Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-17

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 compares the data of visitors who visited for the first time and the ones who returned to Caryl Island from 2000 to 2008.

Overall, the number of returning visitors was comparably higher than the new-comers with the highest number of tourists in 2006 and lowest in 2000. While, new visitors were seen to be more in 2008 and least in 2002.

The travellers who returned to the Caryl Island was initially around 3000 in 2000. Moreover, a signficant increase was observed from 2000 to 2002 with a total number of 10000 returned vistors. The visitors returning to the island increased gradually till 2006 exceeding 15000. By 2008, the number of travellers decreased slightly with less than 14000 visitors.

The new-comers were initally 8000. However, the island welcomed only half of the initial visitors in 2002. Furthermore, the new vistors in Caryl Island increased steadily reaching 6000 new tourists in 2004, 8000 in 2006 and almost 12000 in 2008.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both visitor groups and give a relevant overview: returning visitors were generally more numerous, peaked in 2006, and first-time visitors reached their highest point in 2008. Most figures and trends are accurately reported, including the sharp rise in returning visitors to about 10,000 by 2002 and the first-time visitors’ fall to 4,000 before recovering. The overview is slightly imprecise, however: returning visitors were lowest in 2000, but first-time visitors were lowest in 2002, and the comparison that returning visitors were higher is not true in every year. Also, the 2006 first-time figure is given as 8,000 rather than approximately 9,300. More precise comparisons and a clearer overview would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is organised into a clear introduction, overview, and separate paragraphs for the two visitor groups. This makes the main information easy to locate, and the chronological sequencing within each group is generally logical. Some linking is effective, such as “However” to signal the first-time visitors’ decline and “By 2008” to mark the final change. At times, though, transitions feel mechanical or do not express the relationship accurately: “Moreover” introduces a straightforward chronological rise, while “While” begins an incomplete contrast in the overview. The two data paragraphs also treat the series separately, so direct comparisons between them are limited. Use linking phrases selectively and connect key points across the groups to make progression more flexible.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “significant increase,” “increased gradually,” “decreased slightly,” and “reaching,” which helps describe movement. However, several choices are unnatural or imprecise for an academic graph report. “The data of visitors” is awkward, “new-comers” is informal, and “welcomed” personifies the island rather than neutrally reporting figures. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “signficant,” “vistors,” and “initally.” Repetition of “visitors” and “number” limits flexibility, while “comparably higher” does not clearly convey the intended comparison. Aim for accurate collocations such as “the number of first-time visitors” and “rose to,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex forms, including clauses introduced by “While” and “However,” and most of the trends remain understandable. Some grammatical errors persist, though. In “the number of returning visitors was comparably higher,” the comparison is awkwardly formed; “While, new visitors…” is an incomplete clause, and “The travellers who returned … was” has a subject–verb agreement error. “The visitors returning to the island increased” also makes the visitors themselves sound as if they increased, rather than their number. These issues do not generally prevent understanding, but they reduce accuracy. Practise complete contrast clauses, agreement with singular “number,” and clear subjects such as “the number of returning visitors.”

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