Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-21

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 site layout of university sports centre and its future changes,

Overall, it can be seen that the future map reveal a partial transformation from the present layout and most noticeable transformation took place in the east and west side.

Looking at the maps in more details, it is evident that in the middle sides of the both maps, entrance, reception, changing room and seating areas remained same and east side of the gym will be extended near the dance studio. Looking to the west, outdoor courts was replaced by leisure pool and blank areas of Southwest corner transformed into changing room and sports shop in the future map. Moreover, the most noticeable changes will be took place in the east side, where outdoors courts will replaced sports hall and the blank areas at Northeast and Southeast corner will be transformed into dance studio, changing room and cafe.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You identify the main overall change—a partial redevelopment, especially on the east and west—and report several accurate comparisons, including the leisure pool and new south-west facilities. You also note that some central features remain and that the gym is extended. This gives a clear account of the plans and addresses the task. However, some details are over-generalised or imprecise: the outdoor courts on both sides are not both replaced by a sports hall, and the gym extends eastward along the north rather than simply “near the dance studio.” The central changing room and reception remain, but the seating is east of the pool, not among features in the middle. More precise descriptions of the new eastern facilities and the retained layout would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable progression: an introduction, an overview, and a final paragraph comparing the two plans. Phrases such as “Overall” and “Looking at the maps” help signal this structure, and the west/east comparison gives the details a useful organising principle. However, the final paragraph packs many locations and changes into long sentences, making some relationships difficult to follow. For example, the sentence beginning “Looking at the maps in more details” moves from central features to the gym and dance studio before shifting west. Some linking phrases are also repetitive or mechanical. Grouping the retained central features separately from the western and eastern additions, and using clearer references to each side, would make the progression easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing plans, including “layout,” “transformation,” “replaced,” “extended,” and “corner.” These choices communicate the main changes, and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or imprecise, however: “middle sides” does not clearly describe the central area, “blank areas” is not a natural way to refer to undeveloped space, and “most noticeable transformation” is repeated. “Outdoor courts” should be used consistently rather than “outdoors courts.” Aim for more precise location language and natural collocations, such as “central area,” “previously undeveloped areas,” and “the building expands eastward.” This would improve clarity and reduce repetition.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “where” and “and,” and the overall meaning is usually clear. However, some grammatical errors recur in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction. For example, “the future map reveal” needs subject–verb agreement, while “outdoor courts was replaced” has a plural subject and incorrect tense agreement. The phrase “will be took place” is not a valid future construction, and “will replaced” is missing an auxiliary. There are also article and number issues in “university sports centre” and “in more details.” Practise consistent past/present and future forms when comparing plans, and check agreement and sentence boundaries during proofreading.

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