Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-07

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 7.0)

The pictorial representations illustrate the blueprint of an airport in its current state and a blueprint of its updated look following its redevelopment next year.

Overall, it is evident that the airport will undergo significant redevelopment.Four new areas will be added while some pre-existing areas will be moved to a different location. The walkway will also be expanded significantly.

After redevelopment, the number of gates will be increased from 8 to 18 and shops will be built near gate 1. The walkway on the North side will be replaced with a sky train. There will be two doors at departures and arrivals instead of one.

Moving along, The checkin will be moved to the location of the cafe and in its place a bag drop area will be built. Instead of one cafe there will be two cafes, one in the lower-left corner and the other in the upper-right corner of security .An ATM will be added along the right wall of the customs. In the south- east side, a new area will be built for car hire.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

You give a clear overview of substantial redevelopment and identify the main changes to the gates, walkway, check-in, cafés and added facilities. Most details match the plans, including the increase from 8 to 18 gates and the new car-hire area. The response also compares the airport before and after rather than merely listing features. However, a few descriptions are imprecise: the shops are along the angled wall between Departures and the concourse, not simply “near gate 1”; the sky train runs centrally along the concourse stem, rather than replacing a walkway on the north side; and the check-in counter moves to the inner wall beside Arrivals, not to the café’s location. More exact spatial reporting would strengthen an already well-focused summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is arranged in a sensible sequence: an introduction, an overview, changes to the concourse, and then changes within the terminal. This makes the comparison easy to follow, and phrases such as “After redevelopment” and “Moving along” help signal progression. However, the links between some details are not fully clear. For example, “The checkin will be moved to the location of the cafe and in its place a bag drop area will be built” makes the locations and sequence difficult to interpret. The final paragraph also groups several separate changes together without a clear spatial route. Use more precise referencing and organise the details by area—concourse, Departures, then Arrivals—to make cohesion more natural and less dependent on transition phrases.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use a suitable range of vocabulary for describing plans, including “redevelopment,” “expanded,” “replaced,” “added,” and “upper-right corner.” These choices communicate the main changes, and “blueprint” and “protruding area” show attempts to vary your wording. Some expressions are less precise or natural for a map description: “pictorial representations” is unnecessarily elaborate, “updated look” is informal, and “the location of the cafe” does not clearly identify the check-in counter’s new position. “North side” and “near gate 1” also oversimplify the locations shown. Aim for concise, conventional map language such as “the plans,” “is relocated to the inner wall,” and “along the angled wall.” Check spelling and consistent forms, including “check-in” and “south-east.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 7.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex structures, including the overview sentence beginning “Overall” and the comparison “Instead of one cafe there will be two cafes.” Most sentences are understandable, and future forms are generally appropriate for the proposed changes. A few errors in punctuation and sentence control remain. There is no space after the full stop in “redevelopment.Four,” and “security .An” has an unnecessary space before the full stop and no space after it. The capitalisation in “Moving along, The checkin” is also incorrect. Some long sentences, particularly the one about check-in and bag drop, would be clearer if divided or restructured. Continue using varied sentence forms, while checking punctuation, capitalisation and the clarity of clauses.

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