Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 16 · 2026-11-03

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 map illustrates the southwest airport site look now and future development plan for next year.

Overall, the airport will be going though some major developments, such as sky train, car hire station, ATM servive and so more. Therefore, the airport area will be extended after the next year redevelopment.

Currently, the southwest airport has only 8 gates, but after development there will be total 18 gates and walkways will be replaced by sky train. Shops will be also added on the future airport. Though all the regular airport acitivity like security, passport control and customs will remain on the same spot.

In the future, arrivals area will be filled with new featues. Cafe, ATm and car hire station will be added on the currently empty section. Meanwhile, bag drop service will be include with other facilities on the departure zone. At the same time, both the arrival and departure gates will be expanded into two separate entryways.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You give a clear overview of the main changes: the airport expands from eight to eighteen gates, a sky train is introduced, and new facilities are added. You also correctly note that security, passport control and customs remain in place. These points address the task well, and the comparison between the current and future layouts is relevant. However, some details are imprecise or underdeveloped. The walkway is not simply replaced by a sky train; the concourse is extended into a Y-shape, with the train running along its central stem. The statement that both arrival and departure gates become “two separate entryways” is unclear and does not accurately describe the plan. More precise descriptions of the concourse and the relocated check-in counter would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the current and future arrangements. The sequence from general changes to specific facilities is easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Currently,” and “Meanwhile” help guide the reader. Some connections are less effective, however. “Therefore” does not clearly express the relationship between the preceding list of developments and the airport’s expansion, while “Though” begins a sentence fragment. The final sentence also introduces “entryways” without a clear link to the earlier description, making the point difficult to interpret. Grouping the changes by area—concourse, departures, and arrivals—and using more precise references would make the progression smoother and cohesion less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant airport vocabulary, including “gates,” “passport control,” “customs,” “bag drop,” and “car hire,” and you attempt a range of terms to describe the redevelopment. Meaning is generally understandable, but several spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “servive,” “featues,” “acitivity,” and “ATm” should be corrected, and “car hire station” is less natural than “car-hire facility.” Some phrases are also vague or awkward, such as “and so more,” “filled with new features,” and “entryways.” Use more exact map language, for example, “the concourse is extended into a Y-shape” and “a car-hire area is added.” Careful proofreading and more natural collocations would make the vocabulary more controlled.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple statements and some longer structures, including the contrast introduced by “Though” and the sentence beginning “Meanwhile.” The main information is usually understandable, but grammatical control is uneven. “The map illustrates the southwest airport site look now” has an incorrect clause structure; write, for example, “The map illustrates the current layout of Southwest Airport.” “There will be total 18 gates” needs an article (“a total of 18 gates”), and “bag drop service will be include” has an incorrect verb form (“will be included”). “Though all the regular airport activity … will remain” is a fragment because it lacks a main clause. Practise complete complex sentences, accurate passive forms, and articles; these corrections would improve accuracy while preserving your range.

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