Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-26
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 map illustrates the layout of university's sport centre now and how it will look after redevelopment.
overall, the university sport centre will undergo considerable development with the addition of new facilities. In future main change in the sport centre will be the addition of cafe, sport hall, dance studio and leisure pool.
In today university sport centre 25m pool area is place in the centre. On the north side of the pool gym is located. Reception area is located in the south direction after the entrance while Changing room and setting area is located in the west and east direction. There are two outdoor court in the west and east side .
According to the future plans for the spirt centre the pool area, changing room, reception and setting will remain in the same place. Gym area will also remains in the same place however it size will be big in the future. Addiyion of dance studio will take place in the east direction. Furthermore the addition of cafe and sports shop will take place in the south east and south west direction and a big leisure pool area will be added in the west side of the sport cebtre and as well as tge addition of two more changing area will be takeplace in the future.
so as a whole university sport centre will undergo considerable development in the future with the addition of too many facilities.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The student successfully addresses all parts of the task by reporting the main features of the university sports centre's present layout and future plans. Key features such as the retention of the central 25m pool, reception, and seating are identified, alongside major additions like the leisure pool, sports hall, dance studios, and cafe. An overview is provided at the beginning, although it contains minor spelling issues (e.g., 'overall, the university sport centre...'). The comparisons between the current and future layouts are clear and well-grounded in the provided visual data, meeting the requirements for Band 6.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response is arranged coherently, moving from an introductory overview to descriptions of the present layout and then the future plans. Paragraphing is utilized, though paragraph boundaries and internal sequencing are sometimes basic or mechanical. Cohesive devices are used (e.g., 'In today university', 'According to the future plans', 'Furthermore'), but referencing and linking can be repetitive. There are also abrupt transitions between sentences. This performance aligns with Band 6.0 descriptors for clear overall arrangement with occasional faulty cohesion.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, with terms like 'redevelopment', 'facilities', and 'extension' appropriately deployed. However, there are numerous lexical and spelling errors throughout the text (e.g., 'sport' instead of 'sports', 'setting' instead of 'seating', 'spirt', 'Addiyion', 'cebtre', 'tge', 'takeplace'). Less common vocabulary is attempted with varying success. While communication is not impeded, the accumulation of spelling and word-form errors caps the score at Band 5.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'The map illustrates the layout of university's sport centre now and how it will look after redevelopment.' There are frequent grammatical errors, particularly missing articles ('the university's sports centre', 'a cafe', 'an entrance'), capitalization issues, and incorrect prepositions ('in the west and east direction'). Although the meaning remains understandable, grammatical accuracy is inconsistent, placing the response securely in the Band 5.0 range.
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