Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-07

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The two maps below show road access to a city hospital in 2007 and 2010.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons wherever relevant.

Student answer (Band 6.0)

Given are the maps illustrating the road access to a hospital in a city in 2007 and 2010.

Overall, the area belongs to city hospital were expanded in 2010 than in 2007. Also, more added features can be seen in 2010.

The ring road in nothern side to the hospital remains the same in both years. There were six bus stops in 2007 and it had been replaced with a bus station left to hospital road. The staff and public car park became only for staff in 2010.

There were two roundabouts in eather sides of the hospital road. A newly constructed public car park can be seen east to city hospital and there was an entrance from public car park to hospital area. The entrance from the staff and public car park in 2007 remains the same in 2010 as well. There were two entrances to the bus station from two roundabouts.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main changes: the six bus stops are replaced by a bus station, the shared car park becomes staff-only, and a public car park is added. You also note the two roundabouts and the bus station’s connections, so the response addresses the key features. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: “the area … were expanded” suggests the hospital area itself grew, whereas the maps show changes to road access and facilities. The public car park is east of Ring Road, not simply “east to city hospital,” and its access is from Ring Road rather than an entrance to the hospital area. Clarifying these locations and giving a more precise overview would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear basic structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing changes. Information is generally grouped by feature, and links such as “Also,” “There were,” and “as well” help the reader follow the comparison. However, progression is sometimes mechanical, with repeated sentence openings and limited use of precise comparison language. The final paragraph also combines the roundabouts, public car park, and bus-station access without a clear order, while “There were two entrances to the bus station from two roundabouts” is difficult to connect to the preceding details. Organising the changes in a consistent route-based sequence and using clearer references would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of map vocabulary, including “ring road,” “bus stops,” “roundabouts,” “entrance,” and “car park,” and terms such as “replaced” and “newly constructed” help describe change. Meaning is usually understandable, but several word choices or collocations are imprecise: “the area belongs to city hospital were expanded” does not clearly describe the changes, and “east to city hospital” is not a natural way to locate the car park. There are also spelling errors in “nothern” and “eather.” Aim for more exact location phrases and standard map-reporting expressions, such as “to the east of Ring Road” and “was converted into a staff car park.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including the overview sentence beginning “Also” and the clause “which” is not used, but most ideas are expressed in short, straightforward sentences. Some grammatical errors remain. For example, “the area … were expanded” has subject–verb disagreement and an unclear construction; “The ring road in nothern side” is missing a suitable preposition and article; and “There were two roundabouts in eather sides” uses an incorrect prepositional pattern. Tense choices are generally appropriate for comparing past maps, though “it had been replaced” is less suitable than a direct past-tense comparison. More accurate sentence construction and varied complex clauses would strengthen control.

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