Band 5.0 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 5.0)

The given table iillustrates the overall number of fatal,serious and minor injuries resulting from the fire and knife crime in UK from 1998 to 2007 and the proportion rised for every degree of injury over the period

Overall, the crime rise significantly over the period of time by the gun and knife .significantly, their is sharp surge in slight injuries which recorded the most over the period and overall the the crime rate increased in the UK during the given time.

Lookin at the details, there were 864 total crimes in [redacted phone] which surged to thousand in 2000 including with 49 fatal,162 serious and 653 slight to 62,200 and 933.Significantly the number continue to rise to non stopable percentage to 2 thousand in 2003with 80 fatal,416 serious and 1683 slight and total to 2179.

Comparatively, the numbers rapidly increased dramatically in alll three departments and reached to the peak level to 3821 total with the heighest rate of slight injuries over the period as c

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the broad pattern that the figures increased and correctly note that slight injuries were the largest category. You also include some accurate figures, such as the 1998–99 total of 864 and the 2002–03 figures of 80 fatal, 416 serious and 1,683 slight injuries. However, the response only partly summarises the table: it gives little account of the full period, omits the reported percentage increases, and does not clearly distinguish the peak total of 3,912 in 2004–05 from the later 3,821 in 2005–06. The claim that the total reached its peak at 3,821 is therefore inaccurate. Develop a concise overview and select key comparisons across the categories and years rather than listing a few figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction to an overview and then to details. Some sequencing is also visible in the references to 1998–99, 2000 and 2003. However, progression is difficult to follow because the overview repeats the idea of an increase, while the final paragraph begins a comparison but ends abruptly at “as c”. Connections between figures are often unclear, as in “to thousand in 2000 including with” and “to 2 thousand in 2003”. Use one paragraph for the main overview and organise the details into clear comparisons, with accurate linking phrases and complete sentences. This would make the information easier to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt a range of trend vocabulary, including “surged”, “rapidly increased” and “peak level”, and use relevant category terms such as “fatal” and “slight injuries”. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing this table. “Crime rise” and “crime rate” do not precisely describe the number of injuries, while “non stopable percentage” is unclear. There are also noticeable spelling and word-form errors, including “iillustrates”, “Lookin”, “heighest” and “alll”, which distract from the message. Choose precise terms for counts and trends, and check spelling and collocations. For example, describe the figures as injury totals that “rose” or “increased”, rather than as a crime rate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both simple and longer sentence forms, but control is weak and errors frequently make relationships between ideas difficult to understand. Examples include “the crime rise significantly” and “their is sharp surge”, where verb forms and agreement are faulty, and “the numbers rapidly increased dramatically in all three departments and reached to the peak level”, which has an unclear structure. Punctuation and sentence boundaries are also inconsistent: the opening is an incomplete, unpunctuated run-on, and the final sentence is unfinished. Practise building accurate subject–verb sentences, then combine them with simple clauses using clear connectors. Check articles, agreement, tense and punctuation before submitting.

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