Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-16

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 rendered maps enumerates a square town and surrounding area in 2014 and the changes for development of the place to be fulfilled by 2020.

Overall, it is evident that few changes are considered from the maps that fountain and town hall are unchanged. However, new facilities are constructed in the town such as children's playground and covered seating.

To commence with, in the west area of town, shops are build at the place of administrative buildings and in north side, fish market is converted into supermarket ,while town hall is unchanged.Wheras, in eastern area local artists gallery is constructed at the place of historical museum and library is removed from the square town.

Turning towards the inner area of town , childern playground is build along with covered seating and at the place of bandstand , two plant beds are established. However, fountain, bar and restaurant are on thier same place.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several important changes, including the replacement of the fish market by a supermarket, the unchanged town hall and fountain, and the addition of a playground and covered seating. However, the overview is vague: “few changes” understates the substantial redevelopment, and the response does not clearly summarise the overall shift from market and administrative uses to commercial and recreational facilities. Some details are inaccurate or unclear. The shops replace the administrative buildings on the eastern side, not the west; the gallery replaces the history museum, while the library is removed from the western side. The plant beds are not where the bandstand stood. To strengthen the report, describe these locations accurately and include the conversion of the southern buildings into bars and restaurants.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing changes. This gives the reader a basic route through the information, and phrases such as “Overall” and “Turning towards” signal progression. However, the organisation is not consistently clear because several changes are grouped by direction without a reliable spatial sequence. For example, the paragraph beginning “To commence with” moves from the west to the north and then to the east, while the next paragraph mixes central features with perimeter buildings. Some linking words also create confusing relationships, particularly “However” before features said to remain unchanged. Grouping the northern, western, eastern, and southern changes more systematically, and using clearer references to the map, would make the progression easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “converted into,” “unchanged,” “constructed,” and “removed,” and the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing plans. “The maps enumerates a square town” does not clearly express what the maps show, and “changes for development of the place to be fulfilled” is awkward. “Build” is also used where “built” or “constructed” is needed, while “at the place of” is repeated instead of using more precise expressions such as “replaced” or “on the site of.” Spelling errors such as “Wheras,” “childern,” and “thier” further reduce control. Aim for precise location and change vocabulary, and check spelling.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including clauses linked with “while” and “that,” and the main message is usually understandable. However, some errors in sentence structure, verb forms, agreement, articles, and punctuation remain. For example, “The rendered maps enumerates” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “shops are build” and “playground is build” use the wrong verb form. The opening phrase “changes for development of the place to be fulfilled” is also structurally awkward. Several sentences run together without appropriate spacing or punctuation, as in “supermarket ,while town hall is unchanged.Wheras.” Practise accurate passive constructions for planned changes, and proofread sentence boundaries, articles, and agreement while retaining your attempts at complex sentences.

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