Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-28

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 diagram illustrates the different kind of changes that gonna occur in university’s sports centre after the redevelopment process.

Overall, the development main objective is to make more indoor studios and the outdoor courts gonna be converted into Leisure pool, current gym space will be increase and sports hall,changing room and dance studios will be constructed in place of east side of Outdoor courts.

A new changing room and sports shop will be made in south west corner of a university sport centre and Lesisure pool will bw constructed in place of Outdoor courts. The current size of gym will be increased after the removal of right side outdoor courts and in place of that a new sports hall will be constructed.

In the north-east corner a new two Dance studio is gonna be made and just after entering from gate a new cafe and changing room will be constructed.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response covers all major changes shown in the diagrams, noting the retention of the central features such as the 25m pool and the additions of the leisure pool, sports hall, dance studios, and cafe. The overview highlights the main objective of expanding indoor facilities and replacing outdoor courts. However, the report suffers from some lack of precision and a slightly repetitive structure in the body paragraphs, where certain expansions are mentioned multiple times across sentences. Despite these minor limitations, the key features and comparisons are successfully identified, fulfilling the requirements of an Academic Task 1 response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response attempts a logical progression by starting with an introduction and overview, followed by spatial details of the redevelopments. However, paragraphing is underdeveloped; the essay largely consists of a single lengthy introductory block and a couple of poorly structured body sections. Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes repetitive, and referencing between locations (such as 'in place of right side outdoor courts') lacks smooth transitional phrasing. Overall arrangement provides a basic coherent structure, but cohesion is sometimes mechanical and referencing is occasionally unclear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, successfully incorporating terms such as 'redevelopment', 'outdoor courts', 'leisure pool', and 'changing room'. However, there are noticeable lexical inaccuracies and informal phrasing, such as 'different kind of changes that gonna occur' and 'Lesisure pool' (spelling error). The writer attempts less common vocabulary like 'redevelopment process' and 'converted', but overall control lacks flexibility and precision, restricting the score to a solid Band 6.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The text displays a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but it is heavily marred by conversational and grammatically incorrect structures. Examples include 'changes that gonna occur', 'outdoor courts gonna be converted', and 'a new two Dance studio is gonna be made', which show a lack of command over subject-verb agreement and formal register. While some sentences are clear, frequent grammatical errors and awkward phrasing prevent the writer from achieving a higher band. Punctuation is also sparse, leading to run-on impressions in places.

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