Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-07

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 compared the layout of a university's sport centre in present time, and how it will change after redevelopment.

Overall, the redevelopment has been projected to add many new things likea cafe, a sports room, a dance studio and changing room. However, the on the north side of the map the Gym, changing room, 25m pool, seating room and the reception hall has been left untouched.

The outdoor courts were located on west part of the map which has been expected to be replaced by leisure pool in future. In contrast, the gym, 25ml pool, seating room reception hall were located on the northen side which are projected to be left untouched in future time.

Following this, the outdoor courts were constructed on the east side of the plan which will be predicted to removed from there and adding the sports hall in future. The redevelopment has projected to add changing rooms on the southeast and the southwest coner. The other thing that will be added in future has sports shops and a cafe.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the broad purpose of the plans and note several important changes, including the leisure pool replacing the western courts, the sports hall, and new facilities such as a café and sports shop. However, the overview is unclear and includes a significant misreading: the gym, changing room, pool, seating and reception are not all on the north side, and the changing rooms are not left untouched because additional ones are planned. The account also omits key details, such as the two dance studios and the gym’s eastward extension. To strengthen the response, give a precise overview of the building’s expansion and the main additions, then describe locations accurately and distinguish retained features from new ones.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to descriptions of the west and east sides. Some linking expressions, such as “In contrast” and “Following this,” show an attempt to connect ideas. However, progression is difficult to follow because information is repeated: the gym, pool, seating and reception are described as unchanged more than once. Several links do not express the relationship clearly, and the final sentence introduces additions without a clear connection to the preceding details. Organise the body by area or by what remains versus what is added, and use references such as “these facilities” only when their meaning is unmistakable.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant planning vocabulary, including “redevelopment,” “outdoor courts,” “leisure pool” and “southeast,” so the reader can identify the main subject and several facilities. However, word choice and collocation are often awkward or repetitive: “sport centre,” “sports room,” “left untouched,” and “will be predicted to removed” do not describe the plan naturally. There are also spelling and form errors, including “northen,” “coner,” and “likea.” Aim for precise terms such as “sports hall” and “dance studios,” and use standard map language such as “located to the west” or “will be replaced by.” Proofreading would improve clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences with clauses, for example, “The outdoor courts were located on west part of the map which has been expected to be replaced…” This shows some range, but complex constructions are often faulty and make relationships harder to understand. Errors include missing articles in “on west part,” tense and passive-form problems in “will be predicted to removed,” and subject–verb agreement in “the … reception hall has been left untouched.” The overview also contains the incomplete construction “However, the on the north side…”. Use straightforward, accurate sentences first, then add subordinate clauses carefully; check articles, agreement, and consistent future forms when describing planned changes.

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