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 illustrates the information on the numbers of participants for different activities at one social centre in Melbourne, Australia for the period 2000 to 2020.
Overall, film club and table tennis remined the most highest category throghout the period, despite amateur dramatics is lowest category in these figure. Meanwhile, other two category showed fluctuations changes end of the figure.
Regarding the most noticeble category, film club is the most fevorite activity all the year. In 2000, at arond 64 number of participants were that year, after two year it declined to 63 to 60 numbers in 2005 to 2010, Thereafter, it rising arond 65 to 68 participants, in 2015 to 2020. Second category is martial arts showed moderatelty changes over the figure. In 2000 at about 36 participants, after that decreased by 30 participants in 2005, and after the year show upwart and downwart change year on year, In the end it was 35 participants in 2020.
Meanwhile, amateure dramatics activity drop over the year. In 2000 at 25 participants, after the year increased 26 participants, Moreover, it dipped 20 to 5 participants end of the year. musical performances activity start in 2005, participants do not prefer to pay this activity in this year. after rising 10 to15 participants in 2010 to 2020. Finally, table tennis, in 2000 at 15 participants, it is similar arond 5 participants in 2005 and 2010, after stood at 40 to 55 participants approximently in 2015 to 2020.
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 line graph regarding participation numbers at a social centre between 2000 and 2020. An overview is attempted in the second paragraph, mentioning categories like film club and table tennis, although there are minor inaccuracies in identifying the overall trends (e.g., table tennis did not remain the highest throughout, but rather grew significantly from a low starting point). Data points are frequently misread or inaccurately stated, such as claiming film club dropped to '63 to 60 numbers' or that amateur dramatics started at '25 participants' when the chart shows 26. Key comparisons are attempted, but the factual discrepancies in data reporting prevent a fully accurate overview. Therefore, the response aligns with a Band 5 descriptor for addressing the task partially with some inaccurate data selection.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is divided into logical paragraphs, beginning with an introduction, followed by an overview, and subsequent body paragraphs detailing specific activities. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by awkward transitions and poor cohesive devices. Phrases like 'Regarding the most noticeble category' and 'Meanwhile, amateure dramatics activity drop' attempt to structure the writing, but mechanical repetition and unclear referencing ('after the year show') impede smooth reading. Paragraphing is present, but internal cohesion lacks flexibility and accuracy. This performance fits the Band 5 criteria for organisation and cohesion.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is limited and repetitive, featuring basic terms such as 'category', 'activity', 'participants', and 'numbers'. There are numerous spelling and word-choice errors, including 'remined' instead of 'remained', 'throghout', 'noticeble', 'fevorite', 'amateure', and 'approximently'. While the student attempts some less common vocabulary like 'fluctuations' and 'moderately', the high frequency of lexical and spelling inaccuracies causes noticeable difficulty for the reader and restricts the lexical score to Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0 based on standard band definitions where adequate range is attempted.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but grammatical accuracy is very low. Frequent errors occur in tense usage, subject-verb agreement, and prepositions, such as 'film club is the most fevorite activity all the year', 'it rising arond 65', and 'participants do not prefer to pay this activity'. Punctuation and sentence boundaries are often misused, with comma splices and fragment sentences appearing throughout the text. Because errors are frequent and occasionally cause difficulty in understanding the intended meaning, the writing falls squarely into the Band 5 category for grammar.
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