Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-09-29
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 graph shows people that participate in different activities at Australian social centre in Melbourne city between 2000 and 2020.
Overall, Table tennis is only major game which experience significant increase in no of participants. Film club and martial arts shows small fluctuations, while amateur dramatics has down trend when musical performance interduced in social centre.
Amature dramtics participate slighly rose from 2000 to 2005, but dramatically decline to only 3 member at the end. On the other have Table tennis participents remain at same between 2005 and 2010 but show conciderbale hike form 2010 to 2020. the martial arts remain at same level where it start.
Even the musical peformance introduced leater in 2005 it superceed the amateur dramtics in 2015. The film clubs participents has the same attitude as martrial arts has it just show down trend to 2010 then go us to point where it was in 2000.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The response covers all parts of the prompt by selecting and reporting the main features of the graph, presenting a clear overview of the trends. The student correctly identifies table tennis as the major activity experiencing a significant increase, and highlights the opposing trajectory of amateur dramatics. However, there are some inaccuracies in reporting specific details, such as stating that musical performances were introduced in 2005 (the graph shows 2010), and minor inaccuracies regarding film club trends. Nevertheless, a clear general comparison is achieved, satisfying the requirements for a Band 5.5 to 6.0 level of task response.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay is divided into paragraphs, attempting an overall structure with an introduction and an overview. However, logical progression is hindered by frequent referencing issues and abrupt transitions between sentences (e.g., 'On the other have Table tennis participents...'). Paragraphing is somewhat rudimentary, and cohesive devices are either absent or awkwardly handled. The relationship between ideas within sentences is frequently unclear due to poor cohesion. This aligns closely with Band 5 descriptors.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate to convey basic information about the graph, but it contains many spelling errors (e.g., 'interduced', 'Amature', 'slighly', 'conciderbale', 'participents', 'martrial'). There are also awkward collocations and word forms (e.g., 'down trend', 'major game'). The range of vocabulary is limited and repetitive, which prevents the response from achieving a higher band. While meaning is generally retrievable, the density of lexical errors places this firmly at Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but these are frequently marred by basic grammatical and punctuation errors. Examples include subject-verb agreement issues ('Film club and martial arts shows', 'participents remain at same') and tense inconsistencies. Punctuation is also problematic in places. While simple structures are sometimes accurate, the high frequency of errors in complex attempts causes some difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 5 descriptor.
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