Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-28
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 4.5)
In the given presantation, It show about the site of an airport that how it will look before and after redevelopent.
overall it look too much different after development, A ioot of things were added at airport, like bag drop, ATM, sky train, car hire and remove walkway after development.
In airport before changing, there are one cafe, walkway and check-in were with eights of there gates. In arrivals there are Passport CONTROL and CUSTOMS were look but on DEPARTURES a cafe and check-in were seen.
On other hands, after developments, a loot of changing were seen in airport. First of all there eighteen gates were present and in ARRIVALS a cafe, ATM, and car hire are present and on contrasts a bag drop, cafe and check-in were seen as bwell as shops.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
The response attempts to summarise the main features of the airport maps, noting major additions such as the sky train, car hire, shops, and the expanded terminal gates. However, the response fails to meet the minimum word count of 150 words, stopping at 133 words, which directly impacts task completion. Furthermore, the selection of data is somewhat superficial, with imprecise descriptions of spatial layouts and features (e.g., vague references to 'eights of there gates'). While an overview is attempted, the overall development is limited and lacks the precision required for a higher band. Consequently, the task achievement is restricted.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5
The response shows some organisational structure by attempting to separate the description of the airport 'before' and 'after' development into different paragraphs. However, the progression of ideas is frequently disrupted by poor cohesive devices and mechanical phrasing, such as 'In the given presantation', 'On other hands', and 'on contrasts'. Paragraphing is rudimentary, and referencing is often unclear (e.g., pronouns lacking clear antecedents). The overall flow is disjointed, making it difficult for the reader to follow the spatial comparisons smoothly, aligning the response with Band 4.5 criteria.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.5
Vocabulary usage is very basic and limited, with frequent spelling mistakes ('presantation', 'redevelopent', 'ioot', 'bwell') and awkward word choices ('too much different', 'a loot of changing'). There is a lack of flexible or sophisticated language suitable for reporting visual data. Although the writer successfully employs some topic-specific terms like 'arrivals', 'departures', 'passport control', and 'check-in', the high frequency of lexical errors and restricted range prevent the score from exceeding Band 4.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
The text displays a very limited range of grammatical structures. Most sentences are simple or poorly constructed compound sentences, and complex structures are generally inaccurate. There are numerous fundamental grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('It show about', 'there are one cafe... were with', 'there eighteen gates were present') and incorrect tense usage. These persistent errors frequently strain the reader's understanding, placing the performance firmly within the Band 4 descriptor range.
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