Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 19 · 2026-10-08
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 compares the number of participants for different activities namely film club, martial, amateur dramatics, table tennis and musical performance in melbourne, australia between 2000 to 2020.
It is clear that the number of participants who paticipate in different activities over the year are shown. Overall, film club and martial arts has largest nuber of participants in activities in begining year, whereas musical performances has lowest number of participants in activities.
In 2000, film club has largest number of paricipants about 65 person who participate in social centre, whereas musical performance has zero participants in beigning year. Martial arts, amateur dramatics and table tennis has 38, 28 and 18 participants respectively.
In 2020, film club has steadily increase in participants, whereas tables tennis participants increased from 18 to 58 . And other on are same.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The response identifies the chart topic and gives a brief overview, noting that film club is among the largest activities at the start and musical performances begin at zero. It also reports several opening figures and recognises the rise in table tennis. However, the overview is incomplete and partly inaccurate: martial arts does not remain one of the largest activities throughout, and the final statement that “other on are same” misses the sharp fall in amateur dramatics, the modest rise in musical performances, and the broadly stable martial-arts figures. The film-club trend is also described as steadily increasing, although it first declines. The response is 13 words below the required minimum, further limiting its coverage. Develop a clear overview and compare the main changes across the period.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs referring to 2000 and 2020. This gives the reader some organisation, and phrases such as “In 2000” and “In 2020” help signal time. However, progression is limited because the final paragraph gives only a couple of comparisons and ends with the unclear phrase “And other on are same.” Connections between the overview and the detailed figures are also weak, and the response does not group the activities by their trends. Organise the body around key patterns—for example, rising participation, declining participation, and relative stability—and use clear linking phrases to show how the figures compare.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The response uses basic vocabulary relevant to the chart, including “participants,” “increased,” and “zero participants,” so the main subject is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, spelling, and form errors reduce clarity. Examples include “martial” instead of “martial arts,” “tables tennis” instead of “table tennis,” “person” where “people” or “participants” is needed, and repeated misspellings such as “paticipate,” “paricipants,” and “beigning.” The phrase “other on are same” is also difficult to interpret. Use accurate activity names consistently and vary reporting language with terms such as “rose,” “declined,” “remained stable,” and “reached.”
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response attempts a few longer sentence forms, including a contrast with “whereas,” and uses time references to organise the description. However, grammatical control is inconsistent, with frequent errors in tense, agreement, articles, and sentence construction. For example, “film club has largest number” needs a past-tense verb and an article, while “film club and martial arts has” has incorrect subject–verb agreement. The opening sentence uses the awkward pattern “between 2000 to 2020,” and “the number … over the year are shown” has a mismatch between subject and verb. The final sentence, “And other on are same,” is not grammatically complete. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and simple comparison structures before adding more complex clauses.
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