Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-22

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 demonstrate the flow of the tourist visiting for the first time and returning back after visiting Caryl Island from 2000 to 2008.

Overall the flow of tourist is higher in returning back than they came for the first time.

The outflow of the tourist starts 3500 in 2000 moving constantly outflow till 2002 with 10000. The outflow of tourist is flucated till 2004 where the highest of returning home at 2006 where it is approxmately 15000 and downfall slowely to 13500 at 2008.

First time visitors starts with 8000 at 2000 then falls straight down till 2002 about 2000 then it takes the same trake and increase the flow till 2008 around 12950.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response fails to reach the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, stopping short at 116 words, which directly impacts the completeness of the task. While the student attempts an overview and reports some main data points, the selection and reporting of features contain significant inaccuracies. For instance, the phrase 'outflow of the tourist starts 3500 in 2000' misinterprets returning visitors, and the peak value for returning visitors is incorrectly cited or vaguely handled. Furthermore, data values such as '12950' for first-time visitors in 2008 deviate noticeably from the visual data. Because the response is under-length and contains data inaccuracies, it falls into Band 5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is divided into brief paragraphs, but the overall logical progression is weak. The introduction is only a single sentence, and the body paragraphs lack clear cohesive links. Phrases like 'takes the same trake and increase the flow' demonstrate faulty referencing and awkward transitions. Cohesive devices are either missing or used inappropriately, leading to a disjointed reading experience. Paragraphing is attempted, but the paragraphs are underdeveloped and fail to structure the data comparisons effectively. This level of organization aligns with Band 5 descriptors.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is very limited and repetitive, relying heavily on basic terms like 'flow', 'tourist', 'visitors', and 'increase'. There are noticeable word-choice errors and non-standard collocations, such as 'returning back', 'outflow of the tourist', and 'flucated' (fluctuated). Spelling errors are also present, such as 'approxmately' and 'trake' (track). While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey a basic topic, the frequent lexical errors and lack of less common items restrict the score to Band 5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writer attempts some complex structures, but these attempts are frequently marred by grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('The line graph demonstrate', 'First time visitors starts') and missing prepositions ('starts 3500 in 2000'). There is a heavy reliance on simple sentence forms combined with faulty clauses. Punctuation is basic and sometimes missing. Errors are frequent and occasionally cause some difficulty for the reader in untangling the intended meaning, which places this aspect firmly at Band 5.

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