Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-14

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 illustrates the road access to a city hospital in 2007 snd 2010.

Overall, there was a significant change observed in the city road from 2007 to 2010. It significantly grew and developed over a period of time. Two different roundabout near the city hospital was also developed.Public car parking was also made for the public.Changes was also made on the roads for the access of the public.

In west region, bus stop was replaced by bus station. In east side, public car parking area was developed. Previously, parking area was for staff and public near the bus stop.But in 2010, there was a seperate parking area for public and staff. In south region, Roundabout was developed for the control of traffic. Size of the hospital road was also reduced.In north side, Ring road remaind the same as previous. Whereas, roundabout was also developed near the entrance of the city hospital.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several important changes, including the replacement of the bus stops by a bus station, the separation of staff and public parking, and the addition of roundabouts. However, the overview is vague and partly inaccurate: the road network did not simply “significantly grow,” and the maps show two roundabouts on Hospital Road, not two near the hospital entrance. Some details are also unclear, such as “Size of the hospital road was also reduced,” which is not established by the maps. The response is 145 words, below the required 150. To strengthen the report, describe the main changes precisely and include the new public car park east of Ring Road and the bus station’s access connections.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, with an introduction, an overview, and a paragraph describing changes by location. This gives the reader some sense of organisation. However, progression is not consistently clear: the overview repeats general claims about development, while the final paragraph moves between west, east, south, and north without clearly grouping related changes. Linking words such as “Whereas” do not establish a complete contrast in the final sentence, and several ideas run together because punctuation and spacing are missing, as in “developed.Public.” Use a clearer sequence—for example, first summarise the overall transformation, then compare the road and transport arrangements, followed by the parking changes—and use references such as “the former shared car park” consistently.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “bus station,” “roundabout,” “Ring road,” and “parking area,” so the main subject is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several expressions are vague or repetitive, particularly “developed,” “made,” and “changes.” Some word choices do not accurately describe the map: “city road” is not the feature that grew, and “Size of the hospital road was also reduced” is an imprecise description. Spelling errors such as “snd,” “seperate,” and “remaind” also weaken control. Aim for precise verbs and location phrases, such as “was converted into,” “was added,” and “to the east of Ring Road,” rather than repeating general terms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts a few different sentence patterns, including a contrast with “Whereas” and a time comparison beginning “Previously,” but most sentences rely on simple structures, and errors are frequent. For example, “The two maps illustrates” has subject–verb disagreement, while “Two different roundabout … was” has both a plural and agreement problem. Articles and sentence boundaries are also inconsistent: “Public car parking was also made for the public.Changes…” needs a space and clearer punctuation. The phrase “In west region” also lacks an article. Practise accurate plural subjects and verbs, and build controlled comparison sentences such as “In 2007, the shared car park was east of Hospital Road, whereas by 2010 it had been divided into staff and public parking.”

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