Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-27
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 given plans presents the recent site of an airport and photo of plan after redevelopment of an airport incoming year.
To initiate with the latest plan of an airport, we can see that there are two gates for entry and exit for the people, one is arrival and another is departure gate. When a people get departed, they must be pass out from check-in by reputed officers. On the other side, cafe also available in an airport. After security passport control, people get passed through walkway.
The second plan of an airport has a huge campus including two arrival and two departure gate as compared to latest plan of an airport. In this airport, bag drop, Shops, ATM, Sky train and car for hiring of travellers included.
To inferred that the new airport have an advanced service according to requirement of travellers as compared to latest airport.
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 summarise the main features of the airport plans, comparing the current layout with the proposed future development. However, the response falls short of the 150-word minimum requirement, containing only 148 words, which incurs a penalty under Task Achievement. Furthermore, the description contains several inaccuracies and vague interpretations of the visual data, such as misinterpreting the entrance doors and misunderstanding the structural changes like the expansion of the gates from 1-8 to 1-18 and the addition of the sky train. Key features like the Y-shaped concourse and new amenities such as bag drop, shops, and car hire are mentioned only superficially without adequate development or precise location details. This places the response in Band 5.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is organised into four brief paragraphs, attempting an introduction, body details for each plan, and a concluding remark. However, the logical progression is weak, and transitions between sentences often feel disjointed or awkward, as seen with phrases like 'To initiate with' and 'To inferred that'. Cohesive devices are used mechanically or inaccurately. Paragraphing is present, but the internal flow of ideas lacks smoothness. Referencing is sometimes unclear, making it difficult to follow the comparison between the two maps. These issues align with the descriptors for Band 5.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently relying on simple terms such as 'plan', 'airport', 'gate', and 'arrival'. There are noticeable word choice and collocation errors, such as 'recent site' instead of 'current layout', 'photo of plan', 'a people get departed', and 'car for hiring of travellers'. Attempts to use less common vocabulary result in awkward or unidiomatic phrases. Spelling is generally acceptable, but the limited range and frequent inaccuracies constrain the score to Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The text displays a very limited range of sentence structures, with frequent grammatical errors that often impede understanding. Examples of errors include 'The given plans presents' (subject-verb agreement), 'When a people get departed, they must be pass out' (incorrect passive voice and word forms), 'cafe also available' (missing verb), and 'the new airport have' (agreement error). Complex sentences are rare, and attempts at multi-clause structures are consistently faulty. These persistent errors across basic and attempted structures warrant a Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0 based on general performance markers.
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