Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The graph below gives information on the numbers of participants for different activities at one social centre in Melbourne, Australia for the period 2000 to 2020.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

 

 

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The line grapgh illistrates number of competitor participated in filn club, martial art, amateur deamatics, table tennis and musicak performances at social centre in Mebourne, Australia from 2000 ti 2020.

Overall, film club was the dominant competition in the centre amoong the competitor over the 20 years. Table tennis and musical performances saw the upward trend though music started in 2005. Amateur dramatics significantly declined in last year and martial art remain fluctuated.

In 2000, the participators in film club wasat avobe 60 participants and slowly dropped in 2010 at 60 participants again rose to around 70 in 2020. Following by table tennis it was at under 20 participants in 2000 and climb to 20 participants by 2010 , eventually surge at just under 60 in 2020. participants started music performance in 2005 and saw gradual increase until 2020 at 20 participants.

The two other area of participation were martual art and

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main activities and give a useful overview that film club remained the most popular, while table tennis and musical performances rose and amateur dramatics declined. Several key figures and trends are broadly accurate, including film club’s fall to about 60 before recovering and table tennis’s sharp rise. However, the report is only partial: the final paragraph breaks off after “martual art and”, so the martial arts and amateur dramatics data are not fully compared or described. The statement that music “started in 2005” is inaccurate; the chart shows no participants in 2000 and 2005, with participation beginning by 2010. Develop the omitted series and check the timeline to make the summary more complete and reliable.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and a paragraph describing several trends. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Following by,” and “eventually” show an attempt to guide the reader through comparisons. However, progression is weakened by the incomplete final sentence, “The two other area of participation were martual art and”, which leaves the response unfinished and prevents a clear account of the remaining data. Some connections are also awkward or unclear, particularly “Following by table tennis,” and the overview combines several trends without clearly grouping the activities. Use complete paragraphs, organise the series into meaningful groups, and choose straightforward links such as “Meanwhile” or “By contrast” to make relationships clearer.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “upward trend,” “declined,” “participants,” and “gradual increase,” and these choices help communicate the main movements. There is also some attempt to vary wording, for example “dropped,” “rose,” and “surge.” However, spelling errors are frequent, including “grapgh,” “illistrates,” “deamatics,” and “Mebourne,” and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate: “number of competitor participated” and “dominant competition” do not describe the chart naturally. Use “participants” consistently rather than “competitors,” and refer to activities rather than competitions. More accurate spelling and natural collocations would make the information easier to understand.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response includes some simple and compound sentence attempts, such as “Table tennis and musical performances saw the upward trend though music started in 2005,” and it generally follows a chronological frame. However, grammatical errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships difficult to follow. Examples include “the participators in film club was,” where the subject and verb do not agree, and “slowly dropped in 2010 at 60 participants again rose,” which lacks clear sentence structure and punctuation. Articles, plurals, and verb forms are also inconsistent, as in “the two other area.” Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and build shorter, complete sentences before adding clauses. Check punctuation and sentence boundaries so each trend is expressed clearly.

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