Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-22
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.
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Student answer (Band 5.0)
The plans show the site of an airport now and how it will look after redevelopment next year. The plan site of an airport now and after upgrade and develop many places and other parts.
The plan of the airport now there are eight gates to enter into the airport and to enter the airport there are two walkway and one Cafes and one check in point.
The plan of the airport after development there are eighteen gates to enter into the airport to enter in the airport there are two sky train on the left side a shops and the security passport control. The departure area one bag drop and one Cafes center and check in point. On the other side of the airport the arrival area there are three new places one Cafes center and the other one is ATM and the last one is car hire in the side of passport control customs.
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 response attempts to describe the airport maps before and after redevelopment, noting the expansion of gates from eight to eighteen, the addition of a sky train, shops, bag drop, ATM, and car hire. However, the information is presented in a very basic and repetitive manner ('The plan of the airport...'), and some descriptions are inaccurate or confused, such as stating that there are 'eighteen gates to enter into the airport'. The overview is essentially missing, as the response jumps straight into disconnected details without summarising the main overall changes, such as the major structural expansion into a Y-shape. This places the response firmly in Band 5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text is divided into three brief paragraphs, attempting to separate the introduction, the current plan, and the future plan. However, there is a distinct lack of overall progression and logical linking devices between sentences. Clauses are strung together awkwardly using repetitive conjunctions and phrases like 'On the other side of the airport', which creates a mechanical and disjointed reading experience. Paragraphing is rudimentary and cohesive devices are inadequate or overused, leading to an overall score of 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is extremely basic, repetitive, and restricted to simple terms directly copied from the prompt or visual data (e.g., 'airport', 'gates', 'walkway', 'cafes', 'check in', 'arrival', 'departure', 'car hire'). There are frequent lexical limitations and awkward collocations, such as 'Cafes center' and 'after upgrade and develop many places'. Less common vocabulary is absent, and word choices are frequently imprecise. This performance aligns with the Band 5 descriptors.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response demonstrates a very limited range of sentence structures, relying almost entirely on simple or poorly formed compound sentences with frequent structural faults (e.g., 'The plan site of an airport now and after upgrade and develop many places' and 'to enter in the airport there are two sky train'). Errors in grammar, preposition usage, and punctuation are frequent and often cause difficulty for the reader, though the general topic remains discernable. These issues restrict the score to Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0.
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