Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-11-01

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)

In this diagram they giv the information about town square and surrounding areas we have to summarise this information.

In 2014 there was a history museum and just across the history museum there was a fish market there and infront of the fish market there was a town hall and there was a bandstand just across the town hall and a fountain in the center of town square and on the east side of the bandstand there was a administrative block and on south there was a bar and infront of the bar there was a fish restaurant and on west side of the fish restaurant there was a library.

In 2020 they made a slight changes in them they build local artists gallery in place of history museum and they build supermarket in place of fish market and then they finished bandstand area and put plant beds there and make children's playground near fountain and they built shops in place of the administrative buildings and they put covered seating across the bars and fish restaurant

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify several important changes, including the supermarket replacing the fish market, the gallery replacing the history museum, and shops replacing the administrative buildings. However, the response does not give a clear overview of the main pattern of redevelopment, and some locations are misreported or unclear. For example, the bandstand was not replaced by plant beds: the beds were added in the northern part of the square, while the playground took the bandstand’s former position. The library is also not mentioned in the 2020 plan, and the covered seating is described imprecisely. To strengthen the report, summarise the overall changes first, then compare the main features accurately and distinguish what remained from what was replaced or added.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response follows a basic chronological order, moving from the 2014 layout to the 2020 plan, so the reader can recognise the intended comparison. However, most information is packed into two long sentences, with repeated use of “and” and unclear references such as “across the history museum” and “in them.” This makes the sequence of locations difficult to follow. Use separate paragraphs for the two years, or organise the comparison by areas of the square, and use clear linking phrases such as “By 2020” and “In contrast.” Shorter sentences and more precise references would make the progression easier to understand.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing a map, including “in place of,” “center,” “administrative block,” and “covered seating.” This gives you a basic range for reporting changes. However, several expressions are repetitive or imprecise, particularly “there was” and “they build,” and phrases such as “finished bandstand area” do not clearly describe the change shown. There are also spelling and word-form slips, including “giv” and “gallery” without the possessive form in “local artists gallery.” Aim for more precise map vocabulary and vary verbs that describe change, such as “replaced,” “remained,” “was converted into,” and “was added.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts to connect several details in longer sentences, but the structures are often difficult to control, and errors sometimes obscure the relationships between features. For example, “there was a administrative block” has an article error, while “they build local artists gallery” has problems with tense and article use. The account also shifts between past forms and present forms, as in “there was” and “they build,” despite describing two dated plans. Punctuation is limited, leaving long strings of clauses. Practise writing shorter, complete sentences with consistent past-tense forms, accurate articles, and clear punctuation before attempting more complex comparisons.

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