Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-08

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 6.0)

The map illustraties the changes made in the southweast airport over the period.

Looking from an overall perspective it readily apparent that some remarkable developments accured in this airport site. Some new facilities like car hire, ATM, bag drop and sky train were added and substractions were related to cafe, cheak-in and walkway.

Turning towards the details, in the present time there is only 8 gates for people to get in the airport, which is square shape, but in the future it will be 18 gates and they will be three rectangular shape, where in the middle of the gates there will be sky train station. Moreover, In the north-west side of the airport there are security and passport control will be same location in the future, but there will be some shops in the airport. In the west side, there is chech-in center, which will be converted into bag drop center and it will be shift in the mid-centre side of the airport.

Moving further, In the north side of the airport, there is walkway, which will be completely vanish in furture development. In the future, in east side of the airport there will bw one more cafe and ATM, with car hire. In the south side used for departure and arrivals over the period.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation clearly: the airport expands from 8 to 18 gates, and new facilities such as a sky train, bag drop, ATM and car hire are introduced. You also compare the present and future layouts, so the response addresses the task and gives a relevant overview. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear. The gates are arranged in a Y-shaped concourse, not “three rectangular shape,” and the sky train runs along its central stem rather than being a station “in the middle of the gates.” The walkway is not simply in the north; it runs along the existing concourse. The final sentence about the south side does not explain what remains unchanged. More precise location descriptions and a clearer account of the unchanged terminal areas would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two detail paragraphs. Sequencing phrases such as “Looking from an overall perspective,” “Turning towards the details,” and “Moving further” help signal progression, and the reader can generally follow the comparison between the current and future plans. However, these transitions are somewhat formulaic, and some connections between ideas are unclear. For example, “substractions were related to cafe, cheak-in and walkway” suggests these facilities disappear, although the café and check-in are relocated rather than removed. The final sentence is also incomplete in meaning and does not clearly connect to the preceding details. Grouping information by the terminal areas and then the concourse, with clearer references to what is moved, added or retained, would make the progression more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “gates,” “passport control,” “bag drop,” “sky train,” and “car hire,” and you attempt a range of descriptive language such as “remarkable developments” and “converted.” This gives you enough vocabulary to communicate the broad changes. However, spelling errors are frequent, including “illustraties,” “southweast,” “accured,” and “cheak-in,” and some word choices or collocations are imprecise. “Substractions” is not suitable for describing facilities that are relocated, while “three rectangular shape” does not accurately describe the Y-shaped concourse. Aim for precise map language and check spelling carefully; terms such as “relocated,” “extended,” and “situated” would help describe the changes more naturally.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses with “which” and contrasts between the present and future. This shows some range, but control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make relationships between features difficult to understand. For example, “Looking from an overall perspective it readily apparent” is missing a verb, while “there are security and passport control will be same location” combines incompatible clause structures and omits an article. Tense and agreement also need attention in phrases such as “there is only 8 gates” and “will be shift.” Several sentences are long and joined without clear grammatical structure. Practise forming accurate present-versus-future comparisons, checking articles and singular/plural agreement, and separating ideas when a sentence becomes difficult to control.

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