Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-12

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 6.0)

The line graph illustrates the number of people touring the Caryl Island for the first time and the returning customers from 2000 to 2008.

Overall, there were high number of returning customers compared with the first time visitors.The total number of first time customers were declining till 2002 and then there was a steady increase till 2008 where as the returning customers increased significantly till 2006 and then there a huge decline in the returning visitors.

In 2000, the first time customers were at 8000 which declined to 4000 and then there was a steady increase in the first time customers which ended up 12,000 in 2008.

The returning customers started to surge and it started with 3000 in 2000 and in 2002, the returning vistors were more than double so it was 10,000. In 2006, the returning visitors were 15,000 but after that there was a sharp decline due to whcih the returning customers were approximately 13,000.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover the main movements and provide a clear overview: first-time visitors fall to 2002 before rising, while returning visitors climb to a peak in 2006 and then decline. Most figures are broadly accurate, including the starting values and the returning-visitor peak. However, the overview says returning visitors were generally higher, which is not true in 2000, and the first-time figure for 2008 is given as 12,000 rather than approximately 11,800. The account also skips the 2004 and 2006 first-time figures, so that trend is less fully supported than the returning-visitors trend. To strengthen the response further, make the comparison more precise and include a few key intermediate values without implying that one group led throughout.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a coherent overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs describing each visitor group. This makes the main trends easy to follow. The sequence within each group is generally chronological, and linking phrases such as “Overall,” “In 2000,” and “after that” help guide the reader. Cohesion is sometimes mechanical or unclear, however. The overview repeats “customers” and “visitors,” while the long sentence beginning “The total number…” combines several stages without clear punctuation. The final paragraph also uses “and” repeatedly to connect events. Use clearer sentence boundaries and vary the links between comparisons and changes; this would make the progression smoother and the relationships between figures more explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a relevant range of vocabulary for describing trends, including “declining,” “steady increase,” “surge,” and “sharp decline.” These choices communicate the broad movements, but some wording is imprecise or repetitive. “Customers” is not the best label for people visiting an island, and “touring the Caryl Island” is an awkward collocation. “Huge decline” is also less suitable for a measured report than a more neutral description. There are noticeable spelling errors, including “vistors” and “whcih,” and repeated use of “first time customers” and “returning customers” limits flexibility. Choose consistent terms such as “visitors,” and use precise trend vocabulary and accurate spelling to improve clarity and range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, and the overall meaning remains understandable. However, some errors in agreement, articles, verb forms, and punctuation reduce accuracy. For example, “there were high number” needs an article, while “The total number … were declining” has a subject–verb agreement problem. In “then there a huge decline,” the verb is missing, and “which ended up 12,000” does not form a complete, accurate construction. Several sentences run together because spaces or punctuation are missing, as in “visitors.The” and “2008 where as.” Aim for complete clauses, check singular and plural subjects, and use punctuation to separate stages. More consistently accurate complex sentences would strengthen the report.

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