Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-11

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 7.0)

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

Overall, the most significant change was the construction of two roundabouts, one on the hospital road and the other on the intersection of city road and the hospital road. While the old cark park was transformed into staff car park, some new infrastructure was introduced.

In 2007, the city hospital was bordered by the ring road and the common car park for public and staff members was in the south-east of the hospital. The cark park had one entrance to the hospital and the hospital was connected directly to the hospital road. On the both sides of the hospital road, 6 designated bus stops were added, three on each side of the road.

In 2010, the common car park was converted to the staff car park, and the public car park, alongwith an entrance to the hospital was introduced on the eastern side of the hospital. Two new roundabouts were constructed, one by the northern end of the hospital road and the other at the intersection of the hospital road and the city road. A new bus station was added on the south-west side of the hospital, with two paths connected to each roundabout.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response gives a clear overview of the main changes, especially the two roundabouts, the change in car-park use and the addition of a bus station. It also reports several relevant details from both years, including the six bus stops in 2007 and the staff car park in 2010. However, some locations are imprecise or inaccurate: the public car park was on the east side of the Ring Road, not simply on the eastern side of the hospital, and it was accessed from the Ring Road rather than described as having an entrance to the hospital. The bus station was west of Hospital Road, not specifically south-west of the hospital. More precise reporting of these spatial relationships would make the account more fully supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information is arranged in a clear sequence: an introduction, an overview, then separate descriptions of 2007 and 2010. This makes the comparison easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “In 2007,” and “In 2010” guide the reader effectively. The overview also identifies the most important developments before the details are given. To make progression more consistently smooth, connect related changes more explicitly—for example, explain together how the bus stops were removed and replaced by a bus station, and how the two car parks were reorganised. Some repeated references to “the hospital road” and “the car park” could also be varied or made more precise to strengthen cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

The response uses a suitable range of map vocabulary, including “bordered,” “converted,” “designated bus stops,” “intersection,” and “infrastructure.” These choices communicate the main changes, and the writer attempts more specific language rather than relying only on basic verbs. However, some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward: “common car park” is not a natural way to describe a car park shared by staff and the public, and “paths connected to each roundabout” does not accurately describe the bus station’s road access. There are also spelling or spacing slips in “cark park” and “alongwith.” More precise terms such as “shared car park,” “road links,” and “located to the west” would improve clarity and control.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

There is a useful mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the contrast in “While the old cark park was transformed…” and the relative clause “which…” is not needed for the main points to remain understandable. Most sentences communicate their meaning clearly. Some grammatical inaccuracies remain, however. In “on the intersection,” the preposition should be “at”; “On the both sides” has an incorrect article pattern; and “with two paths connected to each roundabout” needs a clearer grammatical construction, such as “with road links connecting it to both roundabouts.” The sentence about the car park and hospital also joins several ideas in a way that makes their relationships less clear. More careful article, preposition and clause control would improve accuracy.

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