Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-11-05

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The graphs below show the number of drivers in Britain who have been caught driving too fast by speed cameras placed on roads, and the number of people killed in road accidents, over an eight-year period since the introduction of speed cameras. The tables show the results of a survey on people's opinions on speed cameras.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

SPEED CAMERA FINES and ROAD ACCIDENT FATALITIES

Student answer (Band 5.5)

The line graph brings out the number of fines by speed camera and the road accident fatalities by Britain drivers in eight year of time period. The survey shows the question asked to the people.

As seen in chart, speed camera fines were 200,000 in first year. This number rose rapidly till the 8th year and at the end of that time the fines reach to 1,60,000. In the second line graph at initial stage the number of road accident fatalities were at 3100. It is seen that the number of accidents are nearly same from first year. At the end of the given time period it reached to 3250 with some fluctuation.

In survey researchers asked same question to the people of Britain related to speed cameras. 60% people believe that the number of accident were not decrease after speed camera installation whereas 32% said yes in this question and 8% did not answer it. The second question was related to road safety after speed camera installation, 71% population think that it was only to raise the revenue to government and 26% believe that it improve road safety, 3% skip this question. The last question was about the people point of view related to speed cameras. in This half of the people around 56% think that it is to many on the road. People who believe that it is too and about right it is under 20% and 8% did not answer it.

Overall, the fines by speed cameras are rising continuously in eight years and road accidents fatalities are not much change till end of the eight years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You cover both graphs and all three survey questions, and your final overview correctly identifies the main contrast: fines rose while fatalities changed little. Several details, however, are inaccurate or too general. The fines figure at the end is written as “1,60,000” rather than approximately 1,600,000, and the fatalities are given as 3,100 initially and 3,250 at the end, rather than about 3,150 and 3,350. The description that fines “rose rapidly” also misses the steady increase followed by a sharper rise in the final years. In the survey, you omit the 19% who thought there were too few cameras and the 17% who thought the number was about right. More precise reporting of these key features would make the coverage fuller and clearer.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a paragraph on the graphs, a paragraph on the survey, and an overall summary. This makes the information broadly easy to follow, and phrases such as “In the second line graph” and “The last question” help signal transitions. However, the overview comes at the end rather than guiding the report near the beginning, and some links between ideas are mechanical or unclear. For example, “In this half of the people around 56%” does not clearly introduce the survey result, while “People who believe that it is too and about right” makes the comparison difficult to follow. Grouping the survey results more clearly and using precise references would improve progression and cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “speed camera fines,” “road accident fatalities,” “fluctuation,” and “installation,” so the topic is generally clear. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning awkward: “fines by speed camera,” “the fines reach to,” and “it is to many” are not natural ways to describe the data. “Skip this question” is also unsuitable for respondents who did not know or did not answer. Try to use precise trend language, such as “increased,” “remained broadly stable,” and “accounted for,” while checking that phrases fit their context. This would make the report more accurate and easier to read.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more developed sentences, for example, “60% people believe that the number of accident were not decrease” and “Overall, the fines by speed cameras are rising continuously.” However, errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and sentence construction occur often enough to make some statements difficult to interpret. Examples include “the number of accident were,” “it improve road safety,” and “the number of accidents are nearly same.” There are also problems with tense consistency and punctuation, such as the capitalisation in “in This.” Practise forming accurate comparisons and reporting past data consistently—for example, “60% believed that accidents had not decreased”—before adding more complex structures.

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