Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The chart depicts the layout of university sport center presently and also in future after development.

Firstly, The univeristy sport center presently is not much wider. There are outdoor courts in the west and east of sports center. Mainly, a reception is situated and infront of reception, there is 25m pool. On the west of pool, there are changing rooms and seating is on the east of it. A gym is situated on the north of pool.

Secondly, After the development the university sport center considers a major changes in it. The area will be more wider and huge space will be available there.

By contrast, Presently the sport center has no cafe, dance studio or sports hall. But after redevelopment there will be cafe near reception and dance studio will be open on the east of sports hall that will make the area more spacious and beneficial for the people living there. There will be also leisure pool after redevelopment incase of small pool get crowded then people can use the leisure pool.

Overall, the redevelopment will make bigger changes that would be significant and beneficial for university students.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the two plans and mention several relevant changes, including the larger centre, the new leisure pool, café, dance studios and sports hall. However, the account is only partly accurate and leaves important layout information unclear. In the present plan, the 25m pool is central, with reception to its south; your phrase “infront of reception” reverses this relationship. You also say the leisure pool is “incase of small pool get crowded,” which invents a purpose not shown in the plans. The overview that the redevelopment brings “bigger changes” is general rather than a clear summary of the main spatial transformation. Describe the key additions and retained facilities accurately, and compare their positions to make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a description of the current layout, a paragraph on redevelopment, and a concluding overview. “Firstly,” “Secondly,” and “By contrast” help signal stages of the comparison. However, progression is sometimes mechanical, and the second paragraph says little beyond the centre becoming “more wider and huge.” The final paragraph then lists additions without consistently explaining their locations or linking them to the earlier description. Some references are also unclear, as in “on the east of it,” where the reader must infer that “it” means the pool. Organise the body around the present layout and then the planned changes, using clear location references and avoiding repeated general statements.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing plans, including “outdoor courts,” “reception,” “changing rooms,” “redevelopment,” and “leisure pool.” This gives the reader a basic understanding of the facilities. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or informal, such as “considers a major changes,” “more wider,” and “in case of small pool get crowded.” Spelling errors such as “univeristy” and inconsistent forms such as “sport center” also reduce precision. Use standard facility names consistently and choose precise language for spatial changes, rather than general claims that the area will be “huge” or “beneficial.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple statements and longer sentences, and the main topic is usually understandable. However, grammatical errors are frequent, and attempts to combine ideas often produce faulty structures. For example, “the university sport center considers a major changes” has problems with verb choice, article use and number agreement, while “there will be cafe near reception” omits necessary articles. The sentence beginning “There will be also leisure pool after redevelopment incase…” is also difficult to follow because its clause structure and verb forms are incomplete. Capitalisation after “Firstly,” and punctuation are inconsistent. Practise accurate basic sentence patterns first, then build longer comparisons with correctly formed clauses and articles.

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