Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-27

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 5.0)

There were 8 gates of airport before & after development there are 18 gates. there was only check in ,one cafe for customer service but now there are alot of changes and making it more beautiful with giving more facilitations for people,For example:There was only one cafe in old building but now there are other shops , bag drop area ,one cafe and also ATM machine introduced here due to which it becomes easy to draw cash from airport as needed and is also a sky train to make easy travel for passengers & their families. you can also hire car to drop the passengers from airport to their destination. In the old building there was only walkaway, people walks alot but now they can hire private cars as well as they can use skytrains and feels more comfertable & easy to go from one area to the other areas of airport.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the most important overall change: the number of gates increases from 8 to 18, and you mention several new facilities, including shops, a bag-drop area, an ATM, a sky train and car hire. These details are relevant and show a reasonable understanding of the redevelopment. However, the response focuses mainly on general benefits for passengers rather than clearly describing the plans and comparing the locations of features. For example, it does not explain that the concourse becomes Y-shaped, or that check-in moves beside Arrivals and the new facilities are placed in particular parts of the terminal. The claim that people “walks alot” in the old building is also not a clear map feature. A more complete overview and more precise spatial comparisons would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic progression from the old airport to the redevelopment, and phrases such as “but now” and “For example” help signal contrast and illustration. However, most information is packed into one long paragraph, so the reader has little help distinguishing the overview from specific changes. Several ideas are joined by repeated “and” or “as well as,” creating a list-like flow rather than a clear sequence. The final sentence also repeats the idea of easier travel without adding a new comparison. Organise the report into a short overview followed by separate descriptions of the terminal and concourse changes, and use clear references such as “In the departures area” to guide the reader.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “gates,” “check in,” “bag drop area,” “ATM machine” and “sky train,” so the main subject is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several expressions are informal or imprecise for an academic map report. “Making it more beautiful” describes an opinion rather than a visible change, while “facilitations” and “walkaway” are unsuitable or inaccurate word choices. There are also spelling and form errors such as “alot,” “comfertable” and “skytrains.” Aim for precise terms that describe the layout, such as “the concourse is extended” or “additional passenger facilities are introduced,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts to connect ideas in longer sentences, for example by using “but now” and “due to which,” but control is uneven. The opening has a tense and sentence-boundary problem: “There were 8 gates of airport before & after development there are 18 gates.” Subject–verb agreement is also incorrect in “people walks,” and several clauses lack clear punctuation, particularly the long sentence beginning “There was only one cafe.” Articles and sentence structure need attention as well; “one cafe for customer service” is not integrated into a complete, clearly formed sentence. Use past tense for the existing plan and future forms for the proposed one, and separate each main comparison into a complete sentence.

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