Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-23

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)

Details pertaining to the access of road to a urban hospital in 2007 and 2010 are elucidated by the provided two maps.

Overall, it can be observed that, urban hospital in 2007 and 2010 had major difference is that in 2007 parking of car for staff and public was combined and adjacent to the bus stop whereas in 2010 parking of car for staff and public is at different place and the structure of road from city road to hospital has been developed by using roundabout.

scrutinizing deeper into the obtainable information,it is evident that in 2007 the bus stop is on the both sides of the hospital road while in 2010 the area for the bus station is given which is quite adjacent to the hospital road.Moreover, in 2010 the both side of the bus station had roundabout through this accident can be reduced.

Digging deeper into the given two maps, it can be cleared that, in 2007 the parking of car for staff and public is near to the bus stop while in 2010, the seperate area is given for both staff and public for car parking and bus station is on the opposite side of the car parking of staff and it takes time due to the the development of the roundabout.

Hereby, I conclude my report.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The student attempts to cover the main features of the two maps comparing road access to a city hospital in 2007 and 2010. While an overview is attempted in the second paragraph, it is rather confused and colloquial (e.g., 'had major difference is that in 2007 parking of car...'). Several key spatial transformations are either omitted or inaccurately described, such as the introduction of the new public car park on the east side of Ring Road and the exact configuration of the bus station. The interpretation veers into unsupported speculation in places, such as stating that roundabouts were added 'through this accident can be reduced'. Overall, the response addresses the task only partially and lacks precision.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response is divided into paragraphs, but the organization and progression of ideas are hampered by awkward referencing and mechanical cohesive devices (e.g., 'scrutinizing deeper into the obtainable information', 'Digging deeper into the given two maps'). Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal logical flow within paragraphs is frequently disrupted by run-on sentences and unclear pronoun referencing. Furthermore, the concluding sentence ('Hereby, I conclude my report') is inappropriate for an academic essay and breaks the register entirely.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The lexical range is limited and repetitive. The student relies heavily on basic vocabulary and awkward word combinations, such as 'parking of car' instead of 'car parking', and 'obtainable information' instead of 'provided maps' or 'visual data'. There are frequent word-formation and collocation issues (e.g., 'seperate area', 'opposite side of the car parking of staff'). Less common items are attempted awkwardly without a clear grasp of academic style.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The student displays a very limited range of sentence structures, relying on cumbersome complex or compound constructions that frequently break down grammatically. There are persistent errors in article usage, prepositions, and subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'the bus stop is on the both sides', 'the both side of the bus station had roundabout'). Punctuation is weak, leading to run-on sentences that require the reader to work hard to discern the meaning.

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