Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-14

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 6.5)

The given maps illustrates the changes underwent in the road surrounding the hospital from 2007 to 2010.

Overall , the hospital witnessed major infrastructural developments around it. A new bus station was introduced and 3 new roundabouts were built.

In 2007, there was a ring road surrounding the hospital and the hospital road was situated on the southern side of the hospital.The car park which was utilized by the staff and the publlic was located to the east of the hospital road.Furthermore,the city road runs to the east of the hospital.

In 2010, there were significant developments surrounding the hospital. A public car park was constructed, adjoining the hospital to the east. Two new roundabouts were built ,south of the hospital ,on the hospital road. Both of these roundabouts were connected to the bus station which was situated to the west of the hospital. A staff car park was built , replacing the previous public car park to the east of the hospital road.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main changes, including the new bus station, the separation of staff and public parking, and the removal of the individual bus stops. The overview also recognises substantial redevelopment. However, some locations and details are inaccurate or unclear: the public car park was built east of the Ring Road, not “adjoining the hospital to the east,” and the two roundabouts were at the Ring Road and City Road junctions, rather than both simply south of the hospital. The 2007 description also places City Road east of the hospital, whereas it runs south of the complex. These misreadings limit the precision of the comparison, and the account could explain more clearly how access changed between the two maps.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response is organised into a clear introduction, overview, and separate paragraphs for 2007 and 2010. This gives the reader a logical route through the comparison, and time markers such as “In 2007” and “In 2010” make the sequence easy to follow. Linking expressions including “Furthermore” and “Both of these” help connect details, although the latter reference is slightly imprecise because the bus station connects to the two roundabouts rather than the roundabouts being connected to it in the way the sentence suggests. To strengthen progression further, group related changes—such as bus access and parking—more explicitly and use clearer spatial references when comparing the maps.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use a suitable range of vocabulary for describing map changes, including “infrastructural developments,” “introduced,” “constructed,” “replacing,” and “situated.” These choices allow you to report both new features and changes in use. Some wording is less precise or natural for this task: “changes underwent” is an awkward collocation, “adjoining the hospital to the east” does not accurately describe the public car park’s position, and “built” is repeated for the roundabouts and car park. There are also spelling and spacing slips, notably “publlic” and “car park.” More precise location phrases and a wider selection of verbs for map changes would improve flexibility and accuracy while preserving the clear meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more developed sentence forms, including a relative clause in “The car park which was utilized…” and a participial phrase in “A staff car park was built, replacing…”. Most sentences communicate the intended changes, but some grammatical errors remain. The opening has subject–verb disagreement (“maps illustrates”), and “changes underwent” lacks the correct construction (“changes that took place”). There are also missing spaces after full stops and inconsistent spacing around commas, which affect punctuation control. Review agreement, clause formation, and sentence boundaries, then proofread punctuation. These corrections would make the otherwise understandable descriptions more consistently accurate.

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