Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-17

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 plans compare the site of an airport now and how it will look next year after redevelopment.

Overall, the site is relatively simple now as compared to the future, with fewer facilities. Several new features such as bag drop, Atm, sky train and car hire will be introduced. Subsequently, site will become more developed and modernised.

At the present, the airport consists of walkways but is expected to have sky trains soon. In future the check in will be relocated and a bag drop will be constructed at the previous place of check in. The cafe will also be relocated.

Furthermore, one more cafe will be built along with an ATM and a car hire. Some shops will be constructed near security passport control. In addition the gates will increase from 8 to 18. As a result, the airport will increase in size.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main change in capacity, noting that the gates increase from 8 to 18, and mention several additions, including the sky train, bag drop, ATM and car hire. The overview also recognises that the airport will become more developed. However, some important changes are only briefly reported: for example, the concourse’s Y-shaped extension and the relocation of check-in to the inner wall are not clearly described. The statement that shops will be built “near security passport control” is imprecise about their position. The response is 133 words, below the 150-word minimum, and this limits the detail available to cover the plans fully. Develop the comparisons by describing where facilities move and how the terminal layout changes.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction, a general overview and two paragraphs describing changes. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Furthermore” and “In addition” help signal the progression. However, the body paragraphs group details somewhat loosely, and the sequence does not consistently guide the reader around the plans. For instance, the paragraph beginning “At the present” moves from walkways to the sky train, then check-in and the café without clearly distinguishing the current layout from the proposed one. “Subsequently” is also not a clear link for describing the overall result. Organise the details by area or by current-versus-future changes, and use more precise references to make relationships between features easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “redevelopment,” “relocated,” “constructed” and “increase in size.” These choices communicate the main changes, and terms such as “bag drop” and “car hire” are relevant to the plan. Some wording is imprecise or repetitive, however: “features” and “built” recur, while “the airport consists of walkways” does not accurately describe the current layout, which has a walkway and a concourse. Capitalisation is inconsistent in “Atm,” and “sky trains” is less suitable than the singular facility shown. Aim for more precise map vocabulary, such as “concourse,” “terminal,” “extend” and “be situated,” and vary verbs when reporting additions and relocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex forms, including the comparison “as compared to the future” and the passive construction “will be relocated.” Most sentences are understandable, and errors rarely obscure the intended meaning. Some grammatical slips remain: “Subsequently, site will become” needs an article (“the site”), and “At the present” is not the correct form (“At present”). In “one more cafe will be built along with an ATM and a car hire,” the article and noun phrase are awkwardly formed; the sentence would be clearer as “A further café, an ATM and a car-hire facility will be added.” Continue practising articles and natural sentence patterns, while varying sentence structures to connect related changes more smoothly.

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