Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-08

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)

The given map illustrates the changes happened to city hospital road over period of a three between 2007 to 2010.

Overall, the major changes we can see that is related to parking and the roads, it shows that after the redevelopment the thing are seeing more acessible and convinient to peoples.

In 2007 the car parking for staff and public was same that is on east side of the hospital road. Moreover the road are much straight forward city directly connecting to hospital roads.

In 2010 the major changes are created to the city hospital, one of the change the addition of roundabout instead of direct crossing road that create a assesibility to vehicles. Another major change is related to parking for hospital staff is different and for public is different. There is one more addition in 2010 that is station on west on hospital road that can be access by using roundabout.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main areas of change: the parking arrangements, the addition of roundabouts and the new bus station. The overview also recognises that access was improved, and the comparison between the shared staff-and-public car park in 2007 and separate parking in 2010 is relevant. However, some details are unclear or incomplete. For example, “the road are much straight forward city directly connecting to hospital roads” does not clearly describe the 2007 layout, and the 2010 public car park’s location east of Ring Road is omitted. The bus station is described as accessible by “using roundabout,” but its direct connections to both ends of Hospital Road are not explained. More precise reporting of these features would make the summary more complete and developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for 2007 and 2010. This gives the reader a basic chronological route through the maps. Linking expressions such as “Moreover,” “In 2010,” and “Another major change” help signal additions and comparisons. However, some connections are mechanical, and the progression within paragraphs is not always clear. The sentence beginning “In 2010 the major changes are created” moves through roundabouts, parking and the bus station without clearly organising how these features relate spatially. References such as “the thing” and “one of the change” are also vague. Grouping road changes together and then describing parking and bus facilities would create clearer cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “roundabout,” “car parking,” “staff,” “public,” and “bus station,” so the reader can identify the main map features. There are also attempts to describe change and access. However, the range is limited, and several word choices or spellings are inaccurate enough to make parts less clear: “acessible,” “convinient,” and “assesibility” are misspelled, while “the changes happened to city hospital road” is an awkward phrase. “The road are much straight forward city” does not convey a clear meaning. Use precise map language such as “road layout,” “separate car parks,” and “direct access,” and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses linked with “that” and “which,” and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, some errors in sentence structure, tense, agreement and articles make the description difficult to follow in places. For example, “The given map illustrates the changes happened” needs a relative clause or a noun phrase, while “the major changes we can see that is related” has faulty agreement and clause structure. “The road are” also shows a subject–verb agreement error, and “over period of a three” is not grammatically complete. Practise accurate past-tense descriptions and build longer sentences around one clear main clause; this will help you retain variety while improving control.

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