Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-12

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 show a road access to city hospital in 2007 and 2010. The second map shows different modifications in structure.

In the map of road access to hospital in 2007, there are cross roads in the south of hospital. The horizontal roade in cross roads is named as city road and the vertical road is called as hospital road. This vertical hospital road is connected to city hospital. There is a bus station on the left side of hospital road and a public and staff car parking site on the right side of road.

In second map, there seems two round about roads in which one is on the ring road and other is on the centre of cross roads. There made two car parkings, one is on the right side of the city hospital which is for public and second one is a staff car parking on the right side of the hospital road.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the two years and mention several relevant changes, including the roundabouts and the separation of staff and public parking. However, the response gives only a partial account of the maps and does not provide a clear overview of the main transformation. Some details are inaccurate: the 2007 map has bus stops, not a bus station, and the 2010 public car park is east of the Ring Road rather than beside the hospital. The bus station introduced in 2010 and the removal of the individual bus stops are also important changes that are not clearly reported. To strengthen the summary, state the overall changes first, then compare the road layout and transport facilities accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic chronological structure: it describes the 2007 map and then moves to 2010. This helps the reader follow the broad comparison, and phrases such as “In the map” and “In second map” signal the shift. However, the ideas within each section are mostly listed rather than developed into a clear progression, and there is no distinct overview to guide the reader. Some references are also unclear, such as “one is on the ring road and other is on the centre of cross roads.” Organise the response into an introduction, a concise overview, and two focused comparison paragraphs, using clear links between related changes.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “horizontal,” “vertical,” “connected,” and “round about,” so the reader can understand the general subject. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing plans. For example, “bus station” mislabels the 2007 bus stops, “car parkings” is not the usual form, and “modifications in structure” is vague. Spelling errors such as “roade” also reduce precision. Build a more accurate set of terms for locations and changes, such as “bus stops,” “bus station,” “designated,” “relocated,” and “to the east/west of,” and check spelling and collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including “The horizontal roade in cross roads is named as city road and the vertical road is called as hospital road.” However, sentence patterns are limited, and errors in articles, agreement, and sentence construction occur frequently enough to make some descriptions awkward. Examples include “a road access to city hospital,” “there seems two round about roads,” and “There made two car parkings.” The final sentence also joins several ideas without a clear grammatical structure. Practise accurate comparison patterns such as “There were…” and “The car park was designated for…,” and use past-tense forms consistently when describing the maps.

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