Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-09
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 5.5)
The two maps illustrate road access to a city hospital in 2007 and 2010.
Overall, it is noticeable that firstly, now there is separate car park for staff and also a particular place for public car park. Lastly, location of bus station is now changes on the side of hospital road which is quite near to city road.
It is evident that, there is a ring road arround the city hospital and now there is public car park on the east side of hospital and in the south area there is staff car park on the right and bus station on the left side of hospital road.
A closer look reveals that in the past there only one area for both public and staff car park but in 2010 there is separate area for staff car park near to hospital road and public area is one the side. Also now there is particular location for bus station which is near to city road.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
You identify the main changes: the shared car park becomes separate staff and public facilities, and the bus stops are replaced by a bus station. However, some locations are misreported or too vague. The public car park is on the east side of the Ring Road, not the east side of the hospital, and the staff car park remains east of Hospital Road rather than being in a southern area. The bus station is west of Hospital Road, but its access connects to both roundabouts; describing it only as near City Road misses this important feature. Your overview gives a general sense of change, but the maps’ two roundabouts and the removal of the individual stops are not clearly reported. More precise comparisons would make the summary more complete.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details, and phrases such as “A closer look reveals” signal a shift. However, the progression is not consistently clear: the third paragraph repeats the overview’s points about the car parks and bus station rather than adding distinct details. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Lastly,” and “Also” are used mechanically, and “firstly” and “Lastly” do not introduce a clear sequence of features. Some references, including “the side” and “the right,” are imprecise, making it harder to follow locations. Group the changes into a clear comparison of road layout, parking, and bus facilities, and avoid repeating the same information.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
You use relevant task vocabulary, including “ring road,” “car park,” “bus station,” and “Hospital Road,” so the reader can understand the general subject. There is some attempt to describe change through phrases such as “separate” and “in the past.” However, the range of location and comparison language is limited, and several choices are inaccurate or awkward: “particular place” is vague, “public area” does not clearly mean a car park, and “on the side” does not specify which road or direction. Spelling errors such as “arround” also reduce accuracy. Use precise map terms such as “east of,” “west of,” “adjacent to,” and “replaced by,” while checking spelling and natural collocations.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response relies mainly on simple sentence patterns, with a few attempts to add clauses, as in “A closer look reveals that…” This gives some variety, but many sentences contain errors in articles, verb forms, agreement, or sentence construction. For example, “there is separate car park” needs an article, “location of bus station is now changes” has an incorrect verb form, and “there only one area” is missing a verb. The phrase “in 2010 there is separate area” also uses the present tense inconsistently when describing a past map. These errors sometimes make the relationships between features less clear. Practise accurate past-tense descriptions and build longer sentences from correctly formed clauses.
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