Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-20
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 maps illustrates, the site of an airport at present and how it will look after the renovation next year.
Overall, it can be clearly seen that the site of an airport gone for a significat change. At current it offers limited amount of facilities like cafe and few numbers of gates, but after reburishment it will offer bunch of accomodation and the number of the gates will be increased.
At present, there are eight gates to enter and two walkway.At front at left side there is security and passport control and in the right there is a customs for passport control, for food it does have cafe which is near security and passport control and at the corner sode there is check-in after check-in at the end there is a departure.
Various things of airport site will change after the development like from eight gates it will increases to eighteen gates and walkway will completly replaced by sky train. At entering there is a shop for shopping near the security and passport control. At departure section the location of cafe and check-in will be changed. In the left hand side near cafe there is bag drop and opposite to it there is check-in. At the arrivals section there is a cafe near customs passport section and after going straight there is ATM machine at the middle and at the corner right side there is car hire.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the task by comparing the present and future layouts of Southwest Airport. An overview is provided, noting the significant changes, such as the increase in gates and facilities. However, the response contains several inaccuracies and a lack of precise detail regarding spatial relationships and locations. For instance, the text claims that 'at present, there are eight gates to enter and two walkway,' whereas the visual data shows gates 1 to 8 in a single concourse with a walkway. Furthermore, some descriptions are difficult to follow, such as the referencing of passport control and customs. While main features like the expansion of gates, the introduction of a sky train, and new shops and amenities are mentioned, the lack of precision and some misreadings of the diagram limit the task achievement to a Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response has an overall structure, beginning with an introductory sentence and an overview, followed by body paragraphs detailing the current and future layouts. However, paragraphing is poorly handled, with several sentences lumped together or lacking logical progression. Cohesive devices are repetitive and sometimes mechanical (e.g., 'At present', 'At departure section', 'At the arrivals section'). Referencing is occasionally unclear, making it hard to follow the spatial transitions between different airport zones. These issues result in a coherence and cohesion score of 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student attempts to use some task-specific vocabulary related to airports, such as 'renovation', 'facilities', 'customs', 'check-in', and 'bag drop'. However, there is a very limited range of vocabulary, and several spelling and word choice errors are present, including 'significat' instead of significant, 'reburishment' instead of refurbishment, 'accomodation' instead of amenities or facilities, and 'completly' instead of completely. These noticeable errors and limited lexical flexibility mean the response fits the Band 5.0 descriptor for lexical resource.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentences, but the grammatical control is weak. There are frequent errors in punctuation, subject-verb agreement, and prepositions, such as missing commas after introductory phrases ('The maps illustrates, the site...'), incorrect prepositions ('at current' instead of currently, 'at the corner sode'), and run-on sentences ('At present, there are eight gates to enter and two walkway.At front at left side there is security...'). These frequent errors can cause difficulty for the reader and place the response firmly at Band 5.0 for grammar.
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