Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

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

By comparing both maps the big changing was bus stop which was more closer to hospital building and the other big change was car park which seprated public and staff.

city road and ring road remained same around hospital building with one small addition which was roundabout connected with hospital road and city road.This round about was in south side of hospital.

in 2007 bus station wason east side of building far away from hospital buidling has been demolished and reconstructed opposite side to staff car park.

In 2007 there was only one car parking for both staff and public but in 2010 it seprated for public and rebuiled east side of buidling which connected to parking and whereas for staff is still same place.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the broad changes—bus stops were replaced by a bus station and parking was divided between staff and public—and note that a roundabout was added. However, several details are inaccurate or unclear: the 2007 bus stops were along Hospital Road, not a bus station east of the hospital, and the 2010 bus station is west of Hospital Road. You also mention only the southern roundabout, omitting the one at Ring Road, and incorrectly suggest the roads remained unchanged without explaining the new access arrangements. The response is 129 words, below the 150-word minimum; 10 words copied from the prompt were excluded. Add a clear overview and accurately describe the main changes and locations.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some organisation: the opening identifies the maps, and the response moves from general changes to roads, buses and parking. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the ideas are compressed into a few paragraphs and some sentences combine unrelated or unclear details. For example, the sentence beginning “in 2007 bus station wason east side” mixes the original bus stops with the later bus station, making the comparison hard to understand. Linking phrases such as “By comparing both maps” and “In 2007” are attempted, but connections are sometimes inaccurate or repetitive. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and for transport and parking changes, and compare each feature in a clear 2007-to-2010 sequence.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “roundabout,” “staff,” “public,” and “connected,” so the reader can recognise the topic. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors make parts difficult to interpret: “seprated,” “rebuiled,” “buidling,” and “bus station” where the 2007 map shows bus stops. Phrases such as “the big changing” and “more closer” are not natural or precise descriptions for map changes. Aim for accurate terms such as “individual bus stops,” “were replaced by,” “designated for staff,” and “a separate public car park.” Check spelling and choose words that describe the mapped features exactly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple statements and longer comparisons, but grammatical errors are frequent and sometimes obscure the relationships between features. For example, “The two maps illustrates” has subject–verb disagreement, while “the big changing was bus stop” has an incorrect sentence structure. In “which was more closer,” the comparative form is faulty, and several sentences lack clear punctuation or boundaries, such as the long sentence about the bus station and car park. Tense and article use also need attention when describing past maps. Practise forming clear past-tense comparison sentences, for example, “In 2007, six bus stops stood along Hospital Road; by 2010, they had been replaced by a bus station to its west.”

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