Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

There are tow plans illustrating the airport site. One is representing the current view and the other is representing the future plan.

Overall, In new plan some additional facilities have been added for the passengers. Current plan have limited facilities that were installed according to the need of that time.

Number of changes will be made in the perspective of new plan requirement. Planners increase the number of gates, give space for parking and ATM in arrival area and bag drop area added in departure way. After security passport area at departure side they include shops for travellers. From there they can use sky trains for reaching required gate.

In a current plan whole area divided into two parts. One for departure and the other for arrival. Departure entrances is for those who are going and arrival for those who are comming. In departure area there are 2 points check-in and cafe. While the other side is arrival that is totally empty. There are 2 check post one is at the departure and the other is at arrival. security post check the outword passengers and customes post examin the inward passengers. Next to these posts there is a launch that take you to the gates where you reach the relvent gate by walking.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main purpose of the plans and report several important changes, including more gates, shops, a sky train, bag drop and an ATM. You also compare the current and proposed layouts, so the response addresses the task. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the new plan shows a car-hire area, not parking, and the current arrivals area is not “totally empty,” as it contains passport control and customs. The overview that facilities have been added is relevant, but it could better highlight the major structural change: the concourse becomes Y-shaped and expands from 8 to 18 gates. Develop the new arrivals facilities and the relocated check-in more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by a summary of proposed changes and then details of the current plan. This gives the reader a coherent route through the information. Some linking is effective, as in “While the other side is arrival,” but connections are occasionally mechanical or unclear. For example, “From there” does not clearly identify whether it refers to the shops or the departure area, and “Next to these posts” is difficult to follow because the security and customs points are in different sections. Grouping the current and future features into clearly separated paragraphs, and using precise references such as “in the proposed departures area,” would make the progression easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “gates,” “check-in,” “ATM,” “bag drop,” “security” and “customs,” which helps communicate the airport layout. However, the range and precision are limited, and several word choices or spelling errors make parts difficult to interpret: “launch” appears to mean “walkway,” “parking” is not shown, and “comming,” “outword” and “relvent” are misspelled. Phrases such as “in the perspective of new plan requirement” are also unnatural. Aim for accurate map-description terms and collocations, such as “the concourse is extended,” “the check-in counter is relocated,” and “a car-hire facility is added.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons with “While” and explanations using relative clauses. Some sentences communicate the layout clearly, such as “One for departure and the other for arrival.” However, errors in agreement, articles, verb forms and sentence construction occur in several places. For example, “Current plan have” should be “The current plan has,” and “Departure entrances is” has a plural subject with a singular verb. “Number of changes will be made” also needs an article and a more suitable construction. Some long sentences, particularly the one beginning “There are 2 check post,” combine several ideas without clear grammatical control. Practise accurate sentence patterns for describing locations and changes, while retaining a mix of sentence forms.

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