Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The two maps illustrate road access to a city hospital in 2007 and 2010.

Maps explain the people how reach to the city hospital in two years. There is a hospital road that connect the city road and hospital in 2007, while in 2010 there are two roundabouts that manage the traffic. One roundabout on the east side of the staff car park in 2010.

In these maps many differences shown like addition of the public car park in 2010. Bus stop on the east side of hospital in 2007, visible on the west-south side of of the hospital. Ring road surround the hospital is same in both maps. People can easily reach the hospital by bus station in the later map. Public can quick access in the hospital if they park car in the public parking.

The road's infrastructer in much easy in the second map. City road connect to the roundabout then roundabout connect with the bus station, hospital road is between two raounabouts.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the two years and report several relevant changes, including the addition of a public car park, the bus station and two roundabouts. You also correctly note that the Ring Road remains around the hospital. However, the account only partially covers the main features: the 2007 bus stops are described unclearly, and the 2010 public car park’s position on the east side of the Ring Road is not stated. The claim that one roundabout is east of the staff car park is inaccurate; the roundabouts are at the Ring Road and City Road junctions with Hospital Road. Some comments about easier access are unsupported rather than a clear overview of the changes. Select the key changes accurately and compare the layouts directly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic sequence: it introduces the maps, describes some changes, and ends with a comment about the road layout. This gives the reader a general sense of the topic. However, progression between details is uneven, and the paragraphing does not clearly separate an overview from specific comparisons. Linking phrases such as “while,” “In these maps,” and “then” are used, but relationships are sometimes unclear—for example, the sentence about a bus stop on the east side shifts to “west-south side” without explaining the locations. The final sentence also combines several road connections in a confusing way. Organise the response into a brief overview followed by a paragraph for the main changes, and use clear references to each map and location.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “roundabouts,” “staff car park,” “public car park,” and “Ring Road,” so the reader can identify the main subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “Maps explain the people how reach,” “quick access,” and “road’s infrastructer in much easy.” Spelling errors, including “infrastructer” and “raounabouts,” also reduce clarity. Some phrases are imprecise, such as “visible on the west-south side,” which does not clearly describe the bus-stop arrangement. Build a more accurate set of location and change expressions, and check spelling and natural combinations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a comparison with “while” and a sequence using “then.” However, errors in sentence structure and verb forms are frequent enough to make several statements difficult to follow. For example, “Maps explain the people how reach” lacks a correct clause structure, while “There is a hospital road that connect” has subject–verb disagreement. Articles and prepositions are also often missing or misplaced, as in “on east side” and “in the hospital.” The sentence “One roundabout on the east side…” is a fragment, and the final sentence joins ideas without clear grammatical relationships. Practise complete sentences with accurate subject–verb agreement, articles, and prepositions, then proofread each sentence for a clear main verb.

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