Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-22

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 GIVEN MAPS COMPARES THE CHANGES IN AIRPORT LAYOUT NOW AND AFTER THE RECONSTRUCTION. IT IS OBSERVED THAT, IN THE FUTURE PLAN MORE PASSENGER FACILITIES WILL INTRODUCED, AND SOME SERVICES ARE COMPLETELY UNTOUCHED, WHILE WALKWAY WAS TOTALLY REPLACED.

CURRENTLY, THE AIRPORT EQUALLY DIVIDED INTO TWO HALFS. ONE AREA FOR IN WEST DIRECTION FOR DEPARTURES AND IN THE EAST SIDE IS A ARRIVALS AREA, AND THE BOTH HAVE SAPERATE ENTRY GATES FACING TO SOUTH. IN DEPARTURES AREA HAVING FACILITIES OF CHECK-IN ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE AND ACROCESS IT HAVE A CAFE. AFTER THAT, THERE IS A SPECIAL AREAS FOR PASSSPORT CONTROL AND SECUTIRY JUST RIGHT AFTER IT. IN ARRIVALS SECTION THERE IS CUSTOMS AND PASSPORT CONTROL JUST AS SAME AS DEPARTURE ARE IN SEQUENCE. IN NORTH SIDE THERE IS SHORT WALKAWAY AND SURROUNDING IT INCLUDES 8 GATES.

IN THE FUTURE DEVELOPMENT PLAN, THE NUMBER OF ENTRY GATES WAS DOUBLED FOR DEPARTURES AREA AND ARRIVALS DIVISON IN THE SOUTH. WHILE, NEW CAFE, ATM AND CAR HIRE CONSTRUCTED INTO ARRIVALS. IN DEPARTURES PRIVOUS CAFE REPLACED BY CHECK-IN COUNTER, INPLACE OF BAG SHOP WILL BUILD AND CAFE MOVED TO JUST LEFT AFTER ENTRY GATE. THE WALKWAY REPLACED BY SKY TRAIN AND NUMBER OF GATES INCREASE BY FROM 8 TO 18. OTHERWISE, OTHER SECTION REMAIN UNTOUCHED.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation: the concourse expands, the gate total rises from 8 to 18, and new passenger facilities appear. Your overview also notes that some areas remain unchanged, which helps address the comparison. However, several details are inaccurate or unclear: the gates are not “entry gates” for the departures and arrivals areas; they are aircraft gates in the expanded concourse. The future plan also relocates check-in to the inner wall, adds bag drop on the west wall, and places shops beside the concourse—details that are misreported or omitted. The claim that security and passport control are “untouched” is not clearly supported. The response covers the task, but some features are less fully and precisely reported than others.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable progression from the current layout to the future plan, and paragraphing separates these stages effectively. Linking expressions such as “Currently,” “In the future development plan,” and “Otherwise” help readers follow the comparison. However, cohesion is sometimes mechanical, particularly through repeated “and” and “while,” and some references are difficult to interpret. For example, “After that” and “it” do not clearly identify which facilities or areas are being described. The long second paragraph also combines several locations and changes without consistently guiding the reader from one part of the map to another. Grouping details by departures, arrivals, and the concourse, with clearer transitions, would make the progression more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “departures,” “arrivals,” “check-in,” “passport control,” and “sky train,” and you attempt more specific expressions such as “left-hand side” and “future development plan.” However, noticeable spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “saperate,” “acrossess,” “walkaway,” and “privo us” (intended as “previous”) make parts harder to read. Some collocations are also unsuitable, such as “entry gates” for the numbered airport gates and “bag shop” for the bag-drop facility. The range is sufficient to describe the main features, but more accurate spelling and standard map-description phrases would make the account clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast with “while” and a sequence introduced by “After that.” However, grammatical control is limited, and errors occur across many sentences. For example, “The airport equally divided” needs a verb (“is divided”), while “more passenger facilities will introduced” needs the passive form “will be introduced.” Agreement and article errors appear in “the both have” and “a arrivals area,” and the sentence beginning “In departures area having…” is incomplete. These problems sometimes make relationships between features difficult to follow. Practise complete subject–verb structures, passive forms for planned changes, and articles and agreement; then check each sentence for a clear main clause.

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