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.
SOUTHWEST AIRPORT
Student answer (Band 5.0)
The given plan is illustrating us the airport renewation ideas which gonna happen in coming year.
The major differences are listed by increasing the size of airport.As gates will extented massively. The Walkway will change into Sky train. the pathways for arrivals and departures was extented into two.Cafe will also added near passport control customs area.The shops will listed below the gate-1 in the sky train.
In future essentials items will added like ATM near the arriving area. In upgrading era the ATM is becoming most demanding things. Similarly, Car hire was added in future paln its important for person who travel alone or person who like not to walk or handle their laguages.
Check-in place will also change and placed exact in the row of departure gate. Moreover, on that place bagdrop will added or cafe placed near the departure area. If we seen the arrivals area their is car hires, ATM, or cafes was added.
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 describe the main features of the current and future plans for Southwest Airport, meeting the minimum word count. However, the response falls short of higher bands due to superficial description and some imprecise reporting. While key changes such as the extension of gates from 1 to 18, the addition of the sky train, and new facilities like the ATM and car hire are mentioned, the layout descriptions are vague and sometimes inaccurate (e.g., stating 'shops will listed below the gate-1 in the sky train' rather than along the angled wall). Furthermore, there is no clear overall overview provided at the beginning or end of the response, which is a crucial requirement for Academic Task 1. Consequently, the task is only partially satisfied.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is divided into several short paragraphs, but the logical flow and paragraphing are poorly managed. There is an absence of an effective introduction and a concluding overview. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or repetitively (e.g., 'In future', 'Similarly', 'Moreover', 'If we seen'), creating a mechanical feel rather than a smooth progression of ideas. Referencing is occasionally confusing, such as 'on that place bagdrop will added', making it difficult for the reader to follow the spatial relationships between the terminal features. Overall organisation shows some basic structure, but progression lacks clarity.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is very basic, repetitive, and often unnatural (e.g., 'airport renewation ideas which gonna happen', 'increasing the size of airport', 'essentials items', 'upgrading era'). There are noticeable lexical and word-form errors, such as 'extented' instead of extended, 'laguages' instead of luggage, and 'paln' instead of plan. While the student attempts some topic-specific vocabulary like 'arrivals', 'departures', 'ATM', and 'Check-in', the overall lexical range is narrow and inadequate for precision, causing some difficulty for the reader and fitting the Band 5 profile.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response features a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and flawed attempts at complex ones. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including tense issues ('which gonna happen', 'was extented', 'is becoming most demanding things', 'was added'), missing auxiliary verbs ('will added'), and prepositions. Subject-verb agreement and word order errors are also present (e.g., 'their is car hires, ATM, or cafes was added'). These frequent errors strain the reader and restrict the score to Band 5.
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