Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-11-02

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 4.0)

The given graph shows the numbers of first time visitors and returning visitors of Caryl island. from the given graph we can say that the rate of returning visitors goes on increasing with a linear rate from the year 2000 to almost 2002 . the increase between these two years was approximately 700

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

You identify the graph’s two visitor groups and begin describing a trend, so the response is relevant to the task. However, it reports only a small part of the data and gives no overall summary or meaningful comparison across the full period. The claim that returning visitors increased from 2000 to 2002 is directionally correct, but the increase was about 7,000, not approximately 700. The graph also shows that this series continued rising to a peak in 2006 before falling, while first-time visitors dipped and then rose. The response is also substantially below the required 150 words. To improve, provide an overview and select key figures and changes from both lines across 2000–2008.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response has a basic sequence: it introduces the graph and then starts describing one trend. This gives the reader a simple point of entry, but the ideas are not developed into a complete, logically organised summary. There is no clear overview, no comparison between the two visitor groups, and no progression through the remaining years. The phrase “from the given graph” is repeated, while the sentence beginning “the rate of returning visitors” ends without completing a full account of the trend. Organise the report into an introduction, an overview, and one or two paragraphs comparing the main changes, using time references to guide the reader.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use relevant basic terms such as “graph,” “first time visitors,” “returning visitors,” and “increasing,” which make the topic understandable. However, the vocabulary range is narrow, and some expressions are imprecise for describing data. “Rate … goes on increasing with a linear rate” is awkward and does not accurately describe the series, which rises sharply rather than steadily between 2000 and 2002. “The increase … was approximately 700” also gives an incorrect scale. Use concise trend language such as “rose sharply,” “reached a peak,” “declined,” and “stood at,” alongside accurate figures. Check spelling and capitalisation in “Caryl Island,” and avoid unnecessary repetition of “given graph.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response communicates a basic idea using a simple introductory sentence and a longer sentence with a time phrase. However, the grammatical range is limited, and the longer construction is difficult to control: “from the given graph we can say that the rate … goes on increasing” is an awkward, incomplete way to report a trend. Sentence-initial “from” should be capitalised, and the final sentence fragment beginning “the increase between these two years” needs clearer integration and punctuation. The present-tense forms also make the description less consistent with reporting changes over a completed period. Practise complete, clearly punctuated sentences in the past tense, for example: “Returning visitors rose from about 3,000 in 2000 to 10,000 in 2002.”

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