Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-10-28

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)

The shown plans illustrate the desgin of an airport and how it will be in future after refurbishment next year.

Overall, there are several developments which will be added in an airport in next and the most signifcant feature which will be include is sky train for travelors, ten more gates will be add to enter the train whereas,addition of a section where people can drop their belong such as bag and ludge.Atm, and car hire also the notable changes which will be add in next years

In general,adding air train instead of walk way will be the significant develpmoent whereas,security ,passport control,customs remained same.Cafe and taxi stand will be at the arrivals side. Atm machines will be place right before the cafe.

Currently, there are 8 gate to enter the sky train, future 10 more gates will be add.Shops will be seen infront of security and passport control office. in present map of airport check in area is in departures section on the left side but in future it will moved to the right side of departure side. Addition of another cafe near departure enterance or the left hand will be seen in next year.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main direction of change: the concourse expands, ten gates are added, and a sky train is introduced. You also note changes to check-in and the addition of shops, an ATM and car hire, so the response addresses the plans rather than describing an unrelated topic. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate. The train runs along the concourse stem; it does not replace the walkway, and the gates are not described as entrances to the train. The café and car hire are both in Arrivals, but the café is on the upper-right wall and car hire is in a new far-right extension. Develop the comparison more precisely and distinguish unchanged facilities from relocated or newly added ones.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has an opening, an overview and further details, and it uses basic linking expressions such as “Overall,” “In general” and “Currently.” These help the reader recognise that you are comparing the present and future layouts. However, the progression is not consistently clear: the overview repeats ideas that appear again in the next paragraph, while details about the train, gates, shops and check-in are grouped together without a clear spatial order. Some references, such as “it” in “it will moved,” are also difficult to follow. Organise the body by area—for example, concourse first, then Departures and Arrivals—and use clear time markers to guide the comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant map vocabulary, including “departures,” “passport control,” “gates,” “check-in,” and “car hire,” which helps communicate the airport changes. There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “significant feature” and “addition.” However, spelling errors and imprecise or unnatural combinations are noticeable, including “desgin,” “signifcant,” “travelors,” “ludge,” and “air train.” Phrases such as “enter the sky train” and “drop their belong” make some details harder to understand. Build a more accurate set of terms for describing facilities and locations, and check spelling and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including a comparison between the current and future check-in locations. However, complex sentences are often not controlled successfully, and errors sometimes make the relationships between ideas unclear. Examples include “will be include,” “ten more gates will be add,” and “it will moved,” where the future passive or verb form is incorrect. There are also problems with articles, plurals and sentence boundaries, as in “there are 8 gate” and the run-on construction beginning “Overall, there are several developments.” Practise forming future passive structures (“will be added”) and check subject–verb agreement, articles and punctuation in each sentence.

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