Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-14
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The line graph shows the number of first time visitors and returning visitors who visited Caryl Island from 2000 to 2008.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
The line graph shows the number of first time visitors and returning visitors who visited Caryl Island from 2000 to 2008.
Student answer (Band 5.0)
The graph clearly demonstrates that the amount of first time and returning visitors who visited Caryl Island from 2000 to 2008. The line graph visibily shows the difference in both cases.
It is clear that the returning visitors numbers are higher than the first time visitors numbers alongside years passed.
In the initial year , the first group's number is in top comparing the second group. Surprisingly, returning visitors had increased in the year 2002 and first time visitors had decreased at lowest in the mentioned years.
From the middle year to 2008, the numbers of visitors of both types repeatedly had risen. Though the returning visitors amount were in top comparing with first time visitors. Specifically, the highest amount of visitors of the revisit groups were in 2006. It was the peak of visitors of the island.
The graph clearly explains that the visitors of the island who once visited ,they again choose to visit the place. They were considering the island as worth revisit.
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 response attempts to summarise the main features of the line graph regarding visitors to Caryl Island from 2000 to 2008. However, the opening sentence is grammatically incomplete ('The graph clearly demonstrates that the amount of first time and returning visitors...'), failing to state an action or verb for the clause. While the writer identifies general trends such as the higher number of returning visitors and peaks like 2006, the overall overview lacks clarity and specific data points (such as starting or ending figures). The reporting of trends is somewhat vague, and the conclusion contains extraneous interpretation rather than summarising data. Consequently, Task Achievement aligns with a Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text is divided into short paragraphs, but the logical progression and overall flow are frequently disrupted by awkward referencing and phrasing. The transition between sentences feels mechanical or disjointed, such as 'In the initial year, the first group's number is in top comparing the second group.' Cohesive devices are sometimes inaccurate or clumsy, and pronoun referencing can be unclear. Paragraphing is attempted, but the grouping of ideas lacks cohesive structure. These issues place the response firmly in the Band 5.0 range for Coherence and Cohesion.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, with frequent unnatural collocations and word choices. Examples include 'amount of first time and returning visitors' (where 'number' should be used for countable visitors), 'in top comparing the second group', and 'revisit groups'. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary such as 'surprisingly' and 'repeatedly', but these are often misapplied. Spelling is generally acceptable, but lexical control is insufficient for a higher band. This performance corresponds to a Band 5.0 in Lexical Resource.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writing exhibits a limited range of grammatical structures, and attempts at complex sentences frequently result in serious errors. There is a notable fragment at the very beginning ('The graph clearly demonstrates that the amount of first time and returning visitors who visited Caryl Island from 2000 to 2008.'), which lacks a main predicate. Other errors include subject-verb agreement issues ('returning visitors numbers are', 'amount were') and awkward prepositional usage ('at lowest in the mentioned years'). These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader, placing the grammar score at Band 5.0.
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