Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-16
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 graphs illustrates the qunatity of participants engaged in various activities at one social center in melbourne, Astralia for two decades.
overall, film clubes remains the highest fasinating activity throghout the period . Meanwhile, table tennis and martial arts were in senond and third position in given timeframe. however amateur dramatics amd muscial performance remains the lowest thoughout the two decades.
Film club was the top from the beginning having 63 paticipants in 2000, which droped slightly among the years until taking back its orginal postion at the peak in 2020. Tennis ball was initially the lowest with only 15 paricipants in 2000, than took a steady increase in 2005 with 20 participants which levelled off until 2010 and then took a sharp escalation with 55 participant in 2020 , making it the second most interesting activity.
Martial arts has witnessed the most flatuation span throughout the period. It stared from having 45 volunters but dipped slightly to 30 in 2005 and experienced hovered increase decrease until plateaued in 2020 with same consistent amount of 45. Musical performance was not included from the beginning,however, introduced in 2005 it took a culminating increase over period but stopped at 15 paticipant making it the lowest of all.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to cover the main features of the chart, providing an overview and selecting data points to report. However, there are notable inaccuracies in the data reporting. For instance, the student states that martial arts started with 45 volunteers and experienced a hovered increase, whereas the graph indicates it started at around 36 and fluctuated modestly. Similarly, table tennis is referred to as 'tennis ball' and key data points contain inaccuracies. Despite these errors in data precision, the student does attempt to summarise the main trends and make comparisons, fulfilling the core requirements at a basic level.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organised into distinct paragraphs, including an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs detailing specific trends. Cohesive devices are attempted (e.g., 'Meanwhile', 'however'), but their usage is sometimes awkward or mechanically applied. Logical progression is occasionally disrupted by confusing referencing and inaccurate data reporting. Paragraphing is present and helps structure the text visually, but overall the flow between ideas lacks seamless connection.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, attempting less common items such as 'escalation', 'culminating', and 'fluctuation'. However, there are numerous spelling and word-choice errors throughout the text (e.g., 'qunatity' instead of quantity, 'center' instead of centre, 'Astralia' instead of Australia, 'fasinating', 'senond', 'amd', 'muscial', 'droped', 'orginal', 'paticipants', 'volunters'). These errors detract from the quality of the writing, though the meaning can generally be understood.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures (e.g., relative clauses and participial phrases). However, grammatical accuracy is weak, with frequent errors in tense consistency, article use, and prepositions (e.g., 'Film club was the top from the beginning having...', 'did not included', 'over period'). Punctuation and capitalization are also problematic, with lower-case letters used at the start of sentences and for proper nouns like 'melbourne, Astralia'.
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