Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The map represents the layout of present sports area and how the improvement involved in the futuer of higher educational department.

The follwing daigrams replicate there are many things in sport area like gym, pool, changing room, seating area and some kind of that places involved. In the future there are also many new places involving in the sport area like leisure pool, one more changing room and some other things.

The present map look of universty sport is like that from entry side there is reception and after you see pool area which is 25m, fromm its east there is an seating area in his front there is changing room. Beside it, is an gym and on bothe end of sport area from wast and west side there is an outdoor aea.

In the future there some things are new involved like big gym area involved and outdoor curts changes into sport hall dance studios and leisure pool. There is one more changing room and a cafe is involved in there.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the two plans as showing the current and future sports-centre layout, and you mention several relevant changes, including the larger gym, leisure pool, sports hall, dance studios and café. However, the account is only partial: it does not clearly summarise the main overall transformation or explain that the building expands over both sets of outdoor courts. Some locations are also confused. For example, you say the changing room is east of the pool, whereas the present plan places it west; seating is to the east. The future description omits important retained features and the added south-west sports shop. To strengthen the response, give a clear overview first, then describe the main changes by area with accurate directions.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic sequence: an introduction, a general statement about the facilities, a description of the present plan, and a final paragraph about future changes. This gives the reader some sense of progression. However, the opening two paragraphs repeat general information rather than establishing a clear overview, and the final paragraph lists changes without grouping them by location. Linking and referencing are also sometimes unclear, as in “from its east there is an seating area in his front there is changing room.” Organise the report into a concise overview followed by separate descriptions of the current and planned layouts. Use clear location links such as “to the west,” “in the south-east,” and “while” to make comparisons easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “25m pool,” “reception,” “outdoor courts,” “leisure pool,” and “dance studios,” so the reader can recognise the facilities being described. However, the range is limited and several phrases are vague or repeated, such as “many things,” “some other things,” and “involved.” There are also noticeable spelling and word-form errors, including “futuer,” “follwing,” “daigrams,” “universty,” and “curts,” which reduce clarity and precision. Aim for accurate, specific terms for both facilities and changes, and avoid conversational or imprecise wording. For example, describe facilities as being “added,” “retained,” or “replaced,” rather than saying they are “involved.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

Most sentences rely on simple structures, and attempts to combine several locations often become difficult to follow. For instance, “from its east there is an seating area in his front there is changing room” contains unclear sentence boundaries and faulty article and reference choices. There are also recurring problems with verb forms and agreement, as in “The present map look” and “how the improvement involved,” as well as missing or incorrect articles in phrases such as “an gym.” These errors sometimes make the relationships between facilities unclear. Practise writing shorter, complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, then add one accurate location phrase at a time. Use present tense for the existing plan and future forms for planned changes.

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