Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-16

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)

INTRODUCTION:

We saw two maps of urban hospital in 2007 and 2010.There are some changes in both maps.It is different to each other.Like change the location of bus stop and public car park.In addition roundabout is present near the staff car park in 2010.

OVERVIEW:

As both maps shown in figure ,they are different to each other.In upper case roundabout is not present near the hospital instead of lowercase hospital.Moreover,in below diagram bus station is attach with hospital road.CITY hospital,Ring Road and City Road is same in both maps.

BODY:

First of all we see two maps which show the location of hospital in 2007 and 2010.In 2007 bus stop is loacted in the east of city hospital.Moreover there was not roundabout near the hospital road.Further more,the staff of hospital and public have there only one space to park the car.

Comparitively,in 2010 they have some changes during construction or draw the map.The map has three roundabout one is in east and other two is attach with bus station which is present in north and south direction.Now parking of public and staff is different . Public car parking is located near city hospital and staff parking is present in front of hospital road.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the two years and mention several relevant changes, including the removal of individual bus stops, the addition of a bus station and the separation of staff and public parking. However, the account only partially reports the maps, and some details are inaccurate or unclear. In 2007, the bus stops were on both sides of Hospital Road, not only to the east. In 2010 there are two roundabouts, not three, and the public car park is east of Ring Road rather than near the hospital. The overview also says a roundabout is near the staff car park, which is not a key or accurate comparison. To improve, give a clear overview of the main changes and describe the locations and road connections precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has recognisable sections for an introduction, overview and body, and it attempts to compare the two maps using phrases such as “In 2007” and “in 2010.” However, the progression is not consistently clear: the overview repeats that the maps are different, while the body introduces details without grouping them into a clear comparison of roads, transport and parking. Some linking phrases, including “First of all” and “Comparitively,” do not make the relationships between points clearer. References such as “upper case” and “below diagram” are also confusing. Organise the report around the main changes, use clear location-based comparisons, and avoid repeating general statements.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “bus station,” “roundabout,” “staff car park” and “location,” so the reader can identify the subject of most sentences. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the map details difficult to understand. For example, “roundabout is present near the staff car park” does not describe the main change accurately, and “attach with hospital road” is not a natural way to describe a road connection. There are also spelling errors such as “loacted” and “Comparitively.” Aim for precise map language, such as “is located to the west of” and “connects to,” and check spelling and word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response mainly uses simple statements and makes some attempts to join ideas with “Moreover” and “In addition,” but control is uneven. Errors occur in sentence boundaries, articles, agreement and verb forms. For example, “We saw two maps of urban hospital in 2007 and 2010.There” needs an article and clearer punctuation, while “bus station is attach with hospital road” has an incorrect verb form. The sentence “As both maps shown in figure” also lacks a correctly formed verb and article. These recurring errors sometimes make relationships between features unclear. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then add controlled comparisons using structures such as “whereas” and “while”; check articles, verb forms and punctuation.

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