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 plan provides the information of university's sports centre current layout and how it looks like in future after redevelopment of sport center.

Overall, the current layout has limited options for sports by comparing with new sport center, After redevelopment in future the sports centerr have a new oppertunities like Leisure pool, Sports hall, cafe, sports shop and dance studio instead of present university sports center.

In the present design of the university sports center it has two outdoor courts, one is on the west side of the sports center and second one is on the east side of the center. In this design of sports center it has 25m pool in the center and gym on the north side of the pool, while seating area is on the right side and changing room is on the left side of the pool.

By following the future trends, university decided to redevelopment of old sport center according to future capabilities, In new plan university make major changes in sport center, the first main upgrade is making Leisure pool in place of outdooe court on left side and also make a separate changing room for leisure pool, second upgrade is making dancing studios on right side of the sport center, New design also have a sports hall and cafeteria along with changing room. New design is more attractive as compared to old one.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main contrast between the limited present facilities and the expanded future centre, and report several accurate locations: the 25m pool is central, the gym is north of it, and the outdoor courts are on both sides. You also mention the planned leisure pool, sports hall, dance studios, café and shop. However, some important changes are only broadly described. For example, the future gym’s eastward extension and the retention of the central pool, seating and reception are not clearly reported; the new eastern facilities’ positions are also vague. The claim that the leisure pool replaces the western courts is accurate, but the eastern courts’ redevelopment is not explained. A more precise overview and fuller comparison of what remains and what is added would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on the current plan and one on the future plan. This gives the reader a generally coherent route through the information. You use sequencing expressions such as “Overall,” “while,” and “the first main upgrade,” although some links feel mechanical or are not well suited to a neutral map description. The final paragraph combines several changes in a long sentence, making the locations and relationships harder to follow. Capitalisation and punctuation also interrupt the flow, particularly after “future capabilities,” where a comma joins two complete ideas. Grouping the future changes by west, centre and east, and using clearer sentence boundaries, would make the progression more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing facilities and location, including “outdoor courts,” “25m pool,” “north side,” and “in place of.” The range is sufficient to communicate the main features, but repetition of “sports center” and “new design” limits precision. Several choices are inaccurate or informal for this report: “future trends” does not describe a planned layout, and “more attractive” gives an opinion rather than reporting a visible change. Spelling errors such as “oppertunities,” “centerr,” and “outdooe” are noticeable, while “dancing studios” is less precise than the facility label. Use consistent spelling and more exact terms for planned additions and spatial changes.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a comparison with “while” and a sequence using “the first main upgrade.” However, errors in sentence construction and grammatical forms are frequent enough to make some passages awkward. For example, “The plan provides the information of university's sports centre current layout” has an unclear noun phrase, and “it has two outdoor courts, one is…” joins clauses incorrectly. There are also problems with articles and agreement in “the sports centerr have a new oppertunities,” and the future-plan paragraph shifts between “decided,” “make,” and “have.” Aim for complete, clearly separated sentences and consistent present and future forms; check articles, plurals and subject–verb agreement.

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