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 below maps illustrates the path access to a city hospital in the year between 2007 to 2010.

Overall, it is crystal clears that the roundabout has establish in 2010 and the difference in parking areas. Bus stand was not present in 2007 but we can clearly seen in 2010 in south west side.

In 2007, City hospital surrounded by the ring road. Their was only one parking for public and staff in south east area. Bus Station was not made in 2007 their was only six bus stops in both sides of hospital road. Four sides roads can be seen in city road to hospital road.

In 2010, parking area is seperated from 2007 to 2010 for staff and public like staff car parking is in south east side but the public car parkling in ewast side. Bus station is also establish in the south west side from city road. Round abouts also made from city road to city hospital.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to summarize the main changes between the 2007 and 2010 maps, noting the addition of roundabouts, the reconfiguration of the car parks, and the replacement of individual bus stops with a bus station. However, the overview is extremely basic and lacks clarity. Furthermore, there are several inaccuracies regarding spatial locations and features (for instance, stating that a bus stand was 'not present in 2007' but then mentioning 'six bus stops'). While the general trends are captured, the ideas are under-developed and lack precision, placing this response at Band 5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is divided into brief paragraphs with a distinct introduction, body paragraphs for 2007 and 2010, and an overall summary awkwardly placed at the beginning. Progression is disjointed due to poor logical links and repetitive phrasing. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as 'Their was only one parking' and 'Bus Station was not made in 2007 their was only six bus stops'. Referencing is frequently unclear, and paragraphing lacks the sophisticated cohesion expected at higher bands, corresponding to a Band 5 score.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The lexical range is limited and repetitive. The student relies on basic vocabulary such as 'parking', 'bus station', and 'made'. There are frequent word-choice and collocation errors, including 'path access' instead of 'road access', 'crystal clears' instead of 'crystal clear', 'roundabout has establish' instead of 'roundabouts were established', and 'ewast side' instead of 'east side'. These noticeable lexical errors and spelling mistakes cause some difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 5 descriptor.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, such as subject-verb agreement errors ('The below maps illustrates'), tense confusion ('the roundabout has establish in 2010'), non-existent word forms ('we can clearly seen'), and faulty existential clauses ('Their was only one parking'). Punctuation is also erratic. Because these errors occur frequently and occasionally impede smooth reading, a score of 5.0 is appropriate.

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