Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-17

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)

Two map depict us information about the route towards the City hospital during the period of three years speacailly in 2007 and 2010.

Overall,there are two routes to reach at hospital .In 2007 it is easy access towards hospital than 2010.Because in 2007 the area and the route was less privillge.

In detail, at 2007 we had to gone through the City road towars the hospital road . The parking was at the east side of the hospital road and this parking was for the staff and the public .there were a ring road around the hospital.

by comparison,in 2010 the area around the hospital widened .Additionally, the car parking were divided by arranging the arranging the car parking for public only at the northeast side of the hospitat.From city road there was a ring road through this road we got access to hospital road .There was the bus station westrened side of the hospital road in front of hospital. Hospital conecced through a ring road with bus sttation and carr parking.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to describe the main changes between the two maps of the city hospital in 2007 and 2010, noting key additions such as the new bus station, roundabouts, and the separation of public and staff car parks. However, the overview is somewhat subjective and confusing ('the area and the route was less privillge'), and some descriptions of spatial layout are inaccurate or difficult to follow (e.g., describing the public car park location). Important details like the two new roundabouts are omitted or poorly integrated. The response partially addresses the task requirements, but lacks precision in reporting main features and comparisons, placing it at a Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is divided into rudimentary paragraphs (introduction, overview, and detail paragraphs for 2007 and 2010), providing some structural organization. However, the progression of ideas is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions and confusing referencing. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused (e.g., starting sentences with 'In detail, at 2007' and 'by comparison,in 2010'). Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion within sentences is weak, often making the logical relationship between spatial elements hard to follow. This level of organization aligns with Band 5.0 descriptors.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, with several spelling errors ('speacailly', 'privillge', 'towars', 'westrened', 'conecced', 'sttation') and word-form inaccuracies ('route towards the City hospital', 'reach at hospital'). While the student attempts some less common vocabulary related to the maps (such as 'widened', 'roundabout', 'car parking'), the high frequency of lexical and spelling errors noticeably strains the reader and restricts the lexical range to a Band 5.0 level.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The text demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent structural errors. There are multiple issues with subject-verb agreement, prepositions, and verb tenses (e.g., 'Two map depict us information', 'we had to gone through', 'the car parking were divided', 'there were a ring road'). Complex sentence attempts are frequently faulty and awkward. Because errors occur consistently and occasionally impede comprehension, the grammar performance corresponds to Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0 based on positive achievement.

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