Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The two maps illustrate the structure of university's sports centre now and after transformation.

Overall, it is clear that centre of the sports will remain same, while the west and east side will be expanded significantly. The future plans include many new facilities such as leisure pool, cafe, dance studios and sports shops to make it more modern.

At present, there was a 25m pool located, on the north side there was a gym. Moreover, in the east there was a seating arrangement and changing room in the west. While, out of this centre, there were two outdoor courts both located in the west and east side.

Regarding the future plans, the centre of the sports remain relatively unchanged. However, outdoor courts will be removed, In the east side, sports hall will be built, next to it two dance studios will be established. In the south side there will changing room with small cafe. To the west side, leisure pool will be built and to the bottom there will be a one changing room and sports shop will be added. In summary, after development, new sports centre will be more modernized and have more additional facilities.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main transformation: the centre expands over the outdoor courts and gains facilities such as a leisure pool, sports hall, dance studios, café and shop. The overview also notes that the central area remains broadly unchanged, which is a relevant comparison. However, some details are inaccurate or imprecise: the gym is north of the pool, not simply part of a general description of the centre, and the future plan retains the central reception as well as the pool, changing room and seating. The sports hall and dance studios are east of the seating, while the café and new changing room are in the south-east. Your account covers both plans, but these relationships and the retained features need clearer, more complete reporting.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, a description of the present layout and a paragraph on the redevelopment. This makes the comparison easy to follow, and phrases such as “Regarding the future plans” signal the shift between stages. Cohesion is not always smooth, however. “While, out of this centre” is an awkward transition, and the final “In summary” repeats the overview rather than adding a distinct point. Some references are also vague: “next to it” does not clearly identify which facility the dance studios are beside, and “to the bottom” is less precise than a directional description. More consistent sequencing from west to east, with clear references to each feature, would strengthen progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing a plan, including “expanded significantly,” “located,” “removed,” and “facilities.” The response also attempts more specific terms such as “transformation” and “modernized,” though some choices are imprecise or unnatural in this context. For example, “the centre of the sports” is not a natural way to refer to the central area, and “seating arrangement” is less direct than the label “seating.” “More additional facilities” is redundant, while “sports shops” is plural even though the plan shows one shop. These choices do not prevent understanding, but more accurate collocations and consistent use of the plan’s labels would improve precision and flexibility.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including the contrast in “Overall, it is clear that…” and the future-plan description. Meaning is generally understandable, but some errors in tense, articles, agreement and sentence construction remain. For example, “there was a 25m pool located” is an awkward passive construction, and “the centre of the sports remain” has a subject–verb agreement error. In “there will changing room,” the future construction is incomplete; it should be “there will be a changing room.” Commas also interrupt phrases in “located, on the north side,” and the capital letter after the comma in “removed, In the east side” is incorrect. More reliable control of these patterns would make the description smoother.

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