Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-21

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 5.5)

Both the maps shows the road access going towards city hospital in 2007 and 2010.

Overall, the road access to city hospital in 2007 involves less options to go to city hospital whereas in 2010, new routes were introduced like bus station or public car park with seperate area.

In 2007, a stop is located at both sides of the hospital road and on the east side of bus stod, we will find car park; staff and public with the city road. Going straight from city road and turning towards north will bring us to hospital road, from where the path towards city hospital goes. There is a Ring Road too at the hospital road's opposite.

In 2010, the access to Hospital Road changed. City road and staff car park were on the same spot; however, new path was connected with east side of city hospital which was for public car park. Two roundabout were introduced, one in front of city road and other on hospital road. There was bus station too which was connected with both roundabouts. Ring Road was place on the same spot.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main change from the 2007 layout to 2010: access was reorganised, bus stops were replaced by a bus station, and parking was separated into staff and public areas. The overview also recognises that the later map offers additional facilities. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: the 2007 car park was east of Hospital Road, not clearly “on the east side of bus stod,” and the 2010 public car park was east of Ring Road, rather than connected to the east side of the hospital. The statement that City Road and the staff car park were “on the same spot” is also imprecise. To strengthen the response, describe the key locations and connections more precisely, especially the two roundabouts and the bus station’s access routes.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for 2007 and 2010. This makes the comparison easy to follow at a broad level. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “In 2007,” “In 2010,” and “however” help signal the stages and contrast. At times, though, the progression becomes less clear because several locations are packed into long directions, as in “Going straight from city road and turning towards north…” The reference in “There is a Ring Road too at the hospital road’s opposite” is also difficult to interpret. Use shorter, more direct descriptions and group related changes—for example, road layout, parking, and bus facilities—to make the information flow more smoothly.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “road access,” “roundabout,” “bus station,” “public car park,” and “connected,” so the reader can understand the general subject. However, the range is limited and some choices are inaccurate or unnatural, which reduces precision. “A stop” does not clearly identify the bus stops, while “bus stod” appears to be an incorrect or unclear term. Phrases such as “new routes were introduced like” and “Ring Road was place on the same spot” are not natural descriptions of map changes. Aim for precise location language such as “to the east of,” “along,” and “at the junction of,” and use accurate terms consistently when describing facilities and routes.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the contrast in “City road and staff car park were on the same spot; however…” and the relative clause “which was connected with both roundabouts.” Some grammatical errors remain, but the main meaning is generally recoverable. For example, “Both the maps shows” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “Two roundabout were introduced” needs a plural noun and matching verb. Articles and prepositions are also inconsistent, as in “at both sides” and “on the hospital road’s opposite.” Review agreement, plural forms, and article use, and make directional sentences less complicated so that the relationships between roads and facilities are expressed accurately.

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