Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The plans below show the site of an airport now and how it will look after redevelopment next year.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

SOUTHWEST AIRPORT

Student answer (Band 5.5)

The povided diagram illustarte the layout present condition of airport and also show airport after contuction for passenger ammenties

Overall it can be observed it at aglance there are few which is going to change and few of things which were going to added in new airport ,these facilities and ammenties should be remarkable for the tourist across the world

In the first layout limitied entery and exits for departue and arrival of passengers and now no coffe shop is available for arrivals and limitation of facilities for those both departue and arrivals .Now those who want to do some shopping which is not avail at this airport which is a important thing

At second layout two diffirent path would be constructed for both arrival also there will be 18 gates and departure and one shop also will be there .Facilities that be added for departure is bagdrop .And for arrivals is car hire ,atm and coffe shop will be available .The most important thing in the second layout is sky train for travlers .This airport will be contain all the thing which make it a modern and futuristic airport

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the broad purpose of the plans and report several important additions, including the expanded gate capacity, shops, bag drop, car hire, an ATM, a café and the sky train. This gives the reader a general sense of the redevelopment. However, the comparison is only partly developed: the key change from a straight concourse with gates 1–8 to a Y-shaped concourse with gates 1–18 is not clearly described, and the claim that there will be “two different path[s]” for arrivals is not supported by the plan. Some current features, such as the existing check-in, café and passport-control areas, are also omitted. A clearer overview of the main structural changes, followed by accurate details of where facilities move or are added, would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, an overview, a description of the current airport and a final paragraph about the redevelopment. Phrases such as “In the first layout” and “At second layout” help signal the comparison. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear, and several ideas are joined in long, loosely connected sentences. For example, the sentence beginning “In the first layout” combines entrances, cafés, facilities and shopping without clearly separating the points. The overview also repeats general ideas about facilities rather than summarising the main physical changes. Use clearer topic sentences and organise details by area or by major change; more precise linking and reference would make the comparison easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant airport vocabulary, including “departures,” “arrivals,” “gates,” “bagdrop,” “car hire” and “sky train,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several spelling errors make the writing less clear, such as “povided,” “contuction,” “diffirent” and “travlers.” Some word choices and combinations are also unnatural: “passenger ammenties,” “limitation of facilities,” and “will be contain all the thing” do not express the intended ideas precisely. Aim to use accurate map-description terms and check spelling carefully. Phrases such as “facilities will be added,” “the concourse will be extended,” and “the number of gates will increase” would communicate the changes more naturally.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few longer sentences, including “Overall it can be observed…” and the sentence describing the facilities in the second layout, but control is inconsistent. Errors in verb forms and sentence construction occur frequently: “the diagram … show airport,” “two different path would be constructed,” and “This airport will be contain” are examples. Articles, plurals and agreement are also often missing or incorrect, as in “a important thing” and “all the thing.” Punctuation is limited, with several sentences joined by commas or full stops placed awkwardly, which sometimes makes relationships between ideas difficult to follow. Practise building accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with controlled clauses using “while,” “whereas” and “which.”

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