Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-13

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 depict future development changes and new features of a current airport site.

Overall, facilities like check in, cafe and gates will remain the same with different modifications. In addition, new features will be introduced like bag drop, ATM, sky train and car hire.

It is clear that the location of arrival and departure will remain the same, but there will be one more additional gate for arrival and departure. Moreover, the location of security passport controll and passport control customs will remain unchanged. the number of gates will be increased to the total of 18 gates with the removal of walkway.

The most noticeable feature is that there will be new sky train to reach the desired gate. the new location of check-in will be the old location of cafe, the cafe will be moved near to the departures. A bag drop will replace the position of current check-in. A new car hire are a will be introduced to south-west

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main overall changes: the terminal gains facilities such as a sky train, bag drop, ATM and car hire, and the gate area expands. You also correctly note that arrivals and departures remain in their existing parts of the terminal. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the number of gates rises from 8 to 18, not by one, and the walkway is not simply removed; the new concourse is Y-shaped and includes a central sky train. The café’s new locations and the added ATM are not clearly described, while “car hire … to south-west” does not match the far-right extension. A fuller account of the major layout changes and more precise locations would make the summary more complete and developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about the terminal and concourse. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Moreover,” and “In addition” help signal relationships between points. However, the progression is not always clear: the second paragraph combines unchanged facilities with the gate increase, while the final paragraph shifts between the sky train, check-in, café, bag drop and car hire without a consistent spatial order. Some references, such as “the old location of cafe,” are difficult to interpret. Organising the details by area—concourse first, then departures and arrivals—and using clearer references would improve cohesion and make the comparisons easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “facilities,” “location,” “introduced,” “removal,” and “replace,” and the reader can generally understand the changes you describe. However, some word choices are imprecise or repetitive: “one more additional gate” conflicts with the actual increase to 18 gates, and “reach the desired gate” is less natural than describing passenger transport between gates. There are also spelling and form errors, including “controll” and “are a,” which reduce accuracy. Aim for precise spatial language and natural collocations when describing changes, such as “the concourse is extended” or “the café is relocated.” This would give your vocabulary more flexibility and precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple statements and more complex clauses, for example, “It is clear that the location … will remain the same, but…” This shows some range, and most of the intended meaning remains understandable. However, several errors affect control: “A new car hire are a will be introduced” has faulty agreement and sentence construction, while “the cafe will be moved near to the departures” uses an awkward grammatical pattern. Sentence-initial “the” is also left uncapitalised after full stops, and punctuation is missing at the end. Check subject–verb agreement, articles and sentence boundaries, and proofread each sentence for a complete, correctly formed structure.

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