Band 7.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-07-29

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The graph below shows the perceived danger and actual likelihood of being a victim of crime.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Perceived and actual likelihood of being a victim of crime: by crime type

Student answer (Band 7.5)

The bar chart illustrates the percentages of perceived danger and true likelihood of Burglary, car crime and violent crime in 2009 to 2010 and 2010 to 2011. Overall, the perceived crimes showed a decrease trend, and Car crime was the most significant perceived and actual crimes from 2009 to 2011.

Looking into the car crime, there was roughly 21% of perceived rate in 2009 to 2010, it dropped markedly to around 17% in 2010 to 2011. Similarly, both perceived burglary and violent crimes experienced a decrease rate and both figures were alike from approximately 15.5% in 2009 to 2010 to 14% in 2010 to 2011.

Regarding the actual crime rate, burglary faced a slight increase from about 2% in 2009 to 2010 to 2.5% in 2010 to 2011. While that of actual car crime rate dropped mildly from 4.5% in 2009 to 2010 to around 4% in 2010 to 2011. Moreover, the violent crime rate remained stable at 3% over the 2 years period.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.5

You have successfully identified the main features of the graph, including the trends for both perceived and actual crime rates. You provided a clear overview and supported your points with relevant data from the chart. However, the response could be improved by making more direct comparisons between the perceived danger and the actual likelihood of crime, as the prompt asks for comparisons where relevant. For instance, noting the significant gap between the high perceived danger and the much lower actual likelihood for all categories would have strengthened the analysis. Overall, you covered all parts of the task well.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.5

The response is logically organized, with a clear introduction followed by separate paragraphs for perceived and actual crime rates. You used cohesive devices such as 'Similarly', 'Regarding', and 'Moreover' to link your ideas effectively. The progression of information is easy to follow. To reach a higher band, ensure that your referencing is always precise; for example, in the second paragraph, 'both figures were alike' is slightly vague. Overall, the paragraphing is appropriate and the flow of information is coherent throughout the text.

Lexical Resource — Band 7.0

You used a sufficient range of vocabulary to describe the data, such as 'illustrates', 'marked', 'mildly', and 'remained stable'. These choices are appropriate for an Academic Task 1 report. There are a few minor inaccuracies, such as 'decrease trend' (should be 'downward trend' or 'decreasing trend') and 'decrease rate' (should be 'decreasing rate'). While these do not impede communication, using more precise collocations would enhance your score. You have a good grasp of the necessary terminology for describing trends and statistics.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 7.0

You demonstrated a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. Most of your sentences are clear and error-free, which allows for easy reading. There are some minor grammatical slips, such as 'there was roughly 21% of perceived rate' (should be 'the perceived rate was roughly 21%') and 'over the 2 years period' (should be 'over the 2-year period'). Despite these occasional errors, your control of grammar is generally good, and your punctuation is accurate. You have used a variety of structures that are sufficient for this task.

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