Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-12

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 two maps displays town square's map of 2014 and development plan that will complete by 2020.

Overall, Supermarket will replace with the fish market in 2020. Fish restaurant and bars will not the part of town's square map because it will shifted outside the town's area. There will be no shops, library, history museum in 2020 as it will replaced by local artist gallery in 2020. Bandstand will also not need in the future map. Town hall will remain the same position in furture.

Plant beds will cover the center-top of town's square map in future, children's playground will be at the center-right of the future map. Covered seating is nearby the children playground for leisure. Bars and shop will be outside the town map for individuals.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify several relevant changes, including the supermarket replacing the fish market, the town hall remaining, and the addition of plant beds and a playground. However, the account is only partial and some details are inaccurate: the fish restaurant and bar are redeveloped as bars and restaurants around the southern and south-western perimeter, not shifted outside the town area; shops are added on the eastern side rather than absent; and the library is not mentioned as being replaced. The overview also misses major features such as the central fountain remaining and the new covered seating. At 128 words, the response is below the required 150, which limits the opportunity to report and compare the main changes. Select the key transformations and describe their locations accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, with an opening sentence, an overview paragraph and a final paragraph describing planned features. This gives the reader some sense of the two time periods. However, progression is limited: the overview mixes several separate changes, while the final paragraph lists features without a clear spatial or comparative order. Connections such as “Overall” and “also” are used, but relationships between the 2014 layout and the 2020 plan are not consistently made explicit. Group the changes by area—for example, northern buildings, the central square and the southern/eastern perimeter—and use clear comparisons such as “remains,” “is replaced by” and “is added.” This would make the organisation easier to follow and reduce the list-like effect.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “replace,” “remain,” “plant beds,” “children’s playground” and “covered seating,” so the reader can identify several planned changes. The range is nevertheless limited, and some word choices or collocations make the description unclear. For example, “will not the part of town’s square map” and “will be outside the town map for individuals” do not express the intended changes naturally. “Center-top” and “center-right” are understandable but informal and imprecise for a map report. Use more precise location and change language, such as “in the north-western section,” “along the southern edge,” and “will be converted into.” Check spelling and forms such as “future” and “artists’ gallery” as well.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both simple statements and future constructions, but errors occur frequently and sometimes make relationships difficult to understand. The opening has subject–verb disagreement in “The two maps displays,” and the future passive is faulty in “will complete by 2020” and “will replaced by local artist gallery.” Other examples include “will not the part” and “it will shifted,” where the verb forms are incomplete. Articles and possessives are also inconsistent, as in “town square’s map” and “the children playground.” Most sentences follow a basic subject–verb pattern, with little accurate variety in complex structures. Practise forming future passives (“will be replaced”) and use complete clauses with consistent articles and verb agreement before attempting longer sentences.

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