Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-16

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 5.0)

The main change in new structure will be the replacement of walkway into sky train and number if gates will be increased from 1-8 to 1-18. The bag drop area will present at the check-in area. The cafe was present south west corner which will move to north east corner at security passport control. While, a new cafe will be created at the north east corner at passport control custom. An ATM will be designed at the passport control custom so that the passenger can easily get the currency. The security passport control has only one departure gate which will be redesigned into two departure gate. Similarly the passport control custom also have one arrivals gateway which will be chnaged into two arrival gateways. by this the passenger can get entry and departure without making area crowded. A car hire stop will also arrnaged at the south east corner of passport contril custom. some shops are also designed at the start of airport.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several major changes, including the increase from gates 1–8 to 1–18, the addition of a sky train, shops, an ATM and car hire. However, some locations and functions are misreported: the café in the current departures area is not moved to the north-east; the redevelopment adds a café in the departures bottom-left and another in arrivals on the upper-right. The ATM is below the arrivals café, not at passport control/customs. The claims about departure and arrival gateways being doubled are not supported by the plans. The response therefore covers relevant features but only partially and with some unclear or inaccurate details. A clearer overview and more reliable description of the terminal changes would strengthen it.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response presents a series of changes, so the reader can identify the general subject, but the information is not arranged in a clear progression. It moves from the concourse to bag drop and cafés, then to security and passport-control gateways, before returning to car hire and shops. Several ideas are joined with “While,” “Similarly,” and “by this,” but these links do not always show a clear relationship, and “While” begins an incomplete contrast. There is also no distinct overview or paragraphing to separate the main changes from details. Group the information by area—concourse, departures, then arrivals—and use straightforward links to make the sequence easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant airport vocabulary, including “sky train,” “bag drop,” “passport control,” “ATM,” and “car hire,” which helps communicate the topic. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unclear, such as “replacement of walkway into sky train,” “departure gate” for the terminal access point, and “car hire stop.” Spelling errors such as “chnaged,” “arrnaged,” and “contril” also reduce clarity. Aim for precise map-description language, for example “the walkway is replaced by a central sky train,” “entrance,” and “car-hire area.” Check spelling carefully and avoid repeating “corner” when a more exact location description is available.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some longer sentences and comparisons, but the range is limited and errors occur frequently enough to make parts difficult to follow. For example, “The bag drop area will present at the check-in area” lacks a suitable verb construction, while “The security passport control has only one departure gate” has unclear sentence structure and agreement. Tense and agreement are also inconsistent in “the passport control custom also have” and “which will be redesigned.” Several sentences are joined with commas or sentence fragments, including “While, a new cafe will be created…” Use complete sentences with a consistent future tense for planned changes, and check subject–verb agreement, articles, and punctuation. Simpler, accurately controlled structures would improve clarity.

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