Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-18

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 chart represents information about the new tourists and revisitors to Caryl Island between 2000 and 2008.

Overall, there is significant rise in the number of first time travellers and revisitors with nominal fluctuation in reduction in tourist's population; separately for both categories.

In the year 2000, 8000 travellers were accounted as first time visitors. However, the count fell significantly to 4000 in 2002, followed by a constant rise in numbers of new tourists in 2004. This trend rose significantly to just below 12000 new traveller in 2008.

On the other hand, there is a very positive rise in returning visitors since 2000. In 2000, it accounted for just above 2000 revisitors. Further, the number rose significantly in 2002, which was recorded as 10000 tourist. In following years the number of revisitors grew to greater than 14000, that was maximum number of visitors. However, in 2008, number of revisiting tourists fell to just below 14000.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both visitor groups and give a clear account of their main movements, including the first-time visitors’ fall from 8,000 to 4,000 and subsequent rise, and returning visitors’ increase to a peak before declining. The figures are generally consistent with the graph. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: “significant rise” does not describe the full period for returning visitors, whose numbers fall after 2006, and “nominal fluctuation in reduction” is difficult to interpret. The overview should state the key contrast directly: first-time visitors ended higher than they began, while returning visitors peaked in 2006 and then fell. Some intermediate details, such as the first-time figure in 2004, are also only loosely reported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response has a sensible four-paragraph structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for each visitor category. The sequence within the detail paragraphs is mostly chronological, and linking phrases such as “However,” “On the other hand,” and “Further” help signal relationships. This gives the report a clear overall progression. At times, though, the connections are mechanical or unclear, especially in the overview’s “with nominal fluctuation in reduction …; separately for both categories.” Some references, such as “it” in the returning-visitors paragraph, could be more precise. Use simpler transitions and make each paragraph’s main point explicit to improve the flow further.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of vocabulary, including “significantly,” “accounted,” “trend,” and “maximum,” and the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing this graph. “Revisitors” is not a suitable substitute for “returning visitors,” while “tourist’s population” suggests a resident population rather than visitor numbers. Phrases such as “very positive rise” and “constant rise” are also imprecise; the latter does not accurately describe the changing figures. Aim for standard, precise chart language such as “the number of visitors,” “increased,” “fell,” and “reached a peak.” This would make your vocabulary more controlled and reduce ambiguity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mixture of simple statements and more complex forms, including “followed by” and clauses beginning with “However.” Most of the intended meaning remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, the overview lacks an article in “there is significant rise,” and “the number … fell to just below 14000” needs an article before “number.” There are also problems with agreement and sentence construction in “it accounted for just above 2000 revisitors” and “that was maximum number of visitors.” The phrase “in following years” also needs an article. Check articles, singular/plural agreement, and clause links when editing; more accurate control of these patterns would strengthen the report.

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