Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-07

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 reveals the statistics of first time visitors and returning visitors who have chance to visit Caryal Island between the years 2000 to 2008. It can be seen that there is closed competition among the given facts, whereas the trend of visiting first time reflect an evident of upward.

The statistics now need to be illustrated individually-cum comparatively. First, we will take returning visitors into account as it occupying the first place at the start, but gradully it begins to soar in 2002. However, in next year in significantly higher and continue to go upward last period of time which is 2008 and rocket to 14000 visitors.

First time visitors has downward trend in the start but soon in the year of 2002, it has dramtic fall, which nearly 4000 visitors but at that points, it begins to grow in number and has surged to 12000 visitors in 2008

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify both visitor groups and describe the broad rise in first-time visitors, but the response only partially reports the graph’s main features. The overview is unclear: “closed competition” does not accurately summarise the changing gap, and the returning series also rises before falling, which is not captured. Several details are inaccurate or vague: returning visitors start at about 3,000, rise to 15,200 in 2006, then fall to roughly 13,400, rather than continuing upward to 14,000 in 2008. First-time visitors fall to 4,000 in 2002 and finish near 11,800. The response is also below the required 150 words; the eight words copied from the prompt are excluded. Add a clear overview and accurate comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure: an opening statement followed by separate discussion of returning and first-time visitors. This gives the reader some organisation, and transitions such as “First” and “However” show an attempt to connect ideas. However, progression is not consistently clear. “The statistics now need to be illustrated individually-cum comparatively” announces a plan rather than advancing the report, while “in next year” and “last period of time” make the sequence difficult to follow. The overview also does not clearly guide the detail paragraphs. Use a concise overview after the introduction, then compare the two series in chronological order, with clear links such as “By contrast” and “After peaking in 2006.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt a range of trend vocabulary, including “soar,” “dramatic fall,” “grow in number,” and “surged,” which is relevant to describing a line graph. However, word choice and collocation are often inaccurate or unnatural, sometimes making the meaning unclear: “closed competition,” “statistics of … who have chance to visit,” and “rocket to 14000 visitors” do not express the data precisely. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “gradully” and “dramtic.” Prefer standard, precise reporting language and use it consistently: for example, “the number of returning visitors rose” and “then declined.” Check spelling and avoid dramatic terms unless the scale of change supports them.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including a contrast introduced by “However,” but control is inconsistent. Errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence construction occur frequently enough to make some statements difficult to interpret. For example, “First time visitors has downward trend” needs a plural subject with “have” and an article before “downward trend”; “as it occupying the first place” is not a complete, correctly formed clause; and “in next year in significantly higher” lacks a clear grammatical structure. Tense use also shifts between present and past when describing the historical graph. Practise complete past-tense sentences, checking subject–verb agreement and articles, and use punctuation to separate clauses clearly.

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