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 pictures below show the difference in the area of an airport before and after renovation.

Overall, afer rebuilding several additions are made by the managment. the number of gates increased, an ATM is build and the facilities like car hire, sky train are also available; on the other hand before reconstruction there was lack of basic facilities i.e; there was no bag drop station.

Before rebuilding the airport has only eight gates. There was the Passport Control Customs near the arrival, and a Security Passport Control at departure with the ceck-in and a cafe next to it. On the other hand, after redevelopment the number of gates were increased to eighteen, and a few shops were also constructed, a bag drop station was built next to ceck-in, the facilities of car hires and sky trains were also introduced near the gates, and a cafe and the ATM was also constructed near the arrival.

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. You also compare the former and redeveloped layouts, so the response addresses the task and gives a relevant overview. Some details, however, are less fully reported. For example, the Y-shaped concourse and the sky train’s position along its central stem are not described, and the changes to check-in and the cafés are only broadly mentioned. The claim that the airport previously lacked basic facilities is too general, since it already had a café and check-in. More precise comparisons of locations would make the account more complete and better supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and a paragraph comparing the two stages. The contrast markers “Overall” and “On the other hand” help signal the before-and-after relationship, and the reader can follow the main changes. However, the second paragraph places many additions in one long sequence, making the locations and relationships between them difficult to distinguish. The repeated use of “On the other hand” also feels mechanical, and the overview’s semicolon joins several ideas without a clear hierarchy. Grouping information by area—for example, the concourse, departures and arrivals—and using clearer sentence boundaries would improve progression and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing airport facilities, including “gates,” “Passport Control,” “bag drop station,” “car hire” and “ATM.” This gives you enough range to communicate the main changes, and some task-specific terms are used appropriately. However, several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “afer,” “managment” and “ceck-in” are misspelled, while “facilities of car hires and sky trains” is an unnatural phrase. “The difference in the area” is also vague for describing changes to a plan, and “constructed” is repeated for different kinds of facilities. Aim for accurate spelling and more natural collocations such as “airport layout,” “car-hire service” and “a sky-train system.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast clause beginning “on the other hand” and a sentence that lists several redevelopment changes. The main meaning is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors are noticeable. In the overview, “several additions are made” and “an ATM is build” use incorrect verb forms, while “the number of gates were increased” has subject–verb disagreement. There are also article and agreement problems in “a cafe and the ATM was also constructed,” and the sentence beginning “Before rebuilding the airport has only eight gates” shifts awkwardly between time reference and tense. Use consistent past and future forms for the two plans, and check agreement and articles when listing facilities.

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