Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-09

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 map comparisons the design of university's sports sector in current time as well as, it will look after reconstract in the future.

Overall, it can be noticed, in the present, the university's sports centre area is smalled whereas, in the redevelopment, there will many areas include.

To begin with, in the recent time, university sports centre layout such as, in the North, it is located to the gym, in the South, it is reception area, seating areas is the East side, in the West side, it is the changing room located. Moreover, there are two outdoor courts, first is in the East side and second is in the West side.

On the other side, in the future plans of the university sport centre. There will two dance studio, sports hall and seating areas in the East side meanwhile, in the opposite side, there will changing room as well as, leisure pool located. In addition, in the South side, it will located two changing rooms, first will in the East-South side, and second will in the West-South side. It will also cafe area, reception and sports shop avaliable in the South. Gym will in the North side. Eventually, the pool located as it is in the future, which will in the center.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main contrast between the smaller present centre and the expanded future layout, and you report several relevant features, including the two outdoor courts, the added leisure pool, sports hall and dance studios, and the retained central pool. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the future plan has one additional changing room on each side, but your description of “two changing rooms” in the south does not clearly locate all of them; the gym extends eastward, rather than simply remaining in the north. The overview also says there will be “many areas” without summarising the key changes precisely. To strengthen the response, compare the plans more systematically and explain which existing facilities stay in place and which new facilities replace or occupy the former court areas.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the present and future layouts. This gives the reader a basic progression, and phrases such as “To begin with” and “On the other side” signal a shift between plans. However, the future-plan paragraph groups several locations together, making the spatial relationships difficult to follow; for example, the references to the east, opposite side, and south are not consistently organised. Some linking phrases are also mechanical or awkward, and “Eventually” does not clearly introduce a concluding point. Improve cohesion by describing the plan in a consistent order—such as centre, west, east, then south—and use clear references to distinguish retained facilities from additions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant vocabulary for describing a plan, including “layout,” “outdoor courts,” “leisure pool,” “dance studio,” and “sports hall.” These terms show that you can identify and name several facilities. However, the range and control are limited, with repeated reliance on “side,” “located,” and “area.” Some word choices or forms are inaccurate, such as “smalled,” “reconstract,” and “avaliable,” while “sports sector” is less precise than “sports centre.” These errors sometimes make the description harder to understand. Build a more varied set of accurate location phrases, such as “to the east of,” “in the south-west corner,” and “along the eastern wall,” and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the response generally communicates the broad comparison. However, grammatical control is weak: errors occur in verb forms, articles, agreement, and sentence construction. Examples include “it will look after reconstract,” “there will many areas,” and “Gym will in the North side.” The sentence beginning “The map comparisons the design…” is also incomplete or incorrectly formed, and several clauses are joined in ways that obscure their relationships. Use a clear comparative introduction, then build accurate sentences with a subject and verb—for example, “The centre is smaller at present, but it will be expanded.” Practise future forms (“there will be”) and location structures (“the gym is in the north”).

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