Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-14

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 5.5)

The given airoplans illustrate the location of an airport now and how it will look after remanufacture in the coming years.

overall, before redevelopment of the plan, it represents the eight gates,departures, arrivals, personal control and security. In contrast, the other plan after development involves one to eighteen gates and other imporatnt information such as cafe and ATM.

It is cleary seen that, If a person arrive in the plan, there will be eight gates for entrance and also a walkway. He enter into the plan through one of the gate.On the one hand, security will check the personal documents like passport and weight of luggage. In addition, in this room there will be provide basic necessary thing to eat.on the other hand, for arrivals they must face passport control and customs .

After redevelopment of plan, there are eighteen gates and also provide the facility of sky trains.In the left side; there are shops, after enter the room security check the passports and othr papers .In this side, there will assist the check-in, bag drop and cafe facilities.On the other side for arrivals, provide the facilities of cafe, ATM and care hire.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main contrast between the current airport’s eight gates and the redeveloped airport’s eighteen gates, and you mention several relevant additions, including the sky train, shops, bag drop, café, ATM and car hire. This gives the response a relevant overview and addresses both plans. However, some features are reported inaccurately or unclearly: “one of the gate” suggests passengers enter through a gate, rather than describing the concourse layout, and the security and passport-control details are not clearly compared between the plans. The response also omits important changes such as check-in moving to the inner wall and the concourse becoming Y-shaped. Develop the overview around these major structural changes and describe locations more precisely; the current selection is relevant, but some details remain underdeveloped.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the current and future layouts. Contrast markers such as “In contrast,” “On the one hand” and “After redevelopment” help signal changes. However, progression within the description is sometimes difficult to follow because the account shifts between passenger actions and room features rather than moving systematically through the plan. For example, “He enter into the plan through one of the gate” is followed by security and food details, leaving the locations unclear. Some linking phrases, especially “On the one hand” and “on the other hand,” do not establish a clear comparison. Organise each plan by area—departures, concourse, then arrivals—and use references such as “in the current layout” and “in the redeveloped terminal” consistently.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “gates,” “walkway,” “passport control,” “customs,” “sky trains,” “bag drop” and “car hire.” This provides a basic range for describing the airport plans. However, noticeable spelling and word-choice problems sometimes make the meaning less clear: “airoplans,” “remanufacture,” “personal control” and “care hire” are inaccurate, and “basic necessary thing to eat” is an awkward way to describe a café. Repetition of general words such as “plan,” “room” and “facilities” also limits precision. Learn the exact labels shown in the diagram and use location vocabulary such as “concourse,” “terminal,” “adjacent to” and “along the wall.” More accurate collocations would make the description clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast structure in “On the one hand … on the other hand” and a future description beginning “After redevelopment.” However, errors in sentence structure, verb forms, articles and punctuation occur across the response. Examples include “The given airoplans illustrate,” “If a person arrive,” “He enter,” and “there will be provide”; these should use correctly formed subjects and verbs, such as “a person arrives” and “there will be.” Some sentence boundaries and commas are also missing, as in “gate.On the one hand” and “eat.on the other hand.” Practise accurate present and future forms for map descriptions, and check subject–verb agreement, articles and punctuation. This would make your meaning easier to follow while retaining your attempts at varied sentences.

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