Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The plans compared the layout of university's sports centre in present time, and how it will look after proposed redevelopment.

Overall, the soprts centre will go undergone significant redevelopment, with the outdoor courts being replaced and several new facilities beingn added. However, the main indoor facilitis, including the gym, pool and seating area, will remain unchnaged.

The outdoor courts has located on the northwest side of the map which has been predicided to be replaced by leisure pool. In the soprts centre main part the gym, pool, changing room, seating hall and reception area were situated which will be remain unchanged.

The other outdoor courts is located on the east part which will be replaced by a sport hall. The redevelopment have projected to added many new things like, on the northeast side the two dance studios has been added likewise, a cafe and changing room will be added in the southeast side and in the southwest side the changing room and sports shop will be projecetd to adding in the future time.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You identify the main change clearly: the outdoor courts are replaced by indoor facilities, while the central pool and several existing areas remain. The overview also captures the scale of redevelopment, and you report the key additions, including the leisure pool, sports hall, dance studios, café, shop and extra changing rooms. Most locations are broadly accurate. However, some details are imprecise: the western courts are described as being on the “northwest side,” although they are simply west of the building, and the gym is said to remain unchanged even though it extends eastward. The seating is not a “seating hall.” More precise comparisons of the expanded building and the gym’s alteration would make the account more fully supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing the western and eastern changes. This gives the reader a generally coherent route through the plans, and contrastive links such as “However” and “likewise” help connect information. At times, though, the progression is weakened by unclear or awkward connections. For example, “In the sports centre main part…” does not clearly distinguish the unchanged central features from the gym’s expansion, while “The other outdoor courts…” begins a new point without a smooth link to the previous description. Grouping all retained features together, then describing additions by side, would make the organisation clearer and reduce repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “redevelopment,” “replaced,” “facilities,” and “southeast,” so the reader can understand the main changes. There is also some variety in how you describe future plans. However, spelling errors are frequent and sometimes distract, as in “soprts,” “facilitis,” “unchanaged,” and “projecetd.” Several word combinations are unnatural or imprecise: “sports centre main part,” “seating hall,” and “added many new things” are less suitable than standard plan-description language. Aim for accurate collocations such as “the central section of the building” and “new facilities will be added.” More precise vocabulary would help distinguish what is retained, extended, and newly constructed.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a range of sentence forms, including an overview with “with…” and clauses describing future changes. However, control is limited, and errors occur in basic sentence patterns as well as more complex ones. For example, “The outdoor courts has located” has incorrect verb formation and agreement; “which will be remain unchanged” uses an unnecessary auxiliary; and “The redevelopment have projected to added” has faulty tense, agreement, and verb form. Articles and prepositions also need attention, as in “layout of university’s sports centre” and “on the east part.” These errors sometimes make relationships between features harder to follow. Practise accurate passive constructions for plans, such as “will be replaced by,” and check subject–verb agreement and verb forms.

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