Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The pictorial view illustrates that by the redevelopment what changes are happen, Before that how the airport look like.

Overall, In recent situation there have less feature with minimum gates are visible. In additionally, after development there have several gates and easy to commute facilites are providing with incluing manymore things.

In recently, simple arrangemet are visible likewise, two segment are adjoint left side departure with inclued cafe and check in. Moreover, eight gates are provided for walkway lies in centre blank area it had adjecent above the security passport control line. Furthermore, Arrival facilities inclued in right bottom corner.

After Redevelopment, there are many facilities are increse with different stall. In additionally, gates are added and finally eighteen number of gates are construct. However, square shape tends to Y shape of building. Beside of sky train replace of walkway system. Alone with location of check-in and caffe are replace and added one bag drop. In bottom right corner once ATM and small area of car parking develop by them. Additionally arrival and departure gate are double.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main transformation: the concourse changes from a simple shape to a Y-shaped layout, and the number of gates rises from eight to eighteen. You also mention the sky train and changes to check-in and café locations, so the response covers several relevant features. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the café is not simply “replace[d]”; a café remains in departures and another is added in arrivals. The “small area of car parking” is actually a car-hire area, and the statement that arrival and departure gates are doubled is not supported by the plan. To strengthen the report, describe the key changes precisely and include other prominent additions, such as shops, bag drop and the ATM.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate descriptions of the current and future layouts. This helps the reader follow the comparison. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to track, and several linking phrases are used mechanically or inaccurately, including “In additionally,” “Furthermore,” and “Alone with.” Some references are also unclear: “it” in the description of the walkway and “they” in “develop by them” do not have clear referents. Organise each stage from the terminal outward, and use straightforward links such as “Currently,” “By contrast,” and “In addition” only where they express the relationship between details.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “gates,” “walkway,” “sky train,” “check-in,” and “Y shape,” which allows the main changes to be recognised. There is also an attempt to vary wording, for example “pictorial view” and “redevelopment.” However, many word choices, collocations and spellings are inaccurate or awkward, such as “easy to commute facilites,” “different stall,” “gates are construct,” and “car parking” for the car-hire facility. These errors sometimes make the intended meaning difficult to interpret. Build a more reliable set of terms for describing airport facilities and spatial changes, and check spelling and word forms before using less familiar vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and the response is divided into sentences that generally convey the broad comparison. However, control of sentence structure and verb forms is inconsistent. For example, “what changes are happen” has an incorrect verb construction, while “there have less feature” and “gates are construct” show problems with agreement and verb form. Articles and plurals are also often missing or inaccurate, as in “two segment” and “eighteen number of gates.” These errors can make relationships between features unclear. Practise forming accurate present-simple descriptions of the current plan and future forms for the redevelopment, then check each sentence for a clear subject, verb and appropriate articles.

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