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Writing Academic Task 1 Band 6.0 Example

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Task 1

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Ideas to explore

The clearest overall change is the rise in gate capacity from 8 gates at present to 18 after redevelopment.
The airport keeps its basic left-right arrangement: departures are on the left and arrivals on the right.
The future plan adds passenger services and replaces the walkway with a sky-train connection.

Suggested structure

Paraphrase the task and identify the airport and planned timeframe.
Give an overview of the largest changes, especially the increase in gates and added facilities.
Describe the present terminal arrangement and its connection to the gates.
Explain the future concourse shape, new services and sky-train link.
End with a concise comparison of what stays similar and what changes.

Useful vocabulary & examples

gate capacity: The number of gates an airport can provide for passengers and aircraft.
The redevelopment will increase gate capacity from 8 to 18.
branch into two arms: To divide into two extending sections from a central point.
The future concourse will branch into two arms.
baggage-drop facilities: Places where passengers can hand over checked luggage.
Baggage-drop facilities are shown in the redeveloped terminal.
sky-train connection: A train link that transports passengers between airport areas.
A sky-train connection will serve the expanded gate area.

Task Prompt

The plans below show the site of an airport now and how it will look after redevelopment next year. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

User Essay Analysis

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Band 6.0

The image portrays how southwest airport will be changed in the future. Overall, the airport will be undergone notable transformations, with key evidence in the expansion of concourse, the introduction of new facilities. At the beginning, there is a concourse with walkway inside and surrounded by eight gates. Also, check-in and café are located in the main terminal building. At present, the concourse is a narrow north–south strip connected to the terminal, with gates numbered 1–8 arranged around it. The terminal below contains security and passport-control areas on the left and passport control and customs on the right, while departures and arrivals are at the bottom. A café is also provided. After redevelopment, the concourse will be extended and divided into two angled branches, increasing the number of gates from eight to eighteen. The central walkway will link the enlarged gate area with the terminal. The main terminal will retain its security, passport-control and customs functions, but its passenger facilities will be expanded: a bag-drop point, ATM, sky-train access and car-hire service will be added, alongside check-in and a café. Thus, the most significant changes are the greater gate capacity and wider range of services, while the basic division between departures and arrivals remains.

Targeted Improvement Tips

Replace “At the beginning” with a present-time reference, then describe the current concourse and terminal in a clearly ordered sentence.

Make the overview precise: name the concourse expansion and the increase from 8 to 18 gates as the principal changes.

Proofread verb patterns and articles, especially “will undergo” and “a walkway,” before checking the final response for accurate facility names.

AI Feedback

Overall Band

6.0

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206

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Criteria Breakdown

Task Achievement

6.0 Band

The overview identifies “the expansion of concourse” and “the introduction of new facilities,” and the completed answer reports the key change from eight to eighteen gates as well as the added services. It also compares the terminal’s continuing functions. However, the preserved phrase “the airport will be undergone” obscures the overview’s meaning. For a clearer report, state the two main changes directly and use the gate figures as the central comparison.

Coherence & Cohesion

6.0 Band

The response moves from an overview to the current layout and then the planned redevelopment, using clear time markers such as “At the beginning” and “After redevelopment.” This gives the reader a workable sequence. Some information in the opening is awkwardly joined, especially the two overview points separated by a comma. Organise the overview as one clear sentence, then group existing layout details and future additions into separate stages.

Lexical Resource

5.5 Band

Task-related terms such as “passport-control,” “bag-drop point” and “car-hire service” make the layout understandable, and “two angled branches” describes the planned concourse shape. Some phrasing is imprecise or unnatural, notably “key evidence in” and “expansion of concourse”; “At the beginning” is also less suitable for describing a plan than “At present.” Use concise map vocabulary such as “features,” “facilities” and “is planned to expand.”

Grammatical Range & Accuracy

5.0 Band

The response uses future forms and some longer sentence structures, including the sentence beginning “After redevelopment.” However, the preserved clause “the airport will be undergone” has an incorrect verb construction, and “with walkway inside and surrounded by eight gates” lacks an article and has an unclear modifier. Review verb patterns after “will” and check articles and clause structure. For example, use “will undergo” and describe a walkway with gates arranged around it.

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