Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The diagrams show the difference between the university's sports center in present or in future. Overall, now there are just few things is a little place for gym while in future it will be doubled. There are some other places like in present in east side there is just a seating area or in west side there is a changing room, on the other hand in east there are more places will be created for example, dance studio and cafe. As well as, in this era there is an only a reception but after some years there will be a one more changing room and a sports shop also. Furthermore, in west side there are outdoor courts and in future plans there will be a leisure pool. There is a similarity between present and future which is that the pool is 25m now and in future plans also. It remains same.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main comparison between the current and planned centre, including the unchanged 25m pool and the addition of facilities such as a leisure pool, dance studios, café and sports shop. This gives the response relevant coverage of both plans. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the current changing room is west of the pool, not east, and the future plan adds a sports hall as well as extending the gym. The overview that the gym will be “doubled” is not supported by the plan, which shows it extending eastward. To strengthen the report, describe the major expansion and the new facilities by their locations, while distinguishing clearly between what remains and what changes.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: it begins with a general comparison and then moves through features of the two plans. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “on the other hand” and “Furthermore” help signal relationships. However, the progression is difficult to follow because several comparisons are packed into long, loosely connected sentences, and the east/west references are not consistently clear. The repeated use of “there is” also makes the description feel list-like rather than organised around the main changes. Group the information into clear paragraphs—for example, an overview followed by changes on each side—and use precise references such as “to the west of the pool” to improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing a plan, including “reception,” “changing room,” “outdoor courts,” “leisure pool” and “dance studio.” These terms make the main facilities identifiable. However, the range of language for describing change and location is limited, and some phrases are awkward or imprecise, such as “in present or in future,” “a little place for gym” and “there are more places will be created.” Repetition of “places” and “there is” also reduces precision. Use more specific planning vocabulary and natural collocations to distinguish additions, extensions and unchanged features; this would make the description clearer and more appropriately formal.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to connect ideas using longer sentences and contrast clauses, as in “on the other hand” and “Furthermore,” so the response is not limited entirely to short statements. However, these complex attempts are often faulty, and several basic sentence patterns also need more control. For example, “now there are just few things is a little place” has problems with agreement and sentence construction, while “there are more places will be created” combines incompatible verb forms. Articles and tense are also inconsistent in phrases such as “an only a reception” and “in present.” Practise forming clear subject–verb sentences first, then add subordinate clauses while checking agreement, articles and future forms.

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