Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-20
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 plans illustrate layout of a university's sports complex now, and how it will looked after reconstruction.
The university have a outdoor courts on the west of the building, where it will be a leisure pool constructed.
In the Entrance of the University Sports Centre there will be a Sports Shop on the side of the Reception. Beside that sports shop there will be a sperate changing room in front of leisure pool. While on the East-Side of the univerity sports centre have also a Outdoor courts now, which will be changed into Sports hall. On the east-side of the sports hall there will be also two dance studio rooms build up. And a new cafe will be there on the right side of the reception.From crossing the cafe on the right side, a changing room will be there in future also.
Gym which is now a little bit smaller will be a bigger one after redevelopment, respectively.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The student attempts to address the task by describing the main features of the current sports centre and the proposed future layout. Key changes, such as the addition of the leisure pool, sports hall, dance studios, and the expansion of the gym, are correctly identified. However, the response lacks a clear overall summary or overview paragraph, which is essential for Academic Task 1. Furthermore, there are some minor inaccuracies and awkward phrasing regarding locations, such as saying 'a sperate changing room in front of leisure pool.' While all parts of the visual data are touched upon, the lack of an overarching summary and somewhat disorganized feature reporting place this response in Band 5.5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response shows some organization in attempting to describe the map from west to east, but the paragraphing and logical progression are weak. The entire description of the future layout is compressed into a single, dense, and somewhat chaotic paragraph. Cohesive devices are either missing or used mechanically and repetitively, such as 'While on the East-Side' and 'And a new cafe will be there'. Referencing is also occasionally unclear, making it hard for the reader to follow the exact spatial relationships without constantly referring back to the prompt. These cohesion and paragraphing limitations align with Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is generally adequate for conveying basic spatial changes, featuring terms like 'leisure pool', 'sports hall', 'reception', and 'changing room'. However, the range is quite limited and repetitive. There are several noticeable lexical errors, such as 'layout of a university's sports complex now' and 'sperate changing room' (spelling error for 'separate'). The writer also struggles with precise collocation and vocabulary choice, frequently relying on basic verbs like 'will be' and 'have'. This performance is consistent with a Band 5.0 for lexical resource.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar is poor. There are frequent and intrusive errors throughout the text, including tense errors in the opening sentence ('how it will looked after reconstruction'), subject-verb agreement errors ('The university have a outdoor courts'), and awkward prepositional phrases ('on the west of the building'). Punctuation and article usage are also inconsistent ('a outdoor courts', 'univerity sports centre'). Because these frequent errors cause noticeable difficulty for the reader and impede smooth comprehension, the grammar score is Band 4.5.
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