Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-12

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 maps illustrates the way through road to the hospital between two years 2007 and 2010.

Overall, the pathway to hospital in 2007 is connected by CityRoad and towards the north its the straight way that travels towards the hospital. Similarly, its the same in 2010 except the round about that is made. In 2007, towards the east is car park for both staff and public that is transferred to only public car park in 2010. Although in west region newly bus station has been constructed in 2010.

Starting with, the 2007 map

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the broad changes: the road layout gains roundabouts, the shared car park is reorganised, and a bus station replaces the bus stops. However, the response reports only a small part of the maps and does not clearly describe the key locations or how access works. The statement that the east-side car park becomes “only public” is inaccurate: the existing car park becomes staff-only, while a separate public car park is added beside the Ring Road. The overview is also unclear, and the final sentence, “Starting with, the 2007 map”, is unfinished. The response is 93 words, below the required 150, which further limits the coverage. To improve, give a clear overview and describe the main changes in both years accurately and fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is an attempt to organise the response with an opening, an overview beginning “Overall”, and a transition to details with “Starting with”. The reader can also follow the general contrast between 2007 and 2010. However, the progression is not completed: the response ends with an unfinished introduction to the 2007 map, and there is no developed paragraph describing the details. Connections such as “Similarly” and “Although” do not clearly express the relationships between the points that follow them. The ideas are therefore only loosely arranged, rather than forming a clear account of the maps. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and the year-by-year details, and connect each comparison explicitly.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses some relevant vocabulary for describing maps, including “connected”, “round about”, “car park”, “constructed” and “west region”. This gives the reader a basic sense of the changes. However, the range is limited, and several phrases are imprecise or unnatural, such as “way through road”, “the straight way that travels towards the hospital” and “transferred to only public car park”. These choices make some relationships difficult to understand. Use precise map language to describe locations and access, such as “runs south from”, “is situated to the east of” and “was replaced by”. Also check the spelling and spacing of compound terms such as “City Road” and “roundabout”.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including the comparison beginning “Similarly” and the sentence starting “Although”. However, control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make the intended meaning unclear. For example, “The maps illustrates” has subject–verb disagreement, while “between two years 2007 and 2010” is not a well-formed time expression. In “its the same in 2010 except the round about that is made”, the pronoun and clause structure are faulty. The final fragment, “Starting with, the 2007 map”, is incomplete. Aim for complete, direct sentences with accurate agreement and articles, and use a clear past-tense form to report changes, for example, “A roundabout was added at each junction.”

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