Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-26

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 diagrams represent the information about current airport site and the renovation planning for next year.

Overall, it can be observed that the facilities inside the airport will be added in future and size will be expanded by adding entrance gates.

In the recent airport structure there are altogether eight gates for entering airport. As the size of the airport is not huge there is no any transport facilities, whereas passengers should go through walkway. The security passport control room is in the left side and passport control customs on the right side of the building. After passing through security control there is small cafe in the right corner and check-in area at the left corner, followed by departures gate forward.

To compare with future plan, there will be additional entrance gates and sky train facility will be added to get into the airport area. Shops can be seen infront of the security paswsport control, the check-in room will be transfered to the right side, while bag drop area will be established in old check-in area and the cafe will be moved to west north side. There will be additional gate for departure and arrivals, cafe and atm will be constructed in arrivals side as well.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main change: the concourse expands from eight gates to a larger arrangement, with a sky train and additional facilities. You also compare several changes to the departures area, including the relocated check-in and new bag-drop point. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: security and passport control are not in the left side as stated; the current departures café is on the right, before security, rather than after it; and the future plan shows gates 1–18, not simply an additional gate. The overview that facilities will be added is relevant but could better summarise the major spatial transformation and the expanded gate capacity. More precise coverage of arrivals, including the new car-hire area, would make the account more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall shape: an introduction and overview are followed by a description of the current layout and then the redevelopment. This gives the reader a workable progression, and phrases such as “To compare with future plan” signal the shift between stages. The organisation is not fully controlled, however. Several details are crowded into long sentences, especially the final paragraph, and the sequence of locations can be difficult to follow. Some linking is also mechanical or imprecise, such as “whereas” when contrasting the lack of transport with the walkway. Grouping information by departures, arrivals and the concourse, and using clearer spatial transitions, would make the progression more fluent and the relationships between features easier to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “renovation,” “facilities,” “walkway,” “check-in,” “bag drop” and “sky train.” These terms help communicate the main changes, but several choices are imprecise or unnatural for describing a plan. For example, “entrance gates” suggests access points rather than numbered airport gates, and “get into the airport area” does not clearly describe movement through the concourse. There are also noticeable spelling and form errors, including “paswsport,” “infront” and “transfered.” Aim for precise location language and standard collocations, such as “the concourse will be extended” and “the café will be relocated.” This would improve clarity and control without requiring more elaborate vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the overview clause “it can be observed that…” and the comparison using “while.” The main meaning is generally recoverable, but some grammatical errors recur. Examples include “current airport site” without an article, “there are altogether eight gates for entering airport,” and “the check-in room will be transfered,” where the phrasing and verb form are not well controlled. There are also problems with prepositions and sentence construction, as in “in the left side” and “the café will be moved to west north side.” Use articles consistently, check subject–verb and passive forms, and build shorter sentences when listing several locations. More accurate complex sentences would make the comparisons easier to understand.

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