Southwest Airport Redevelopment Plans

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.

Cambridge IELTS 16 Academic Test 3 Writing Task 1 visual

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The gives information about an upgrade being made to , planned to be finished in a year.

Overall, the renovation won’t make a huge change in the main halls of the airport, where the differences are . The most significant redevelopment is at the boarding hall with a dramatic .

significant difference is at the boarding hall, where and the whole construction Y-shaped facility. Further, the simple walkway towards the gates to a sky train for passengers’ convenience.

Looking at the entrance to both departure and arrival halls, a few additions like for arrivals. In addition, in the area , while those areas remain unchanged.

Overall assessment

Why this response received Band 7.0

The response covers the main changes at Southwest Airport accurately, including the gate expansion, sky train, and new passenger facilities, with a clear overview and logical organisation. Its main limitation is occasional imprecise or awkward wording, such as 'the differences are quality of life and service-oriented' and the contraction 'won't', which slightly reduces the overall polish.

IELTS criteria

How each score was decided

Task Achievement

7.0

The response selects and reports the key features accurately, including the increase from eight to eighteen gates, the Y-shaped boarding hall, the sky train replacing the walkway, and additions such as bag drop, ATM, car hire, shops, and cafés, supported by a clear overview of the changes being service-oriented.

Coherence and Cohesion

7.0

Ideas progress logically from an overview to the boarding hall changes and then to entrance-area additions, with cohesive devices like 'further', 'in addition', and referencing such as 'as mentioned above' used naturally.

Lexical Resource

6.5

Vocabulary is generally adequate and topic-appropriate, with terms like 'redevelopment', 'boarding hall', and 'service-oriented', but some imprecise expressions such as 'quality of life' and the incorrect possessive 'cafe's' limit flexibility and precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

7.0

A good range of structures is used, including passives, relative clauses, and comparative forms, with mostly accurate control and only occasional non-impeding errors such as 'an upgrade being made to Southwest airport'.