Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-16
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The plans below show a public park when it first opened in 1920 and the same park today.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Student answer (Band 5.0)
The give maps depict the information about a park for the public between 1920 and 2026.
Overall, it is readily apparent that the grange park undergoes a number of changes to become more facilated from 1920 to 2026. However , enterance in the northeast direction remained at same place between the period of 106 years.
To begin with, in 1920, the grange park had rose garden in north followed by seats and enterance , interstingly there was one more rose garden in the south side with another enterance and seats. Moreover , fountain was located in the center of the garden and stage for musicians was in the let of the fountain. Moving next to the enterance , there was a glasshouse , noticablly pond for water plant was in the northeast direction of the park.
Probing further,in 2026, the entarnce remained at the same palce in both the directions , and cafe is constructed right to the enterance in the north followed by a childerns play area . In the center the rose garden is made which is surrounded by the chairs , amphitheatre for conerts is on the west side of the park , and a rose garden left to the enterrance is at the sme place. water is constructed in the southeast direction near the enterance underground car park on Eldon street.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the task by comparing Grange Park in 1920 and today. However, there are several inaccuracies and omissions in reporting the visual data. For instance, the student refers to the year 2026 instead of 'today', and misinterprets some geographical features (e.g., claiming the entrance is in the northeast, whereas the maps clearly show northern and southern entrances). Furthermore, the overview provided in the second paragraph is weak, mentioning minor details rather than overarching trends. The response covers the main areas like the rose gardens and the fountain/amphitheatre conversion, but lacks precise detail and contains factual confusions. This performance aligns best with Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response shows some attempt at organization through paragraphing, separating the introduction, 1920 features, and present-day features. However, the logical progression is hindered by poor cohesive devices and mechanical linking words like 'To begin with', 'Moving next to', and 'Probing further'. Paragraphing is also disrupted by fragmented sentences (e.g., isolating single clauses). Referencing is sometimes unclear, and punctuation errors (such as spaces before commas) detract from the overall flow. Overall coherence is patchy, fitting the Band 5.0 descriptor.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The lexical range is limited and repetitive. The student uses basic vocabulary such as 'map', 'park', 'rose garden', 'seats', and 'entrance' repeatedly. There are frequent word choice and spelling errors, such as 'give' instead of 'given', 'facilated' instead of 'facilitated', 'enterance' and 'entarnce' instead of 'entrance', 'interstingly' instead of 'interestingly', 'noticablly' instead of 'noticeably', 'childerns' instead of 'children's', and 'sme' instead of 'same'. These errors occasionally cause strain for the reader, placing this criterion at Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar is weak. There are frequent errors in article usage, prepositional phrases (e.g., 'in the let' instead of 'to the left'), and subject-verb agreement or tense consistency. For example, 'the grange park undergoes a number of changes to become more facilated' mixes past and present incorrectly. Punctuation is also problematic throughout the text, with stray spaces and missing capitals. Because errors are frequent and occasionally impede understanding, this corresponds to Band 5.0.
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