Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-09
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The plans below show the layout of a university’s sports centre now, and how it will look after redevelopment.
Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Student answer (Band 5.0)
In these layouts of a university's sports center, we can see they might develop a new area to increase the building to look more attractive to new students.
We have two layouts of a university's sports center, One present layout which we saw a two outdoor courts, one seating area, Changing room, gym area, pool and in the front building have reception area.
The new layout's for furture plans of univerty's sports center they change different things and make new buildings. Like i can see arcitacture make leisure pool, Sports hall and they add two dance studios, If students feels hungry they might refresh they body or to eat some thing new building also have cafe. One more thing which i like to share with you is new building plan which they shows us the coverd area's of University's Sports Center also Incearse.
In the last i can say these type of plan help student to make interst in sport's.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response identifies the broad change from the present layout to a larger future sports centre and mentions several new facilities, including a leisure pool, sports hall, two dance studios and a café. These are relevant features, but the description only partially reports the plans. It does not explain where the facilities are located or compare the two layouts in a clear, factual way; for example, the outdoor courts are not described as being replaced by an expanded building. The overview that the centre will increase in size is useful, but claims about attracting students or helping them become interested in sport are not shown by the plans. Focus on the physical changes and include key locations and retained facilities.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response has some organisation: it moves from an opening statement to the current layout, then the future plan, and finally a concluding comment. However, progression within these sections is not consistently clear. The second paragraph lists present facilities without explaining their relationships, while the future-plan paragraph shifts between new rooms, students eating, and the building’s size. Linking phrases such as “One more thing” and “In the last” are repetitive or imprecise, and the long future-plan sentence is difficult to follow. Grouping information by area—for example, west side, centre, and east side—and using clear comparisons would make the account easier to track.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The response uses some relevant topic vocabulary, including “outdoor courts,” “seating area,” “leisure pool,” “sports hall,” and “dance studios,” so the reader can identify several facilities. However, the range is limited and some word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “develop a new area,” “make new buildings,” and “refresh they body.” Spelling errors including “furture,” “univerty’s,” “arcitacture,” and “coverd” are noticeable and sometimes make reading less smooth. The informal phrase “some thing new” and the personal comment “which i like to share with you” are not well suited to an objective report. Use precise planning vocabulary such as “extend,” “replace,” and “be located,” and check spelling.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response attempts both simple and longer sentence forms, but control is inconsistent, and errors frequently affect clarity. For example, “One present layout which we saw a two outdoor courts” has an incomplete structure and incorrect verb pattern, while “If students feels hungry they might refresh they body” contains agreement and pronoun errors. Tense and sentence boundaries are also problematic: “The new layout's for furture plans … they change different things” does not form a clear grammatical sentence, and several clauses are joined with commas or capitals inappropriately. Articles and plurals are inconsistent as well. Build accurate short sentences first, then combine related ideas with controlled clauses and check subject–verb agreement, pronouns, and punctuation.
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