Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-12
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 maps illustrates the area of the southwest airport today and after restrcture and development in the next year.
Overall, the airport site is planned to constract new areas and some place will replaced by new features. Also, some parts of the airport will removed.
In the departures side (west part of the airport), check in area will moved to the middle. Also, the cafe will be moved from middle to south-west, near to the departures. A bag drop area is planned to be constracted in the western part of the airport. Above all these, new shops will constract.
In the arrival side (east part of the airport), a new cafe is planned to be constracted in the eastern part of the airport. bellow that a ATM will be installed. In the south-east a car hire area will be constracted in the airport.
In the north, walkway will be replaced by a sky train. The 8 gates will be expanded to 18 gates.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5
You identify the main planned changes and provide a clear overview that the airport will gain new facilities and expand. The details about the check-in area moving inward, the new bag-drop area, added café, ATM and car hire, and the increase from eight to eighteen gates are relevant and mostly consistent with the plans. This gives the response a solid account of both sides of the terminal. However, some locations are imprecise: the new shops are along the angled wall between departures and the concourse, rather than simply “above” the other facilities, and the sky train runs centrally along the concourse stem. The overview also says some parts will be removed, but does not specify them. More precise comparisons and fuller coverage of the concourse changes would strengthen the report.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5
The response is arranged in a sensible sequence: an introduction, an overview, then details about departures, arrivals and the northern concourse. This makes the main changes easy to follow, and phrases such as “In the departures side” and “In the arrival side” help signal shifts in location. The progression is generally clear, though some linking is mechanical and the repeated “In … side” pattern could be varied. “Above all these” is not a clear reference to the features just described, and “In the north” introduces the final changes abruptly. Use more precise links such as “Meanwhile” or “Further north,” and connect each feature to its location so that the relationships between changes are clearer.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use relevant map vocabulary, including “departures,” “arrival,” “check in,” “bag drop,” “ATM,” “car hire” and “gates,” so the reader can identify most facilities. However, the range is limited and several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “restrcture,” “constract,” “bellow” and “constracted.” The repeated use of “planned to be constructed” also makes the description less natural; map reports commonly use “will be added,” “will be relocated” or “will be built.” Some phrases are awkward, including “near to the departures” and “the 8 gates will be expanded to 18 gates.” Aim for accurate spelling and more varied, conventional language for describing changes and locations.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
Most sentences communicate a basic change, and you attempt some variation through future forms and location phrases. However, the grammatical range is limited, with many short, similarly structured statements, and errors recur in verb forms, agreement and articles. For example, “The maps illustrates” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “check in area will moved” and “the cafe will be moved” show inconsistent or missing auxiliary forms. “A ATM” also uses the wrong article, and “some place will replaced” has both a plural and verb-form problem. Practise accurate passive constructions such as “will be moved” and “will be added,” and combine related details into a few controlled complex sentences. This will improve accuracy without sacrificing clarity.
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