Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-13

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 plans illustrated how the view of the southwest area of a airport will look after reconstruction.

Overall, the airport area expand in new plan. There are now 10 more gate available for the entrance.Furthermore,several new facilities such as ATM booth , sky train, bag drop point has been introduced for travelers benefit.

Currently 8 gates are present in southwest side of the airport and one common walkway. After security passport control section there is one check-in point and opposite of that one cafe is located. For departures and arrivals seperate gates are available.

In new plan number of gate are now increased to 18 and people will move by sky train instead of walkway.Before reaching security room there will be a shops and after crossing that section there will be place for bag drop and check in .The place for cafe will shift to corner side. And for two additional gate will be increased for for passanger's departures and arrivals.In customs section one cafe and one ATM booth will be placed and also in southwest corner side there will be a location for car hire.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main change—the expansion from 8 to 18 gates—and mention several new facilities, including the sky train, bag drop, ATM and car hire. This gives the response a relevant overview and covers both plans. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the sky train is added along the concourse rather than replacing the walkway, and the statement that “two additional gate” are for departures and arrivals does not match the plan, which shows ten additional gates overall. The locations of the shops and the relocated check-in are also described imprecisely. To strengthen the response, compare the terminal layout more precisely and distinguish clearly between features that move, remain, or are newly added.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate descriptions of the current and proposed layouts. This makes the main comparison easy to follow. You also use basic linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Furthermore,” and “In new plan.” However, some connections are mechanical or unclear, particularly “After security passport control section there is one check-in point,” which makes the sequence and location difficult to understand. The final paragraph also strings several changes together with repeated “and” and “there will be,” so the reader has to work to separate them. Grouping changes by area—departures, arrivals, and concourse—and using clearer references would make the progression more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a relevant range of vocabulary for describing airport facilities, including “gates,” “walkway,” “sky train,” “customs,” and “car hire.” These terms help communicate the main features, and the response attempts some more specific expressions such as “bag drop point.” However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural: “the view of the southwest area” does not describe a plan, “gates available for the entrance” is unclear, and “customs section” is used for the area where the café and ATM are shown. There are also spelling and word-form slips, including “seperate” and “passanger’s.” Aim for precise map vocabulary and natural collocations, and check spelling and plural forms before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including “Furthermore, several new facilities … has been introduced” and sentences describing changes across the two plans. The overall meaning is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “the airport area expand” needs a correctly formed verb, and “one cafe … is located” does not clearly express the intended position. Agreement and number are also inconsistent in “facilities … has been introduced” and “number of gate are now increased.” Punctuation is sometimes missing after sentence boundaries, and the final paragraph contains a run-on sequence. Use consistent present and future forms for the plans, check subject–verb agreement, and divide longer descriptions into complete sentences.

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