Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-27
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 below illustrate the map of Univeristy sports center before and after the redevelopment.
In present, Univeristy sports center consist of two outdoor courts on East and West part with changing room and seating respectively on front side.While, there is a gym on North side of univeristy and reception on south side. In the center of all that, there is a pool width is 25m deap. The entrance of the university is from the South side where there is a reception.
But in future, there will be some changings which are planned by the univeristy admin like there will be a sports hall beside the seating in the East side and with that there will be a dance studio also. Below that, there is one more changing room with a cafe for a person which are hungry. On the West side they are planning to make a leisure pool beside the changing room and below that there is one more room for changing with that there will be a sports shop.
They are planning to expand their sports center for the students easy.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The student attempts to describe the main features of the current and future university sports centre plans. While key changes such as the expansion into former outdoor courts, the addition of a leisure pool, dance studios, a sports hall, a cafe, and a shop are noted, there are several factual inaccuracies regarding locations and descriptions. For instance, the student states that the seating is on the 'front side' of the eastern court, and describes the pool as 'width is 25m deap'. Furthermore, the overview is rather weak, and some descriptions lack precision. However, the response does successfully cover the overall transformation from the present layout to the future layout, placing it within the Band 5 to 6 range. It satisfies the basic requirements of summarising visual data, but the frequent misreadings and minor spatial confusions prevent a higher score.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is divided into three paragraphs, representing an introduction and the two map states. However, the internal progression and cohesion within paragraphs are somewhat faulty and mechanical. Sentences are often strung together using basic conjunctions and connectors like 'While', 'In present', and 'But in future'. Referencing is occasionally unclear, such as 'with that there will be a dance studio also' and 'Below that, there is one more changing room with a cafe for a person which are hungry.' Paragraphing is attempted, but overall logical flow is disrupted by clumsy transitions and run-on sentences. This performance aligns best with Band 5 descriptors, where organisation is visible but cohesion is inadequate and repetitive.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, featuring frequent misuses and unnatural phrasing. Examples include 'map of Univeristy sports center' (plans/layout), 'In present' (Currently), 'deap' (deep), and colloquial or awkward additions like 'for a person which are hungry'. While the student successfully employs some task-specific vocabulary such as 'redevelopment', 'outdoor courts', 'reception', 'leisure pool', and 'changing room', the range is limited and noticeable errors occur repeatedly. Word choice issues and spelling slips (e.g., 'Univeristy', 'consist', 'changings') cause some difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 5 criteria for lexical resource.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The text displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and basic present/future tense constructions ('there is', 'there will be'). Attempts at more complex structures are often faulty, as seen in relative clauses like 'for a person which are hungry' and run-on coordinate clauses ('Below that, there is one more changing room with a cafe...'). Grammatical errors are frequent throughout the text, including tense inconsistencies ('In present, Univeristy sports center consist...'), prepositional errors ('on East and West part'), and subject-verb agreement issues. These frequent errors can cause some difficulty for the reader, placing the grammar squarely at Band 5.
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