Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The two distinct maps illustrate the structure of sports centre as of now and how it will be restructured in the future.

Overall, it is evident from that present design of the building lacks significant facilities which are going to be there in the future sports center like the addition of leisure pool, cafe for refreshment, a sports shop and a dance studio.

The present building has an entrance at the south gate which leads towards a reception. Moving across the reception there is a 25m deep pool as the central landmark which is surrounded by changing room at west, a gym located to the north-east of the pool.

The anticipated future building will have an addition of leisure pool located north-west of the central pool with changing room in between both the pools. Two more dressing rooms will be constructed, one at the south west corner, while the other at south-east. There will be a sports hall across the central pool seperated by a seating arrangement. Across the sports hall, there lie two dance studios with a common entrance.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main change clearly: the centre will expand and gain facilities such as a leisure pool, café, sports shop and dance studios. You also report several useful locations, including the entrance and reception in the south and the sports hall east of the central pool. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: the gym is north of the pool in the current plan, not north-east, and the future plan retains the central changing room rather than placing it between the two pools. The seating is also retained between the pool and sports hall, not described as an arrangement across the hall. The overview could more fully compare the overall expansion and the retention of key central features, while the café and sports shop deserve clearer placement.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall sequence: an introduction, a broad overview, a description of the current layout and then the proposed changes. This makes the comparison easy to follow, and linking phrases such as “Overall,” “Moving across,” and “while” help connect information. The organisation is coherent, but some references and transitions are not fully precise. For example, “Across the sports hall” does not clearly establish that the dance studios are along its eastern side, and “there lie” makes the relationship between the rooms harder to follow. The future-plan paragraph also groups several additions together without a consistent west-to-east or north-to-south route. A more systematic spatial sequence and clearer reference to retained features would strengthen progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use a suitable range of vocabulary for describing plans, including “restructured,” “central landmark,” “anticipated,” and “located.” These choices show some flexibility beyond basic room names, and the meaning is generally clear. However, a few expressions are imprecise or unnatural for a map description: “25m deep pool” changes the meaning of the label “25m Pool,” while “cafe for refreshment” and “common entrance” are not supported clearly by the plan. There are also spelling and word-choice slips, including “seperated” and “dressing rooms” for the labelled changing rooms. Aim for precise spatial language and standard collocations, and use the labels shown in the plan where possible.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including relative clauses and contrast, as in “which leads towards a reception” and “one at the south west corner, while the other at south-east.” Most sentences communicate the intended layout, but some grammatical errors remain. In the second sentence, “it is evident from that present design” needs a different construction, such as “it is evident that the present design…”. The phrase “with changing room in between” needs an article, and the final clause “while the other at south-east” is missing a verb. There are also occasional article and preposition issues. Check that each clause has a complete verb and that singular countable nouns have appropriate articles.

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