Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-11-04

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 table illustrates information about fatal,s injured in several types of crime held in great britain from 1998 to 2007.

Overall it evident that the number of fatal in critical or slight conditions with gun or knife crime in great britain is raised in 2000s lot of slight cases record, In 1900s both types of injureds recorded in low figure.

First, In 1998 to 1999 just 49 fatal are injured in gun or knife crime in britain, serious cases record 162 or slightly ones 653 so talatl cases figure in 864, Moreover this types crime in 1998 to 2007 held in different number or figures impotantly we calculate imporatnt data to make a report. In 1999 to 2000 fatal number higher than perivious year case record 62, 200 in critical or 933 in except conditions, In 2001 to 2007 case record in different digits such as high in 2001 to 2005 lot of cases record.

In 2006 fatal cases drop just 49 to 58 in both years 2006 or 2007 but cases record more than to 1998 era such high serious case or thousand of slight cases, therefore my report figure out the high cases record in 2000s knife or gun crime in great britain.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the broad pattern that injury figures rose over the period and include some accurate early figures, such as 49 fatal, 162 serious and 653 slight injuries in 1998–99. However, the response only partially summarises the table: it does not clearly report the overall increases shown by the percentage row (especially the rise in slight injuries and total cases), and the overview is vague rather than highlighting the main comparisons. Some details are inaccurate or unclear: the table gives 58 fatal injuries in 2006–07, not a range “49 to 58 in both years,” and serious and slight figures are not provided for that final year. Develop a concise overview and select a few clear, accurate comparisons across the years.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is an attempt to organise the response with an overview followed by details, and sequencing phrases such as “Overall,” “First,” and “In 1999 to 2000” help signal movement through the data. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the body shifts between years without explaining the comparisons, and several sentences contain unrelated or unclear material, such as “we calculate important data to make a report.” Linking is also repetitive and sometimes awkward, particularly the repeated use of “In” and “therefore.” Use separate paragraphs for the overview and selected comparisons, group related years together, and make each sentence contribute a clear point about the table.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some relevant topic vocabulary, including “fatal,” “serious,” “slight,” “cases,” and “figure,” so the reader can recognise the subject. However, the range is limited and many combinations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “fatal are injured,” “slightly ones,” and “critical or except conditions.” Repetition of “cases record” and “high cases” also makes the description imprecise, while spelling errors such as “perivious,” “imporatntly,” and “talatl” reduce clarity. Build a reliable set of terms for describing injury counts and trends, and check spelling and collocations. Prefer precise phrases such as “the number of fatal injuries” and “the figure rose.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including a contrast introduced by “Overall” and a concluding sentence beginning “therefore.” However, grammatical errors are frequent and sometimes make the intended meaning difficult to recover. Examples include “Overall it evident,” which lacks a verb, “the number of fatal … is raised,” which has an incorrect verb construction, and “In 1998 to 1999 just 49 fatal are injured,” which has faulty tense and sentence structure. Articles, plurals, and punctuation are also inconsistently controlled, as in “in great britain” and “fatal,s injured.” Practise accurate basic sentence patterns first, then add comparisons using forms such as “rose from … to …” and “was higher than …”.

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