Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-25

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 6.5)

The two maps compare the current state of public park to the plan when it was opnened in 1920.

Overall, Grange Park underwent significant redevelopments. Current map of park features several new places that were not there in 1920. Central infrastructure completely changed from stage and fountain to rose amphitheatre and rose garden. Seating plan also changed. Entrances did not change at all.

When park was first opened, it had fountain at the center of park with entrances facing it from both sides - Arnold Avenue and Eldon Street.

There were two rose gardens facing eachother with a stage for musician central to gerden on the lft of fountain. Park had pond for water plants on the top left side of it with a third rose garden besides. There were seating arrangements along boundary walls on all four sides.

Moving to the second map showing current plan of the park, Entrances remain unchanged and there is addition of entrance for underground parking on botton right corner of park. Fountain is replaced by rose garden with seats around it removing all other along boundry walls. Glasshouse on along boundry with eldon street is replaced with water feature. Whereas, water pond converted to children play area and nearest rose garden replaced by cafe. Stage for musicians is replaced by amphitheatre for concerts.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You provide a clear overview of the park’s major transformation, noting that the central features changed and that the main entrances remained in place. The comparisons are generally grounded in the maps: the fountain becomes a central rose garden with surrounding seats, the pond becomes a children’s play area, and the glasshouse is replaced by a water feature. You also identify the new underground-car-park entrance. Some details are inaccurate or over-generalised: the stage was west of the fountain, not central to the garden, and the pond was in the north-east, not the top left. The claim that seating was removed from all boundary walls is also too broad. More precise locations and a fuller account of the café and amphitheatre would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate descriptions of the original and current layouts. This makes the comparison easy to follow, and phrases such as “When park was first opened” and “Moving to the second map” signal the shift between maps. The overview also gives the reader a useful sense of the main changes. However, some links between details are unclear, particularly “There were two rose gardens facing eachother with a stage for musician central to gerden on the lft of fountain,” where the relationships and locations are difficult to follow. The final paragraph lists changes in a somewhat mechanical sequence. Use clearer location-based grouping and more precise referencing to make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of map-related vocabulary, including “redevelopments,” “entrances,” “boundary walls,” “water feature,” and “amphitheatre for concerts.” These terms help communicate the main changes, and the response is generally understandable despite some inaccurate or awkward choices. However, several spelling errors—“opnened,” “gerden,” “lft,” and “botton”—and imprecise phrases such as “rose amphitheatre” and “facing eachother” reduce accuracy. “Seating plan” is also less natural here than “seating arrangements” or “seating areas.” Aim for consistent, accurate spelling and choose expressions that describe the map features precisely; this will make your vocabulary more reliable without requiring unnecessarily complex wording.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including the contrast in “Glasshouse … is replaced with water feature. Whereas, water pond converted to children play area.” The main message is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors recur. Articles and prepositions are often missing, as in “at the center of park” and “on the top left side of it”; verb forms are also incomplete in “water pond converted” and “there is addition of entrance.” Sentence boundaries and punctuation need attention: “Whereas” should not stand alone after a full stop, and the opening overview contains several fragments, including “Central infrastructure completely changed.” Check each sentence for a subject and finite verb, and use articles consistently. More accurate control of these patterns would improve clarity.

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