Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · 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 4.5)

The given image is mainly about southnwest airport.There are two types of indurations like now and after development. In the first stage from now there is 1 to 8 number of man photos and also created 2 types of room like security passport control and passport control customs. There is 2 types of intrance like departures and arrivals. In the second stage of after development numbers started from 1 to 18 which belonged from shops. in the security passport control room there is check in, bag drop and cafe.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

You identify the two stages and mention the increase from gates 1–8 to gates 1–18, which are relevant features. However, the response gives only a few details and includes important inaccuracies: the gates do not “belong” to the shops, and check-in, bag drop and the café are not all in the security/passport-control area. The main changes to the layout—such as the Y-shaped concourse, sky train, relocated check-in and new car-hire area—are omitted, and there is no clear overview of the redevelopment. The response is also 61 words below the required minimum, leaving too little space to summarise the plans adequately. Select the major changes and describe their locations accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic sequence, moving from the current airport to the redevelopment, signalled by “In the first stage” and “In the second stage.” This gives the reader some sense of progression. However, the ideas are compressed into one paragraph, and the relationships between features are often unclear—for example, the sentence about gates “which belonged from shops” does not explain how the gates and shops relate. There is no overview to guide the reader, and the repeated use of “there is” makes the description feel list-like. Use separate paragraphs for the present layout and planned changes, and connect each feature to its location with clear linking phrases.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “departures,” “arrivals,” “passport control,” “check in,” and “cafe,” so the topic is recognisable. However, the range is narrow and several word choices or spellings make the meaning difficult to follow. “Indurations” does not express the idea of stages or layouts, while “man photos” appears to be an inaccurate attempt to describe the numbered gates. “Intrance” and “southnwest” are also misspelled, and “belonged from shops” is not an appropriate collocation. Build a reliable set of map-description terms such as “terminal,” “concourse,” “located,” and “extended,” and use them to describe positions and changes precisely.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to organise information with time phrases such as “In the first stage” and “In the second stage,” and the basic meaning of some short statements can be understood. However, sentence structures are very limited, and errors in articles, number, and sentence construction frequently make relationships unclear. For example, “There is 2 types of intrance” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “numbers started from 1 to 18” does not form a clear grammatical description of the gates. The response also relies heavily on “there is” rather than using varied structures to compare the plans. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with clauses such as “whereas” or “which will be extended.”

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