Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The table shows the number of fatal, serious and slight injuries resulting from gun and knife crime in Great Britain from 1998 to 2007 and the percentage increase for each degree of injury over the period.

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

Great Britain - Gun and Knife Crime statistics - 1998-2007

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The table shares information of gun and knife crimes in Great Britain which resulted in 3 different levels of injury which are fatal, serious and slight from year 1998 to 2007.

Overall, there was a significant increase in percentage of total number of injuries. The injuries sustained falling in the slight injury category showed the highest increase.

Fatal injuries were 49 in 1998-99 before increasing steadily. maximum number of fatal injuries were recorded in [redacted phone] which were 95. Overall it recorded an 18% increase. Serious injuries were 162 in [redacted phone] and observed a steady increase overall only declined once in [redacted phone] and showed an increase of 194%.

Slight injuries were the highest in number and reached the highest number of 3424 in [redacted phone] which is more than other injuries. It showed a massive increase of 405%. The highest number of total injuries in all the categories was 3912 in the year [redacted phone] and an overall increase of 342% in total cases.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main overall pattern: injuries rose substantially, slight injuries had the largest percentage increase, and total cases peaked in 2004–05. You also include relevant figures for fatal injuries and the reported percentage changes, so the response covers the key categories. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: slight injuries reached 3,424 in 2004–05, but the highest figure shown is 3,296 in 2005–06? In fact, the table lists 3,424 in 2004–05, so your peak is correct. The serious-injury decline is described as occurring in “2004–2006,” rather than the single 2004–05 to 2005–06 interval. The overview could also distinguish the peak in total cases from the later slight-injury figure and clarify that 2006–07 has no complete totals. This is relevant and mostly accurate, but not consistently precise or fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response follows a sensible order: an introduction, an overview, and then details on fatal, serious, slight, and total injuries. This makes the information easy to locate, and phrases such as “Overall” and “before increasing” help signal trends. However, the overview and body do not always connect smoothly, and the final paragraph combines slight injuries with total cases without clearly separating the comparisons. Some linking is mechanical or imprecise, particularly “Overall it recorded” and “which is more than other injuries,” where the reference is not fully clear. Use distinct paragraphs for the overview and grouped data, and make comparisons explicit—for example, contrast the slight-injury peak with the total-case peak. This would create clearer progression and more controlled cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of task vocabulary, including “fatal,” “serious,” “slight,” “steadily,” and “percentage increase,” and the reader can understand the main trends. There are also attempts at more descriptive language, such as “massive increase.” Some choices are imprecise or unnatural for formal data reporting: “shares information” is not an appropriate way to introduce a table, “injuries sustained falling in” is awkward, and “highest in number” is less natural than a direct comparison. Repetition of “increase” and “highest number” also limits flexibility. Choose precise reporting verbs and collocations, and vary expressions for rises, peaks, and comparisons. The vocabulary is adequate for the task, but occasional word-choice and collocation problems reduce precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including clauses with “before” and “which,” and most of the intended meaning remains understandable. However, some grammatical errors affect clarity. The opening sentence has an awkward relative structure (“which resulted in 3 different levels”), while “Fatal injuries were 49 … before increasing steadily” leaves the subject of the increase unclear. In “maximum number … were 95,” the article and singular agreement are missing; “Overall it recorded” also has an unclear subject. Punctuation and sentence boundaries need more control, especially around the long final sentence. Practise forming complete comparisons with clear subjects, accurate articles and agreement, and use varied structures while checking each sentence for a clear grammatical subject.

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