Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

the map shows a City Hospital in 2007 and 2010, overall, the main changes that happened between 2007 and 2010 is that The City hospital extended its car parks. changed the bus station location, and build roundabouts.

In 2007, City hospital had one main car park used by both staff and public which was located in the south est of the infrastructure . bus stops were available on the east and west of Hospital road.

Whereas,in 2010, this park car became accessible for the hospital works only, and a public parking was created in the north east of the City Hospital. The bus station was also moved to the south east of the building .

In 2007 no roundabout existed in the whole area, whereas, three roundabouts was build in 2010, two of them were in the north and south of Hospital Road,connecting the Hospiral road to the City Road, to the bus station, and to the satff and public park car.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The student successfully covers the main features of the maps, presenting a clear overview of the key changes between 2007 and 2010, such as the expansion of car parking facilities, the rearrangement of bus services, and the addition of roundabouts. Key details are reported, such as the conversion of the original car park into staff-only parking and the creation of a new public car park. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in spatial referencing, such as locating the original car park in the 'south est' rather than east, and stating that three roundabouts were built when two are shown on the map. Despite these minor misreadings, the response fulfills the requirements of Task 1 adequately, earning a band score of 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response is organized into four paragraphs, moving from an introductory overview to specific details about 2007 and 2010. Cohesive devices such as 'In 2007', 'Whereas', and 'In 2010' are used to structure the text chronologically and contrast the two periods. However, paragraphing is somewhat irregular, with the introduction awkwardly combined with the overview statement into a single run-on sentence. Furthermore, referencing is occasionally vague or mechanical. Overall arrangement is coherent, but logical progression and cohesion need tighter control to reach a higher band, justifying a score of 6.0.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary suited to the task, incorporating terms like 'extended', 'infrastructure', 'accessible', and 'roundabouts'. However, there are noticeable lexical and spelling errors throughout the text, such as 'build' instead of 'built', 'park car' instead of 'car park', 'works' instead of 'workers', and 'satff' instead of 'staff'. Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited accuracy. While these errors do not prevent comprehension, they restrict the lexical score to a 5.5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, attempting relative clauses and contrasting subordinate clauses (e.g., 'which was located in the south est'). However, grammatical control is inconsistent. There are several punctuation and capitalization errors, such as missing capitals at the beginning of sentences ('the map shows') and incorrect comma splices ('overall, the main changes...'). Agreement errors also occur, such as 'three roundabouts was build'. Simple sentences are generally accurate, but complex constructions introduce frequent errors, supporting a band score of 5.5.

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