Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-02
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 shows the present model of University sport center and it's future plans that how it will look after the refurbishment.
Overall, there are two courts outside the center, which will be replace with an extra pool, hall and studio. Meanwhile, the current structure of pool in the middle will remain same. There will be more refreshment facilities for the audience, and a shops for the athletes.
Looking at today's center, only one pool is available, which consists of 25m. On the left side og it, there is changing room, and a small seating area on it's right. Two large area of courts is located beside to the center, while there is only a small gym for players. For accomodating the audience, a circular desk is located at the enterance.
What changes will be made in the upcoming time: Future plans include a large pool will be introduce in the place of west court, which will be use for free time. While a sports shop and a cafe will also develope on each side of entry point. To facilitate athletes, more changing rooms will be on each corners, while two studios will be open on the north-east area for dance.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The response addresses all parts of the task by outlining both the present layout and the proposed future changes of the university sports centre. An overview is successfully provided, highlighting the main transformations such as the addition of a leisure pool, a sports hall, and dance studios while the central pool remains unchanged. However, some parts of the response are under-developed or contain minor inaccuracies, such as stating there are two courts outside when the plan shows outdoor courts on both sides functioning as larger areas. Features are selected adequately, but the lack of fuller extension in describing the exact positioning of certain newly introduced rooms keeps the response at this level.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0
The text demonstrates a coherent overall arrangement with a clear division into paragraphs that separate the introduction, the overview, the present layout, and the future plans. Cohesive devices are used to guide the reader, such as 'Overall', 'Meanwhile', and 'Looking at today's centre'. However, referencing and cohesion can sometimes be mechanical or slightly faulty, for example in transition phrases like 'What changes will be made in the upcoming time', which disrupts the natural flow. Paragraphing is present and helps structure the information, but the logical progression between sentences within paragraphs could be smoother and more sophisticated.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, allowing the student to communicate basic ideas about the maps. There are attempts to use less common items such as 'refurbishment', 'facilities', and 'accommodating'. However, there are noticeable word choice errors, awkward phrasing, and word form issues, such as 'sport center' instead of 'sports centre', 'it's' instead of 'its', 'og' instead of 'of', 'a shops', 'accomodating', and 'develope'. These errors do not seriously impede communication, but they reflect a limited and occasionally inaccurate lexical control that prevents the score from rising higher.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response shows a mix of simple and some complex sentence forms, such as relative clauses and conditional-like time clauses. However, there are frequent errors in grammar and punctuation throughout the text. Examples include subject-verb agreement and article issues like 'will be replace', 'pool will be introduce', 'will be use', and 'a large pool will be introduce in the place of west court'. Additionally, punctuation and prepositional patterns like 'on each corners' and 'on the north-east area' show persistent inaccuracies. These non-systematic errors require the reader to occasionally pause, placing the grammatical range and accuracy at this level.
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