Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The maps illustrate the current layout of university sport centre and its proposed redevelopment.

Overall, the sport center will undergo the substantial modifications and it is expected to replace outdoor courts from eastern and western sides with dancing studio and leisure pool. In addition, the gym is set to expanded with the construction of sport hall on eastern side.

On the one hand, at present the central area is occupy by swimming pool with gym on northern end, while there are other facilities at central area such as seating area and changing room. The reception area is situated near the southern end, while two outdoor courts are also present on western and eastern sides of the building.

On the other hand, under the proposed renovation plan, the sport center will undergo modification with expanded the area of gym along other facilities surrounding such as sport hall on eastern side in future. In addition, it is expecting that two outdoor courts from western and eastern side of building will being replace with the dancing studio and leisure pool. On the southern side, there will be more facilities of cafe, sport shop and changing room along with reception.The measurement and location of swimming pool will remain same.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You provide a clear overview of major changes, noting the replacement of the outdoor courts, the gym’s expansion and the pool’s continued position. The present layout is also described with the pool, gym, seating, changing room and reception. This covers the main stages and keeps the response relevant. However, some details are inaccurate or too general: the eastern courts are replaced by a sports hall and two dance studios, while the leisure pool occupies the western side; the studios are not simply a replacement for both courts. The future plan also adds a café, shop and changing rooms, and retains seating and the central reception. More precise comparisons of these features would make the account more complete and better developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the current and proposed layouts. This gives the reader a sensible progression, and phrases such as “On the one hand” and “On the other hand” signal the shift between plans. However, these transitions feel somewhat mechanical for a map description, and the future-plan paragraph repeats the idea that the centre will undergo modification. Some references are also unclear, particularly “other facilities at central area,” which does not specify the positions of seating and the changing room. Grouping changes by location—west, east and south—would improve the flow and make comparisons easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of map-related vocabulary, including “layout,” “redevelopment,” “northern end,” “southern side” and “remain.” These choices help communicate the main spatial changes. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “proposed renovation plan.” However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or repetitive: “dancing studio” is better expressed as “dance studio,” and “sport center” should be consistently rendered as “sports centre.” Phrases such as “more facilities of cafe” and “expanded the area of gym” are not natural English. Greater precision in naming the facilities and using standard collocations would strengthen the description.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “while” and “with,” and the overall meaning is generally understandable. However, some grammatical errors recur and occasionally make the descriptions awkward. For example, “the central area is occupy” needs a passive form (“is occupied”), while “the gym is set to expanded” requires “is set to expand.” The construction “it is expecting that” should be “it is expected that,” and “will being replace” should be “will be replaced.” Articles and sentence boundaries also need attention, as in “remain same” and “reception.The.” Check verb forms, passive constructions and punctuation carefully to improve accuracy.

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