Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-17

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 given maps compare the layouts of a particular city hospital in 2007 and 2010, respectively.

Overall, the upper structure remains relatively the same with an addition of a public car park while the southern section has undergone significant reconstructions like an appearance of a new bus station and two roundabouts.

In 2007, the city hospital was wrapped around a ring road and after three years a public car park was built in adjacent to the east part of the hospital, with an opening to connect the two areas. Meanwhile the bus stops along the hospital road were demolished and two large roundabouts were added between city road and hospital road, and hospital road and ring road.

A bus station was constructed in south-west of the hospital while giving access to the two roundabouts. In 2010, public can no longer park their vehicles in the car park and is reserved only to the staff.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response gives a clear overview of the main changes, noting the new public car park, bus station and roundabouts, as well as the removal of the individual bus stops. It also correctly identifies that the former shared car park became staff-only. These points address the task well, and the overview shows some selection of the most important features. However, a key location is misreported: the public car park was built east of the Ring Road, not adjacent to the east part of the hospital, and it is accessed from the Ring Road rather than by an opening connecting it to the hospital. The bus station is west of Hospital Road, but describing it as south-west of the hospital is imprecise. More precise reporting of these spatial relationships would strengthen the account further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the changes. The sequence from the 2007 layout to the 2010 developments is generally easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Meanwhile,” and “In 2010” help guide the reader. However, the final paragraph introduces the bus station and then returns to the car park, so the information could be grouped more systematically by feature or location. Some references are also unclear: “the two areas” does not specify which areas are connected, and “the car park” in the final sentence could be identified as the former shared car park. Clearer referencing and a more consistent grouping of changes would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary is adequate for describing map changes, with useful terms such as “layouts,” “roundabouts,” “demolished,” and “reserved.” There is also some variety in how developments are described, including “built,” “added,” and “constructed.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for this task. “Wrapped around a ring road” does not clearly describe the hospital’s position, while “an appearance of a new bus station” is awkward. “Reconstructions” is not the most suitable term for changes to road access and facilities. More precise map language, especially for location and access, would help convey the information accurately and naturally. For example, use “located east of” and “accessed directly from” when describing the public car park.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including a contrast in “while the southern section has undergone significant reconstructions” and a time comparison in “after three years.” Most sentences remain understandable, but some grammatical errors and awkward constructions are present. In “a public car park was built in adjacent to the east part,” the preposition pattern is incorrect; write “was built east of” or “was built adjacent to.” The sentence beginning “In 2010, public can no longer park” has an unclear subject and tense, and “the car park … is reserved” does not agree smoothly with the past-time description. The long sentence about the bus stops and roundabouts would also benefit from clearer clause structure and punctuation.

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