Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 below show the layout of university sports centre now .On the left side and right side there are two outdoor courts and in the centre there is swimming pool, reception and gym. After redevelopment there is cafe where people can sit and eat food or drink some tea .There is also dance studio where people can dance and also used it for dance practice.There is also a sport halll where sudents can play many games to refreshed themselves.Morever there is also a sports shop where people can buy sorts goods for themeselves. There is a also a leisure pool for students.

in present there are very limited rooms but when we will rebuild it we have many rooms and it will entertain students in many way as there is a pool , sports room and cdance room .These all make students very happy and will also make them refreshed.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify several relevant features, including the outdoor courts, central pool, gym and reception in the current plan, and new facilities such as the leisure pool, dance studios, sports hall, café and shop. However, the response only partially describes the plans: it does not explain which existing facilities remain, how the building expands, or where most new rooms are located. The overview that the centre will have “many rooms” is too general to convey the main changes, and comments about students being happy or refreshed are not shown by the plans. To strengthen the response, compare the two layouts directly and report the key changes in position and function rather than speculating about how visitors will feel or use the facilities.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic sequence from the present layout to the redevelopment, and phrases such as “After redevelopment” help signal the change in time. However, the information is presented largely as one continuous block, with no clear paragraphing or systematic grouping of features. Repeated openings such as “There is also” make the list feel mechanical, while the final sentence shifts to general claims about students rather than continuing the comparison. Some connections are difficult to follow, particularly the long sentence beginning “in present there are very limited rooms.” Organise the response into a brief overview and separate paragraphs for the current and proposed layouts, using clear location-based links such as “to the west” and “in the south-east.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant facility vocabulary, including “outdoor courts,” “reception,” “leisure pool,” “sports hall” and “dance studio,” so the reader can recognise several features of the plans. However, the range is limited and many phrases are repetitive or informal, such as “people can sit and eat food or drink some tea” and “many games to refreshed themselves.” There are also noticeable spelling and word-form errors, including “halll,” “sudents,” “Morever” and “themeselves,” which reduce precision. For this task, prioritise concise, accurate terms for describing changes and locations rather than explaining what visitors might do. For example, describe facilities as being “added,” “retained” or “expanded” and specify their position in the centre.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both simple statements and longer sentences joined with “where,” “and” and “as,” but the longer structures are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to read. Examples include “There is a also a leisure pool” and “when we will rebuild it we have many rooms,” where article use and tense construction are problematic. Subject–verb and verb-form control also falters in “where people can dance and also used it” and “games to refreshed themselves.” Punctuation and sentence boundaries need attention: several sentences run together after full stops without spaces or capital letters, and the final paragraph begins with lowercase “in.” Practise accurate present and future forms in short, complete comparisons before adding complex clauses.

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