Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-10

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 maps illustrate the information about the layout of a university sports centre at preseant and after redevelopment in future plans.

Overall, it can be seen that in the future of university sports centre there are several changes. Significantly, outdoor courts are replacing into a leisure pool and also including two changing room north side of the sports centre.

To start with, at preseant in university sports centre have twice outdoor courts in East and west side of the map. The gym in located in north side and reception are south side of the map. Middle of the map have 25m pool the right of the pool have a seating are, moreover the left side have changingt room.

On the other hand, future plan, the university sports centre will be added lot's of facilites the gym are exdent, however changing room, 25 pool and seating are unchange. Significantly, will be added a big leisure room in the west side and also two dance room in the east side of the map. In southern side including a sports shop and a cafe. Specially, south-east corner and south-west corner adding two changing room.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main contrast between the current centre and the expanded future plan, and you mention several relevant changes, including the leisure pool, dance studios, sports shop and café. However, the overview is unclear and contains a significant location error: it says the two changing rooms are on the north side, whereas the new changing rooms are in the south-west and south-east. The description also misses important details, such as the sports hall east of the seating and the gym’s extension along the northern side. Some statements are too general, for example, “several changes” and “lot's of facilites.” A clearer overview of the expansion and the main additions, followed by more precise comparisons of their positions, would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on the present layout and one on the future plan. This gives the reader a basic progression from the existing centre to the redevelopment. However, connections between details are sometimes mechanical or unclear. For example, “moreover” joins the seating and changing-room locations without adding a clear relationship, while “On the other hand, future plan” does not form a complete transition. The future-plan paragraph also moves between the gym, pools, dance rooms and southern facilities without a consistent route around the map. Organising each description by direction—north, west, centre and east/south—would make the comparisons easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing plans, including “layout,” “reception,” “outdoor courts,” “leisure room” and “dance room.” These terms help communicate the general subject, but the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or imprecise. “Leisure room” should refer to the leisure pool, and “gym are exdent” does not clearly express that the gym extends eastward. There are also noticeable spelling and word-form errors, such as “preseant,” “changingt,” “facilites” and “exdent.” Repeated use of “side” and “map” makes the description less precise. Practise accurate facility names and location phrases such as “to the east of” and “in the south-west corner.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few longer sentences and uses basic present and future forms, but sentence structures are limited and errors occur frequently. Examples include “at preseant in university sports centre have twice outdoor courts,” which lacks a clear subject and has incorrect agreement, and “the gym in located in north side,” where the verb form and article pattern are faulty. In “the university sports centre will be added lot's of facilites,” the passive construction is not formed correctly. Articles, plurals and prepositions are also often missing or inaccurate, as in “Middle of the map have 25m pool.” These errors sometimes make relationships difficult to understand. Build accuracy first with complete subject–verb sentences, then combine them using controlled clauses such as “while” or “whereas.”

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