Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

After redevelopment of Airport Thre is a diffrent kind of devolopment seeing on new plan. one of the major change can highliting coffe shop inside the departure. and arrival side there is provison for ATM Counter and space for car hire and cofee shop for realaxation. and the major devolopemnt noticing that the walk way they change to sky train for easy arrival to reach the airport. it will be helpful for passanger to reach the destination. and they increased the number of gates to reach inside the airport. it will be reduce the traffic. they relocated the check in space and incorporated bag drop as well to get easy access to the passenger. the devolopment will be good for the passenger to acces diffrent areas easily and hessel free travel check in and more comfortable travel. redevolopment one of the major needs of airports according to the state devolopment.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several genuine changes, including the addition of an ATM, car hire and a café in Arrivals, the replacement of the walkway by a sky train, more gates, and changes to check-in and bag drop. This gives the response relevant coverage of the redevelopment. However, the main features are not clearly selected or accurately explained in enough detail: the key expansion into a Y-shaped concourse and the increase from 8 to 18 gates are not stated precisely, and the new shops are omitted. Some claims, such as reducing traffic and making travel “hessel free,” are not shown by the plans. A clearer overview followed by accurate comparisons of the terminal and concourse would make the summary more complete and better grounded in the visual information.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response stays broadly focused on redevelopment and uses a few linking expressions, such as “and” and “as well,” to connect related changes. However, it is presented as one continuous sequence, with no clear overview or paragraphing to distinguish the major structural changes from the facilities added inside the terminal. Ideas sometimes run together—for example, the sky train, gates and passenger benefits are combined without a clear progression. Repeated use of “and” also makes the connections mechanical, while phrases such as “and the major devolopemnt noticing that” make the relationship between ideas difficult to follow. Organise the response into an overview and two detail groups, and use precise links such as “In addition” or “By contrast” only where they clarify the comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “redevelopment,” “ATM,” “car hire,” “gates,” and “check in,” so the reader can identify several features being discussed. The range is nevertheless limited and some expressions are imprecise or unnatural, such as “major change can highliting coffe shop” and “walk way they change to sky train.” Frequent spelling errors—including “diffrent,” “passanger,” and “devolopment”—also make the writing less clear and weaken control of vocabulary. Aim for accurate map-description terms and natural collocations, such as “the concourse is extended” and “the number of gates increases.” Proofreading spelling and choosing precise nouns and verbs will help communicate the changes more reliably.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to connect ideas in longer sentences, for example when describing the facilities in Arrivals and the changes to check-in and bag drop. However, sentence structures are often incomplete or faulty, and the reader has to work to understand some relationships. “After redevelopment of Airport Thre is a diffrent kind of devolopment seeing on new plan” lacks a clear grammatical structure, while “they increased the number of gates to reach inside the airport” has an unclear construction. Articles, verb forms and sentence boundaries also need attention. Practise writing complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use straightforward comparison patterns such as “The walkway will be replaced by a sky train” and “Check-in will move beside Arrivals.”

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