Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-26

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 diagram chart illustarts a town sqare and surrounding area in 2014 between the plans for development of the area to be completed by 2020.

Overall, it is clear that in 2014 were areas slowly declined development in figure of fountain and town hall,it was as similar of increase in that year.after thatin 2020, i saw that many places are grow rather then past year,sucj as, supermarket, children playground, and covered seating as well.

In 2014, in the center fountain round were levelled of in both years. fish market where significantly rose in vast supermarket in 2020.bandstand area surrounding by noutheast side while closely administrative buildings.nevertheless,In west, history mauseum had been drametically change in local artists gallery in 2020.after that plants bads will develop in part of two sides.

Moreover, fish restaurant and bar has closely connected with places but in the future that areas will not there in 2020.In contract, the library area department at west side.however, i shows that a town in the between of coverd searting will be increase of development in 2020, not only but five types of stores also will foundation of grow up in the 2020, which called shops.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify several relevant changes, including the supermarket replacing the fish market, the museum becoming a gallery, and new covered seating and a playground. However, the summary only partially reports the plan: the overview is unclear and includes unsupported claims that the fountain and town hall declined or increased. The fountain and town hall actually remain in place. Some details are also misreported or difficult to interpret, such as saying the fish market “rose” into a supermarket and suggesting the library changed, when it remains. To improve, give a clear overview of the main pattern—commercial buildings replace several older uses, while the central fountain stays—and accurately describe the major changes around the square.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response has separate paragraphs and attempts to group information, with markers such as “Overall,” “In 2014,” and “Moreover.” These provide a basic framework, but the ideas do not progress clearly from an overview to organised comparisons. The second paragraph is difficult to follow, and later details jump between the centre, west, and southern edge without a consistent route or grouping. Connectors such as “nevertheless,” “after that,” and “in contract” do not always express the relationship between the points that follow them. Organise the report into a concise overview and two body paragraphs, for example grouping northern and central changes together, then describing western and southern/eastern changes.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt some task-relevant vocabulary, including “surrounding area,” “covered seating,” “administrative buildings,” and “local artists gallery.” However, inaccurate word choice and spelling often make the descriptions hard to understand: “rose in vast supermarket,” “plants bads,” and “five types of stores” do not clearly convey the map information. Several phrases are also unnatural, such as “levelled of” and “foundation of grow up.” Use precise map vocabulary and collocations, such as “was replaced by,” “is located to the east of,” and “remained unchanged.” Check spelling carefully, especially for key labels, because errors in words such as “museum” and “square” reduce clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

There are attempts to form longer sentences and use time contrasts, but control of sentence structure is weak, and errors frequently obscure relationships between features. For example, “in 2014 were areas slowly declined development” lacks a clear subject and has an unsuitable verb construction, while “fish restaurant and bar has closely connected” has problems with agreement and sentence structure. Tense and article use are also inconsistent, as in “i shows” and “a town in the between.” Punctuation and capitalisation are unreliable, with run-on sentences and missing spaces after commas. Build accuracy first with clear subject–verb sentences, then combine them using controlled clauses such as “The fish market was replaced by a supermarket.”

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