Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-24
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)
Two maps illustrate the way to get to a city hospital of two different years (2007 and 2010).
According to both maps, the main features which is city hospital is sourrounded by Ring Road. In these two maps, there have been two features that still remained. This two features are City Hospital and staff car park. Apart from these two features there are some features that shows on 2010 map but haven't shown on 2007 map. The additional features that appear on the map of 2010 are public car park which located on the east-side of the city hospital. The further additional features are two around-turn on the hospital Rd. which can lead to the bus station.
Overall, there are two major features that never change on both 2007 and 2010 map. These features are city hospital and staff car park. However, there are some additional features that appear on the map of 2010 but not on 2007. These features are public car park, bus station and two around-turns.
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 response attempts to summarize the main changes between the two maps of the city hospital in 2007 and 2010. While the writer identifies several key alterations—such as the addition of a public car park, a bus station, and roundabouts—the coverage of the data is incomplete and somewhat imprecise. For instance, the individual bus stops from the 2007 map are omitted, and the description of the layout lacks detail regarding the removal or relocation of certain features. The overview mentions that the hospital and staff car park remained unchanged, which is accurate, but the overall summarization is limited in scope and misses several significant spatial relationships shown on the maps. Consequently, the task is addressed only partially, warranting a band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is organized into paragraphs, including an introduction, a body paragraph detailing specific features, and a concluding overview. However, the logical progression is hindered by repetitive phrasing and awkward transitions. Cohesive devices are basic and sometimes misused, as seen in expressions like 'This two features' and 'Apart from these two features there are some features that shows'. Referencing is occasionally unclear, and the paragraph structure, while present, feels disjointed due to the heavy repetition of ideas between the body and conclusion paragraphs. Overall arrangement demonstrates some organizational structure, but cohesion is frequently faulty and mechanical, aligning with a band 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is narrow and repetitive, relying heavily on basic terms like 'features', 'map', and 'car park'. There are several word choice and collocation errors, such as 'around-turn' instead of 'roundabout' and 'sourrounded' instead of 'surrounded'. Less common lexical items are either absent or inaccurately applied. The range of vocabulary is minimally adequate for the task, but noticeable errors and persistent repetition cause some difficulty for the reader and restrict the score to a band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but many attempts contain noticeable errors in grammar, agreement, and punctuation. Examples include 'the main features which is city hospital is sourrounded', 'This two features are', and 'public car park which located on'. Subject-verb agreement errors ('features... is', 'This two features') and missing articles ('on the east-side of the city hospital') occur frequently. Although the meaning is generally decipherable, the high frequency of grammatical slips places the response firmly in the band 5.0 category.
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