Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-27

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 given layout illustrate the road access to a city hospital from 2007 to 2010.

Overall, the place seems to underwent various significant changes the location of bus stop shifted.The two roundabout can be seen at the two ends of the hospital road and the parking area of public and staff have separate area.

The city hospital in 2007 was surrounded by Ring Road and entrance was lead by the Hospital Road surrounded by bus stop and the parking area foe the public and stadd area was close to bus stop at East side.The Hospital road connected to further by City road at South side.

On the other hand, the City Hospital layout in 2010 underwent various significant changes the parking area for public and staff was separated into two, one at North-East and other at South-Eastern side.The hospital road has roundabout at both ends and a bus station at west which is connected to both roundabout. It can be observed that the bus stop have been changed, the separated area for parking for both pubic and staff and construction of two roundabouts at both ends of hospital road connected by bus stand.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The student attempts to address the task by describing the main changes between the 2007 and 2010 hospital layout maps. Key features such as the addition of roundabouts, the restructuring of the parking areas into separate staff and public zones, and the introduction of a bus station are mentioned. However, the response suffers from some inaccuracies and a lack of clear organisation, such as misidentifying the location of the new public car park (placing it on the South-East instead of across Ring Road) and lacking a fully developed overview. The details are sometimes repetitive or underdeveloped, leading to a Band 5.5 performance.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response is divided into paragraphs, starting with an introduction, followed by an overview paragraph, a description of the 2007 map, and a description of the 2010 map. However, progression is somewhat mechanical and disjointed. For example, sentences run together without adequate punctuation or conjunctions, as seen in 'Overall, the place seems to underwent various significant changes the location of bus stop shifted.' Cohesive devices are minimal, and referencing between sentences is occasionally unclear or repetitive, restricting the score to a Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive. Phrases like 'various significant changes' and 'hospital road' are used multiple times. There are noticeable spelling and word choice errors, such as 'illustrate' instead of 'illustrates', 'underwent' instead of 'undergo' or 'undergone', 'foe' instead of 'for', and 'stadd' instead of 'staff'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the general idea of map comparison, the errors in word form and spelling constrain the score to a Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The student demonstrates a very limited range of sentence structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and error-prone complex structures. Frequent grammatical errors impede readability, such as tense agreement issues ('seems to underwent') and missing articles or prepositions ('entrance was lead by', 'bus stop have been changed'). Punctuation is also weak, with run-on sentences lacking proper separators (e.g., 'shifted.The two roundabout can be seen'). Control of grammar is inconsistent, warranting a Band 5.0.

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