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 provided maps illustrate modifications to the infrastructure and road access surrounding a City Hospital between 2007 and 2010.

Overall, there are many huge changes, roundabout has been added on the both ends of the hospital road. public car park area as well as, staff car park area has also newly interdouced. there is one more big development that was developed is bus station .

To commense with, 2007 there was only a parking were bith public and staff has to park there car which ios located on the east side of hospital road however, in 2010 uni parking was conisdered as only staff parking area. Additionally, public car parking was intrdouced on east of Ring Road.

To Contrast, round about was added on the both end of hospital road. Furthermore, on the west side of the hospital raod a bus station was developed in 2010 which was connected with the both roundabout

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main changes accurately: the shared car park becomes staff-only, a separate public car park is added, bus stops are replaced by a bus station, and roundabouts are built at both ends of Hospital Road. The overview also highlights the major developments, so the response addresses the task and its key comparisons. However, some details are incomplete or unclear. For example, the bus station’s connections are described only as linking to “both roundabout[s]”; the maps show access to the northern roundabout and to the southern end of Hospital Road near the other roundabout. You could also state explicitly that the individual bus stops disappear and that the new public car park is accessed from Ring Road. More precise reporting would make the coverage fuller.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing the changes. This gives the reader a basic route through the information, and phrases such as “Additionally” and “Furthermore” signal added details. However, progression within the body is not always smooth. “To Contrast” does not introduce a clear contrast, and the final paragraph repeats the roundabout point already given in the overview without developing the comparison. Some links between ideas are also unclear, particularly the sentence about the bus station being connected with both roundabouts. Grouping the transport changes together and using more precise references to locations would make the organisation more coherent and the linking less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “infrastructure,” “east side,” “staff car park,” “public car park,” and “roundabout.” These terms help communicate the main changes. However, the range and control are limited by repeated general wording such as “big development” and “added,” as well as inaccurate or awkward expressions such as “parking area,” “uni parking,” and “on the both ends.” Spelling errors—including “interdouced,” “commense,” and “conisdered”—are noticeable and sometimes make the reader pause. Aim for precise map language and check spelling carefully; for instance, distinguish a car park from a parking area and describe roads or facilities as being “located” or “constructed” where appropriate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a relative clause in “a bus station was developed … which was connected,” and the overall meaning is generally recoverable. However, control is uneven, and several sentence patterns contain errors. For example, “roundabout has been added on the both ends” needs an article and plural agreement, while “there was only a parking were both public and staff has to park” combines an incorrect clause link with faulty tense and agreement. The overview also contains sentence fragments and inconsistent capitalisation after full stops. Practise accurate past-tense descriptions and complete sentence structures, and check articles, plurals, and subject–verb agreement before submitting.

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