Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-09-30
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)
The plans illustrate the site of an airport now and how it will look after reconstruction next year.
It is evident from the plan that the after development many facilities were provide and changed the places of shops.
To start, before the development in southwest airport, there are security rooms and passpoert control offices. there are cafe shop ,walkway and check-in one to eight gates. In the deperature box there are check-in and cafe. In the arrivals there are passport control customs.
After development, there are room of bag drop, ATM, sky train, ca
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The response falls significantly short of the minimum length requirement of 150 words, containing only 94 words and stopping mid-sentence ("After development, there are room of bag drop, ATM, sky train, ca..."). Because the text is incomplete and severely under-length, it fails to present a fully developed overview or detailed comparisons of the main features shown in the diagrams. While the student attempts to identify some changes, such as the addition of the bag drop and sky train, the lack of completion heavily penalises the task achievement score.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5
The text is very brief and breaks off abruptly before the body of the response can be properly developed. Although there is an introductory sentence ("The plans illustrate...") and a brief attempt at sequencing using basic cohesive devices like "To start" and "After development", the overall organization is disrupted by the premature ending. Paragraphing is attempted with short, single-sentence paragraphs, but the lack of an ending and insufficient progression prevent a higher score.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.5
The lexical range is limited and repetitive, featuring basic vocabulary such as "facilities", "shops", "security rooms", and "cafe". There are also noticeable spelling and word-choice errors, such as "passpoert" (passport) and "deperature" (departure). The vocabulary is adequate for very basic descriptions, but it lacks the precision and flexibility required for Academic Task 1, and the response ends before more complex descriptive terms can be utilized.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
The grammar is characterized by very basic sentence structures, such as "There are security rooms..." and "In the deperature box there are...". There are noticeable grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., "after development many facilities were provide") and incorrect prepositional phrases. Furthermore, the response is incomplete, finishing mid-sentence, which severely restricts the range of grammatical structures demonstrated.
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