Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-19

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 given map plan depicts the todays layout of a sport centre of a university and howw it will be look after renovation.

Overall, it can be clearly seen that the maximun changes will be experienced by east and west side of sport centre than north and south side.

Looking at the maps in more details, firstly there will be a sports shop in the left of main entrance and a changing room will also introduce ahead to the sports shop. Outdoor courts of west side will be removed and a new area named leisure pool will be introduce. Students could enter in leisure pool area through the changing room. One more changing room will be costructed in the south east corner og sports centre. A cafe will introduce in the right side of entrance. A sports hall and two dance studio will be established after removing the outdoor courts of east side.

Moreover, area of gym will be ethe list of that places which will be remained same in furute is seating, reception, changing room of swimming pool.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main overall change—that the centre expands, particularly to the east and west—and report several accurate additions, including the leisure pool, sports hall, dance studios, café and sports shop. You also note that the seating, reception and central changing room remain. This covers the key transformation and supports a clear overview. Some details, however, are unclear or inaccurate: the new changing room and sports shop are both in the south-west, not one ahead of the other, and the café and additional changing room are in the south-east. The gym’s extension eastward is not clearly reported, and the final sentence about what remains is difficult to interpret. More precise locations and a fuller account of the gym change would make the description more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview and a paragraph describing changes, followed by a brief note on retained features. Sequencing phrases such as “Overall,” “Looking at the maps” and “Moreover” help signal the stages of the description. However, the final paragraph is not clearly connected to the preceding account, and “Moreover” does not accurately signal the contrast between new developments and features that remain. Several location details are crowded into one long paragraph, while the final sentence is difficult to follow. Grouping the western changes, eastern changes and unchanged central facilities into clearer sections, and using contrast markers such as “By contrast” or “Meanwhile,” would improve progression and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant map vocabulary, including “layout,” “removed,” “leisure pool,” “sports hall” and “dance studio,” so the reader can identify many planned facilities. However, the range and control are limited by repeated or imprecise expressions such as “will be introduce,” “will be established” and “area named.” Several spelling errors—“maximun,” “costructed” and “furute”—also make the writing less polished. Some phrases are not natural for describing plans, including “in the left of main entrance” and “the maximun changes will be experienced.” Use precise location language and vary verbs for planned construction and retention; careful proofreading would also reduce noticeable spelling and word-choice problems.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex forms, including the overview clause “it can be clearly seen that…” and the passive construction “Outdoor courts … will be removed.” However, errors in verb forms, articles, agreement and sentence construction are frequent enough to make some parts difficult to understand. Examples include “howw it will be look,” “a changing room will also introduce,” and “two dance studio will be established.” The final sentence, “area of gym will be ethe list of that places…,” is especially unclear grammatically. Practise forming future passives (“will be introduced”), using plural agreement (“two dance studios”), and checking articles and sentence boundaries. More accurate control of these basic patterns would make your ideas easier to follow.

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