Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-15

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 6.0)

The map illustrates how road access to a city hospital changed between 2007 and 2010.

Overall, the area become more commercial with several new facilities introduced. The most significant changes were the construction of roundabout on the entrance and exit of hospital road and the removal of several bus stops around hospital road.

In 2007, on the hospital road there were many bus stops which also near to car park for both hospital staff and public located on the eastern south.

By 2010, the bus stops had been replaced by the addition of bus station on the western south side of hospital road. Also public car park had been shifted to the north easter of city hospital while staff car park remained unchanged.The most visible change is the construction of two roundabout at the entrance of city hospital and at the hospital road which linked to city road. Meanwhile, the ring road located on north of city hospital remained same.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation: the bus stops disappear, a bus station is added, and two roundabouts are built. The overview also recognises that the road layout changes, and your comparison of the two years is relevant. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the public car park was not shifted from its original location; the existing car park became staff-only, while a separate public car park was added east of the Ring Road. The description of the roundabouts as being at the hospital entrance and “at the hospital road” does not clearly locate both junctions, which are where Hospital Road meets the Ring Road and City Road. This covers the task, but some key features need more precise reporting and development.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall shape: an introduction, an overview, and separate descriptions of the earlier and later layouts. This gives the reader a generally logical route through the comparison, and transitions such as “In 2007” and “By 2010” help signal the time sequence. Some connections and references are less clear, however. For example, “the construction of roundabout on the entrance and exit of hospital road” is difficult to interpret, and “the most visible change” repeats a point already made in the overview. The final sentence about the Ring Road feels added rather than integrated into the comparison. More precise linking and a clearer grouping of road changes versus parking and bus changes would make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of map vocabulary, including “road access,” “construction,” “removal,” “bus station,” and “car park,” and the reader can understand the main changes. There are also attempts at more specific location language, such as “western south side” and “north easter,” but these are not natural or precise expressions. “The area become more commercial” is also an imprecise summary of the changes, which concern transport and parking facilities rather than commercial development. Some word choices and collocations therefore reduce accuracy, even though they do not prevent understanding. Aim for standard directional phrases and use verbs that distinguish a facility being added from one being relocated.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including a clear overview sentence and time-linked comparisons, and the main message remains understandable. However, several grammatical errors recur. In “the area become more commercial,” the past-tense verb is needed; “there were many bus stops which also near to car park” is missing a verb and has an incomplete relative clause; and “two roundabout” needs a plural noun. Articles and sentence boundaries also need attention, as in “construction of two roundabout” and the run-together “remained unchanged.The most visible change.” These errors make some sentences awkward and less controlled. Check verb forms, articles, plural agreement, and punctuation when proofreading.

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