Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-20

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 image illustrates the current blueprint of airport and how it looks in future after constructing it, in next year.

Overall, airport has total eight gates, but it will increase in future with sky train option at terminal gates. While security and passport area will remain unchanged, and several facilities will be added in future, also some common availabilities will re-locate to new places.

At present, airport has total eight terminal gates with only walking option available to enter the plane. Departure and arrival, both have the single point to enter or go out. Check-in process is just in front of the passport control desk, and there is a cafe at the corner, right before the passport desk. However, tourists need to go from various points such as security check, passport control, custom department and luggage check-in.

In the future, gates will be increased by 10, total 18 with sky train option will available to get into the plane. Procedural area will remain unchanged, but shops addition will take a place before entering terminal. whereas few common facilities will be added, such as atm, car hire in arrival part, and bag drop option in departure area. Also, departure and arrival both will get two separate gates to enter and go out. While cafe re-located at the corner, and check-in process took its place.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation clearly: the gate capacity rises from eight to eighteen, a sky train is introduced, and new facilities appear. You also note that some functions remain in place and that check-in and the café are relocated. These points give the report a relevant overview and cover both plans. However, several details are inaccurate or unclear: the current check-in is on the west wall, not “just in front of” passport control, and the plans do not show two separate entrance gates being added to each area. The future café locations and the shops along the concourse could also be described more precisely. This is a solid account of the main changes, but fuller, more accurate spatial comparisons would strengthen it further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the current and future layouts. This makes the comparison easy to follow at a broad level. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “At present,” and “In the future” help signal the stages. However, some connections are mechanical or confusing, particularly “While security and passport area will remain unchanged, and several facilities will be added,” and the final paragraph’s sequence of changes is not always easy to track. The repeated use of “also” and “while” does not consistently show how details relate. Grouping changes by area—departures, arrivals, then concourse—and using clearer references would create smoother progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “gates,” “sky train,” “passport control,” “car hire,” and “bag drop,” so the reader can understand the main subject matter. There are also attempts at more formal wording, such as “blueprint” and “re-locate,” though some choices are inaccurate or unnatural in this context. Phrases such as “common availabilities,” “terminal gates,” and “procedural area” do not clearly name the facilities or spaces shown. “Constructing it” is also an awkward way to describe redevelopment. Aim for precise map language such as “facilities,” “concourse,” “is located,” and “is moved to,” and check collocations so that less common vocabulary improves precision rather than obscuring it.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple statements and longer sentences, including contrasts between the current and future layouts. The main message is generally recoverable, but grammatical errors recur and sometimes make relationships between ideas unclear. For example, “with sky train option will available” is missing a suitable verb construction, while “airport has total eight terminal gates” needs an article and a more accurate noun phrase. The sentence beginning “While security…” is a fragment, and “check-in process took its place” uses an inappropriate tense for a planned future layout. Articles, verb forms, and sentence boundaries need more consistent control. Practise building accurate complex sentences with “whereas” or “while,” ensuring each clause has a subject and finite verb.

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