Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-29

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)

The map gives the information about city hospital of year 2007 and 2016.Major change in the map is parking area of public and staff were separated in year 2010 which was same in 2007.

Overall, summarising map of city hospital in 2007 and 2010 the parking area changed for public as in 2007 there was only 1 parking for staff and public.Bus station was opposite to staff parking and roundabouts are added at both the sides.

Firstly in 2007,not a single roundabout was there and only single parking area is used for both staff and public there were 6 bus stops, 3 near the parking area and 3 were at opposite of the parking area. behind the city hospital there was ring road and front was road which connects city.

In the year 2010, Parking area was separated for staff and public. For public parking area was at east of the hospital and staff remains at same side. At north there was ring road, at south there was city road. Bus station was shifted opposited to the staff parking area. Two roundabouts were added edges of hospital road.

Conclude, there are mainly 3 change happen from 2007 to 2010 that are adding roundabout to make hospital area traffic free and parking areas were separated for staff and public to make it hassel free.Location of bus station was changed.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main changes: the shared car park becomes separate staff and public facilities, the bus stops are replaced by a bus station, and two roundabouts are added. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear. The bus station is not simply “opposite to the staff parking area”; it is west of Hospital Road, with access to both roundabouts. The new public car park is east of Ring Road, rather than merely east of the hospital. The overview also says the bus station was “shifted,” although its precise change in location is not clearly described. A more accurate overview and clearer reporting of the road connections would make the key comparisons more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an overview followed by separate descriptions of 2007 and 2010, and the final paragraph recaps the changes. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression is weakened by repetition: the separation of the car parks and the roundabouts are mentioned in both the overview and conclusion without adding detail. Some links between ideas are also unclear, as in “behind the city hospital there was ring road and front was road which connects city.” Use clearer spatial sequencing and reference points, and group related changes together—for example, describe the road layout and transport facilities in each year. This would make the comparisons easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “roundabouts,” “bus stops,” “staff,” “public,” and “east,” so the main features can generally be understood. There are also attempts at more descriptive phrasing, such as “separated” and “location.” However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural for describing a map: “parking area” is repeated where “car park” would be more natural, and “traffic free” does not accurately describe the purpose or result shown. “Opposited” is an incorrect form, while “hassel free” is misspelled and informal. Build a more precise range for locations and changes, such as “to the west of,” “was converted into,” and “was replaced by,” and check spelling and collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, and the reader can usually identify the intended comparisons. However, control is inconsistent, particularly in longer sentences: “Firstly in 2007,not a single roundabout was there and only single parking area is used…” combines ideas without reliable tense or article control. There are repeated errors in articles, agreement, and verb forms, as in “3 change happen” and “parking area … were separated.” Sentence boundaries and punctuation also need attention; several sentences run together after full stops, such as “2016.Major” and “public.Bus station.” Use past-tense forms consistently for both maps, check singular/plural agreement, and divide complex descriptions into shorter, correctly punctuated sentences.

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