Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The map compares information of present and future renovation of an airport.

Overall, there is an increase in the area coverage of the airport in future with increasing facilities including shops, bag drop, ATM, sky train, car hire and more gates as compared to current layout.

In the current layout, there are only 8 gates all in south direction but in future they will increase from 8 to 18 gates facing southeast and southwest direction. Similarly, at present people use walkway through gates but in future they will be facilitate of sky trains. In mean time, there are no shops before security passport control area. However, in near future there will be shops before security passport control. Furthermore, the departure area has only cafe` and check-in section but in future check-in will be replaced by bag drop facility. Similarly, cafe` will be replaced by check-in and it will be moved below bag drop section.

On the other hand, currently the arrival area is vacant but in future there will facilities of cafe, ATM and car hire.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation clearly: the airport expands from eight to eighteen gates, and new facilities such as shops, a sky train, an ATM and car hire are introduced. The overview also recognises that the future layout offers more facilities, and most details are relevant. Some points, however, are inaccurate or insufficiently precise. The gates are not all to the south; they extend along the existing concourse and, later, two angled arms. The current arrivals area is not vacant, as it already contains passport control and customs. Also, the café is not replaced by check-in: the future departures area has a café in the bottom-left corner, while check-in moves to the inner wall. Clarifying these changes and describing the main spatial reorganisation would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview and paragraphs comparing the current and future arrangements. The sequence from gates and the walkway to departures and arrivals helps the reader follow the main topics. Linking expressions such as “Similarly,” “However,” and “On the other hand” also show an effort to connect comparisons. At times, though, these links are repetitive or do not express the relationship accurately; for example, “Similarly” introduces different changes to the café and check-in areas. The final paragraph is very brief, and the description would progress more clearly if the two terminal areas were compared in a consistent order, with each change linked directly to its current position.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “layout,” “gates,” “walkway,” “facilities,” and “passport control,” so the main changes are generally understandable. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “area coverage” and “increasing facilities,” but these combinations are not natural in this context. Some wording is imprecise: “facing southeast and southwest direction” does not clearly describe the arms’ positions, and “vacant” mischaracterises the arrivals area. The repeated use of “future” and “facility/facilities” also limits variety. Aim for precise map language such as “extend,” “relocate,” “along the western wall,” and “in the upper-right corner,” while checking collocations and spelling conventions.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons with “but” and “however,” and most of the intended meaning can be followed. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly in sentence construction and verb forms. For example, “they will be facilitate of sky trains” is not a well-formed future passive, while “there will facilities of cafe, ATM and car hire” is missing a necessary verb structure. “Similarly, cafe will be replaced by check-in and it will be moved” also creates an unclear reference and an inaccurate relationship between the items. Articles and plural forms need attention in phrases such as “the airport in future” and “sky trains.” Practise accurate future constructions and use clear subjects when describing each relocation.

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