Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-29
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 layouts compare university's sports centre now and forecasted how it will look after development.
Overall,it is evident that university's sports cetre will developed entirely in the future . Major changes will occured in terms of recreational facilities in the wesr ans east direction at university sports centre.
To begin with, a outdoor courts was located in the west direction at present time however,it will be replaced by leisure pool in the future. Futhermore in the south direction new changing room will be built in future. The reception area will becontracted and sports shop and cafe will constructed in both sides of area in the future. In the south-east corner a new changing room will built in the sports centre.
Furthermore, in the eastern part of the sports centre will be replced by sports hall and two dance studio in the future. The centre area of a sports centre will be remained unchanged with seating facilities and changing room. In the north direction a gym will be unchanged in a univercity sports centre in the future.
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 address the task by comparing the present and future layouts of the university sports centre, identifying major transformations such as the addition of a leisure pool, sports hall, and dance studios. However, there are notable descriptive inaccuracies regarding the spatial arrangements. For instance, the student states that the reception area will be contracted and a sports shop and cafe constructed on both sides, whereas the plans show the reception remains central while new facilities appear around it. Furthermore, phrasing like 'a outdoor courts was located' indicates some struggle with basic facts from the visual data. The overview is somewhat simplistic ('university's sports centre will developed entirely in the future'), leading to an overall score of Band 5.5.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is organised into a four-paragraph structure, including an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs detailing specific changes. However, logical progression is hindered by frequent structural issues and repetitive transitional markers like 'in the future' at the end of nearly every sentence. Cohesive devices are handled rather mechanically, and referencing is sometimes imprecise, as seen with ambiguous pronouns and repetitive spatial descriptors ('in the west direction', 'in the south direction'). Paragraphing is present, but internal cohesion falls short of Band 6 standards in places due to awkward phrasing and a lack of smooth flow between sentences.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is generally basic and repetitive, frequently reusing terms like 'sports centre', 'future', and cardinal directions with incorrect prepositions (e.g., 'in the wesr ans east direction', 'a outdoor courts'). There are noticeable spelling and word formation errors, such as 'cetre' instead of centre, 'occured' instead of occurred, 'contracted' instead of constructed, and 'univercity'. While the student attempts some less common vocabulary related to maps and building changes (e.g., 'recreational facilities', 'forecasted'), persistent errors in word choice, spelling, and collocation restrict the score to Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying primarily on simple sentences and passive constructions that frequently contain errors ('a outdoor courts was located', 'a new changing room will built', 'will be replced'). There are frequent grammatical inaccuracies, including missing articles ('a leisure pool', 'a sports hall'), incorrect verb tenses ('forecasted how it will look'), and subject-verb agreement issues ('sports shop and cafe will constructed'). These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader and prevent the text from achieving a Band 6 score.
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