Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-13

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 maps illustrate the layout of university university sports centre at present and a plan for its future redevelopment.

Overall, the area of the university's sport centre is expected to be extended, with several new facilities being added and some of the original features removed. Some facilities are planned, such as a sports hall, dance studios, changing rooms, a cafe, a sports shop and a leisure pool. Some features like the entrance, a gym, a changing room, the reception, a seating block and a 25m pool are likely to remained unchanged, while the outdoor courts is planned to be removed.

Currently, a reception is located in the south entrance and a gym in the northern part. There is a 25m pool present in the middle of university sport centre, with a seating area to its right and a changing room to its left. Two outdoor courts are located on either side of sport centre.

In the future, the area is planned to expand towards the west and east sides, with several new facilities added in the enlarged section. The gym area will be extended to the east. Two outdoors courts are likely to removed, while some features, such as a 25m pool, a changing room, a seating, the reception and an entrance will remain unchanged. A sports hall and two dance studios are planned in the place of right outdoor courts, with a changing room in the bottom-right corner and a cafe to its left. The left outdoor courts will be converted into the leisure pool and a changing room in the bottom-left corner with a sports shop to its right.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The student has provided a clear and well-structured overview of the changes shown in the maps, successfully summarising the main features and making relevant comparisons between the present layout and the future redevelopment plan. The response covers all parts of the task effectively, noting which facilities will remain unchanged, such as the 25m pool and reception, and which will be altered or removed, such as the outdoor courts. Key transformations, including the expansion towards the east and west and the introduction of new amenities like the leisure pool, sports hall, dance studios, and cafe, are accurately reported. The information is fully supported by the visual data without introducing irrelevant outside knowledge. The overall summary captures the essence of the transition effectively. Therefore, the response satisfies the requirements for a high band in Task Achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response demonstrates a clear logical organisation and progression throughout. Information is grouped sensibly into an introductory overview paragraph, a description of the current layout, and a detailed account of the future redevelopment plan. Cohesive devices are used reasonably well to guide the reader through the spatial changes, using phrases such as 'Currently', 'In the future', and 'on either side'. However, referencing and cohesion occasionally feel slightly repetitive or mechanical, particularly when describing the locations of specific rooms. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the current state from the future plan, making the essay easy to follow. Overall, the structural flow supports clear communication.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student uses a sufficient range of vocabulary appropriate for a map summary task, including terms such as 'redevelopment', 'extend', 'amenities', 'retained', and 'converted'. There are successful attempts to use less common vocabulary and functional descriptive phrases, such as 'layout', 'enlarged section', and 'outdoor courts'. However, there are some minor lexical inaccuracies and awkward phrasing, such as 'university university sports centre' in the opening sentence, and 'likely to remained unchanged' instead of 'remain'. Despite these occasional slips, the vocabulary used is adequate to convey the spatial changes clearly and precisely, allowing the reader to follow the descriptions without difficulty.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The student displays a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing passive structures appropriately to describe spatial changes, such as 'is planned to be removed', 'are located on either side', and 'will be converted into'. While there is a good attempt at variety, grammatical errors occur across the text, such as 'likely to remained' (tense error), 'the outdoor courts is planned' (subject-verb agreement error), and 'two outdoors courts are likely to removed' (missing auxiliary verb). Punctuation is generally acceptable, and while these errors are noticeable, the majority of sentences remain understandable and do not impede communication. The control of grammar is consistent with a solid intermediate level.

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