Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-21
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 illustrate the information about road access to a City Hospital in 2007 and 2010.
Overall, City road is at same position in both year but in 2010 direction to reach hospital Road is design in circular form and Bus station and Public car Park was new constructed and right side of city hospital Roundabot was added.
In 2007, City Hospital was at center in rectangular with Ring road in four corners and the gate for Staff and public car park in right side of Hospital Road and Bus stop was outside the city Hospital and then City Road with four direction was quiet simple.
In 2010, City Hospital was remained at same position but connected with public car park. Then, Hospital Road was constructed with Bus station and staff car park were separted with structure of circle in both north and south directin of Hospital Road and the end City Road with four entrance in circle design and outside the area of hospital there was a roundabout was available was newly constructed.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to describe the main changes between the two maps, noting the addition of roundabouts, the reconfiguration of the car parks, and the bus station. However, the response lacks a clear, comprehensive overview. Key spatial relationships and changes are described somewhat confusingly, such as the description of the hospital being 'at center in rectangular' or the bus station and staff car park being 'separted with structure of circle'. While the main features are touched upon, the lack of precision and under-development of certain comparisons places this response at Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organized into four paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, and separate body paragraphs for each year. However, the progression of ideas is often disjointed and difficult to follow due to poor cohesive devices and unnatural phrasing, such as 'Then, Hospital Road was constructed with Bus station and staff car park were separted...'. Paragraphing is present, but internal cohesion is frequently faulty and mechanical. Referencing between sentences is often unclear, resulting in a score of Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with frequent reliance on simple terms like 'at same position', 'new constructed', and 'right side'. There are noticeable lexical errors and awkward collocations, such as 'direction to reach hospital Road is design in circular form' instead of roundabouts. The range is limited and minimally adequate for conveying simple ideas, but word choice inaccuracies occasionally cause difficulty for the reader. This aligns with Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentences, but grammatical accuracy is weak throughout the text. There are frequent errors in tense consistency, prepositions, and sentence structure, such as 'City road is at same position in both year' (missing plural and article) and 'Public car Park was new constructed'. Complex structures are often faulty and awkward, leading to frequent errors that impede smooth reading. This performance corresponds to Band 5.0.
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