Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)
This two maps illustrates the road access to a city hospital between 2007 and 2010.
Overall, It has been modernized the road access and changed so many designs of the road paths and newly stablished roundabout for easy road access to the hospital.
In 2007, it was a basic road paths construction which has direct paths to the hospital and there was only one car parking which located at east. Staff and public park their vehicals at one place. The hospital road central area totaly upgraded later in 2010.
In 2010, there is massive change happed which alocate the huge facilities for car parking area increased and seperated for staff and public parking area. The Public parking area directly lined with the hospital at the east. Moreover there is a new Bus station created at west side of the hospital road. The city road and hospital road linked with a roundabout with is a modern signs for easy access. There is one more roundabout which placed at the infont of the hospital which directly linked the bus station at west.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The student addresses the main features of the two maps comparing road access to the city hospital in 2007 and 2010. Key features such as the addition of roundabouts, the restructuring of car parking into separate staff and public areas, and the introduction of a new bus station are identified. However, the overview is rather rudimentary, and some details are imprecise, such as describing the 2007 setup as having 'only one car parking' when it was combined for staff and public. Nevertheless, all parts of the task are addressed, earning a Band 6.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response has a clear overall progression, moving from an introductory statement to a description of the 2007 map and then the 2010 map. Paragraphing is used to separate these time frames. However, cohesive devices are sometimes faulty or mechanical, such as 'In 2007, it was a basic road paths construction which has direct paths...' and 'In 2010, there is massive change happed'. Referencing and linking are occasionally awkward, which places this text firmly at Band 6.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, allowing the student to communicate basic comparisons ('modernized', 'seperated', 'roundabout'). However, there are noticeable spelling and word-choice errors ('stablised' for established, 'vehicals' for vehicles, 'alocate', 'happed', 'infont'), as well as awkward collocations like 'massive change happed'. These errors do not impede communication overall, fitting the Band 5.0 descriptor.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms (e.g., relative clauses with 'which'). However, there are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('This two maps illustrates'), tense confusion ('It has been modernized the road access'), and missing prepositions or articles. These errors can cause some difficulty for the reader, aligning the grammar score with Band 5.0.
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