Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-01

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 illustrates the amount of individuals who visited Caryl Island for the first time and those who have returned, from 2000 to 2008.

Overall, the graph shows a positive tendency of returning visitors since 2000 to 2006, and after that year until 2008 it has kept a negative trend. In contrast, first time visitors started with a decrease from 2000 to 2002, however, afterwards this cathegory kept a positive trend up 2008.

In addition, at the beginning of the period, year 2000, first time visitor were up to returning visitors, with 8000 and 2500 respectively. The consecutive year, 2001, it can be seen these two groups got a balance, with around 6000 visitors both of them. However, next year (2002) it was a huge difference between the amount of indivuduals who visited for the first time, with 4000 users, against those who returned, 10000.

Finally, this last difference between the two groups, despite of their positive trends, persists until 2006.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify both visitor groups and give a useful broad overview: returning visitors rise to a peak before declining, while first-time visitors fall initially and then increase. However, some key details are inaccurate or unclear. The chart shows returning visitors at about 3,000 in 2000, not 2,500, and the two groups do not balance in 2001; the graph provides data for 2000, 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008, with no 2001 figure. The final paragraph also stops at 2006 and does not report the important 2008 comparison, when returning visitors fall to about 13,400 and first-time visitors reach about 11,800. More accurate selection and coverage of the later figures would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction to an overview and then to details, and signposts such as “Overall,” “In addition,” and “Finally” help show the intended progression. The main weakness is that the detail paragraphs do not follow the chart’s actual time points consistently: the reference to 2001 interrupts the sequence, and the final sentence leaves the reader without a clear account of 2008. Some linking is also mechanical, particularly the repeated use of “However” and “Finally.” Organise the details chronologically around the five plotted years, and use clearer comparisons between the two series. This would strengthen progression and make the relationships between figures easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “first time visitors,” “returning visitors,” “decrease,” “positive trend,” and “difference.” These choices make the general meaning clear, and you attempt more formal phrasing such as “illustrates” and “persists.” However, some expressions are imprecise or unnatural for describing a graph: “positive tendency” and “kept a negative trend” are less idiomatic than standard trend language, while “amount of individuals” is not a natural collocation. There are also spelling errors, including “cathegory” and “indivuduals.” Choose precise terms such as “number,” “rose,” “declined,” and “category,” and check spelling carefully to improve accuracy without sacrificing clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including contrast clauses with “In contrast” and “however,” and the overall meaning is generally understandable. Some grammatical errors remain. For example, “first time visitor were” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “since 2000 to 2006” uses an incorrect time construction. The sentence beginning “The consecutive year, 2001” is also awkwardly formed, while “it was a huge difference” does not use a suitable grammatical structure for making a comparison. Aim for patterns such as “From 2000 to 2006, the number of returning visitors rose” and “There was a large difference.” More consistent control of agreement, articles and sentence construction would make the complex sentences clearer.

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