Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-21
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 line graph illustrates how many people explored Caryl island for the first time and number of returning visitors from the period 2000 to 2008.
Overall, caryl island experienced a huge number of visitors, especealty returning visitors than first time visitors. In addition, the number of returning visitors increased significantly from the year 2002.
Firstly, in 2000, returning visitor to the island was about 3500, while it increased peakly by 6500 coming up to 2002. The number increased slightly consistently reaching up to 150,000 visitors in the year 2006, making the island most visited than any other other years. Furthermore, it experienced a decrease in number of visitor by about 15,000 in th 2008.
Also, the visitor who firstly visited the island in 2000 was the lowest quite higher with the 8,000 people visiting in total. However, in the following years it peaked with returning visitors by 6,000 and hitting attracting the lowest number of visitors in 2002 i.e. about 4,000 visitors.
Moreover, from 2002, the number slightly increased and attracted about 115,000 visitor, making a attractive destination for first time visitors.
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, providing an overview and comparing first-time and returning visitors. However, there are significant data inaccuracies and confusion with numbers. For instance, the student states that returning visitors reached '150,000 visitors in the year 2006' and '115,000 visitor' later on, which completely misinterprets the scale on the y-axis (which goes up to 16,000). Furthermore, some trends are described confusingly, such as the description of first-time visitors in the fourth paragraph. Due to these severe numerical distortions and inaccurate reporting of the data, the response falls into Band 5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text is divided into paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by confusing statements and poor referencing. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as 'Firstly' followed by confusing transitions like 'Also' and 'Moreover'. Paragraphing is present, but internal cohesion is weak because of contradictory or garbled data descriptions, making it difficult to follow the overall flow of information. This places the response in Band 5.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is quite basic and repetitive ('number of visitors', 'increased'). There are also spelling and word-formation errors such as 'especealty', 'caryl' (lowercase), and non-standard collocations like 'increased peakly'. While the student attempts some less common phrasing, inaccuracies in word choice and spelling are noticeable and occasionally cause confusion for the reader. This performance aligns with Band 5 descriptors.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('returning visitor to the island was about 3500'), incorrect prepositions, and awkward phrasing ('the visitor who firstly visited the island in 2000 was the lowest quite higher'). Punctuation and capitalization are also inconsistent (e.g., 'caryl island'). These frequent errors hinder readability, justifying a Band 5 score.
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