Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-12

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)

The two maps are given. The maps give the information about the Southwest Airport one map shows the old buliding of the airport and decribed witch type of ficlities are available and second map shows after development witch types of thing are upgrades in the next year.

In the details, Firstly departures and arrivals are the same location in both maps but some differents in the interior now in departures only two feclities check in and cafe is availabal in current buliding. but after development but change in the interior of the airport firstly, in departures ad bag drop fesilite and in in the arrivals add one cafe and added a atm ad last thing car hire also added. and the upside of map added 10 more gates and sky train add for the people. in the first gate made a shop in the frint of the first gate at the end custom passport control security are located in the same place.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main purpose of the plans and report several relevant changes, including the addition of bag drop, a café, an ATM, car hire and a sky train, as well as an increase in the number of gates. However, the comparison is only partial and some details are inaccurate or unclear. For example, the shops are not “in the front of the first gate”; they are along the angled wall between Departures and the concourse. The statement that security and passport control remain in the same place is also too broad, since the plans show these facilities in different parts of the terminal. Include a clearer overview of the major structural change—the concourse becoming Y-shaped—and describe the locations more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic sequence: it introduces the maps, describes changes inside the terminal, and then mentions the gates and other facilities. This gives the reader some sense of how the airport will change. However, the ideas are crowded into two long paragraphs, and the progression between locations is difficult to follow. Connectors such as “In the details,” “Firstly,” and “but after development” are used awkwardly or repetitively, while the repeated “and” makes several changes run together. Organise the report into a short introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the terminal facilities and concourse. Use clear location-based links, such as “In Departures” and “By contrast, the concourse…”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “departures,” “arrivals,” “gates,” “bag drop,” and “sky train,” so the reader can recognise the main features being discussed. However, the range is limited and several word choices or spellings make the description difficult to understand, such as “feclities,” “buliding,” “witch,” and “upside.” Phrases such as “types of thing are upgrades” and “in the first gate made a shop” are also imprecise or unnatural. Aim for accurate map vocabulary and collocations: describe facilities as being “added” or “relocated,” and use “concourse,” “terminal,” and “along the wall” to explain the layout. Proofreading spelling would make your meaning clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to combine ideas using clauses and sequencing words, but sentence structures are often faulty, and the range remains limited. For example, “The maps give the information about the Southwest Airport one map shows…” joins separate ideas without appropriate punctuation or a clear grammatical link. In “in departures ad bag drop fesilite,” the sentence lacks a clear subject and verb, while “in in the arrivals add one cafe” has an incomplete structure. Articles, plurals, and verb forms are also inconsistent, as in “a atm” and “the same location.” Use shorter, complete sentences first, with a clear subject and verb, then add accurate comparisons using forms such as “will be added” and “will remain.”

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