaret [redacted phone] building simple and update in 2020 and changing add new addtion shops covered seating

It is quite evident from the diagram in 2014,fish market hall and the town hall in the equal side.In the centre area point fountain centre area west and north concern bandstant and north side administrative buildings.That other building history museum and library tached fish restarurant, bar.

Meanwhile, in 2020 changing fish market convalt to super market.twom hall in the same 2020.afer the change administrative buildings in shops. the remove bar, fish restaurant and library. History museum the change the name 2020 local artists gallery.fountaian point west two plant beds and add children's playground and two room cover seating.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the two time periods and report several relevant changes, including the fish market becoming a supermarket, the town hall remaining, and the history museum becoming a local artists’ gallery. However, the overview is unclear (“building modaret 2020”), and important features are either omitted or inaccurately described: the fountain remains central, while the plant beds are north of it, and the playground is east of it. The claim that the library is removed is not clearly supported by the plan, and the locations of the new seating and commercial units need more precise reporting. The response is also 25 words below the 150-word minimum; the 21 words copied from the task prompt do not count. Develop a clear overview and describe the main changes accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response by time period: the first paragraph refers to 2014, and “Meanwhile, in 2020” introduces the planned changes. This gives the reader some sense of sequence. However, the opening overview is difficult to follow, and the description within each period jumps between locations and buildings without a clear route around the square. Connections such as “That other building” and “afer the change” do not make the relationships between features clear. Use separate, purposeful paragraphs for the overview and the two sets of details, and group features by location—for example, northern, central and southern areas. Clearer linking and reference would make the progression easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response attempts relevant map vocabulary, including “centre,” “fish market,” “administrative buildings,” “covered seating” and “children’s playground.” These terms show awareness of the topic, but the usable range is limited and many spelling or word-choice errors make the description hard to understand, such as “illusteration,” “bandstant,” “convalt” and “fountaian.” Some phrases are also imprecise, including “in the equal side” and “two room cover seating.” Choose standard map-description language and check spelling carefully. For example, describe a feature as being “on the eastern side” or say that one building “was replaced by” another. More accurate collocations would help communicate the changes without requiring the reader to guess.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The response makes a limited attempt to form sentences and use time references, but grammatical control is weak and errors frequently obscure meaning. The opening, “The illusteration give infromation,” lacks correct subject–verb agreement and a complete, well-formed expression. Later, fragments such as “twom hall in the same 2020” and “History museum the change the name” do not establish clear relationships between subjects and actions. Tense and sentence structure are also inconsistent when describing the plans. Practise building complete sentences with a subject, verb and clear object, such as “The fish market will be replaced by a supermarket.” Then check agreement, articles, and punctuation, especially where several changes are listed.

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