Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-03

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)

Information about road access to the city hospital in 2007 and 2010 is illustrated by the provided maps

Overall, it can be observed that, road near city hospital have gone under masive change and also have contruction of new facilty in the vicnity of the city hospital. followed by, the contruction and the change in access road.

Scrutinizing deeper into obtainable information, the hospital road locate in south side of city hopistail has six bus stops and along side it car park car for staff and public in 2007. followed the by, the change occuered in 2010 was the sparate parking of the staff and public member

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response only partially addresses the task requirements. First, the length requirement of at least 150 words is not met, as the student's text contains only 107 words. Furthermore, the description of the changes between 2007 and 2010 is extremely limited and misses major features shown in the maps, such as the new roundabouts, the relocated and expanded parking facilities, and the new bus station. The overview is very basic, and key comparisons are largely absent. To reach a higher band, the writer must ensure the word count exceeds the minimum and provide a more thorough summary of the visual data, covering all notable changes across both map years.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is some basic organization with an introductory and a body section, but there is no clear overall progression of ideas. The text lacks adequate paragraphing structure, and cohesive devices are repetitive or used inaccurately, such as the awkward transitions with 'followed by' and 'followed the by'. Reference words are unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the logical flow of information. To improve in this criterion, the writer needs to structure the response into distinct paragraphs, use a wider variety of cohesive markers appropriately, and ensure that ideas are sequenced logically to guide the reader through the comparison of the two maps.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited and barely adequate for the task. There are several noticeable spelling and word choice errors, such as 'masive' instead of massive, 'facilty' instead of facility, 'vicnity' instead of vicinity, 'locate' instead of located, 'hopistail' instead of hospital, and 'sparate' instead of separate. These errors can cause some difficulty for the reader. The range of vocabulary is restricted, and attempts at less common words result in inaccuracies. To achieve a higher band, the student must expand their vocabulary range, use precise terms related to maps and changes, and eliminate spelling mistakes.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response shows a very limited range of sentence structures, relying heavily on simple or awkwardly constructed phrases. There are frequent grammatical errors, including missing articles ('road near city hospital', 'in south side'), incorrect prepositions, and faulty verb forms ('have gone under masive change and also have contruction'). Punctuation is also poorly handled, with missing periods at the ends of sentences. These frequent errors cause strain for the reader. To move up, the writer needs to practice forming correct and varied sentence structures, paying close attention to subject-verb agreement, articles, and tense consistency.

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