Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-11-08

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 illustrates the speed camera fines and road accidents in UK while the table provide the survey information about opinion of individuals of road accidents, installation of speed camera and number of camera installed on the roads. Overall, it is apparent that the fines on the overspeeding increased drastically while accidents fluctuated over the time period. However, there was no reduction in road accidents and main purpose is to increase the revenue and number of camera installed on highway increased.

Firstly, speed camera fines in first year was 200,000 which increased soared to 600,000 in six year. In the next two years challan on the overspeeding increased drastically to 1.6 million in 8 year. However, the road accidents was just above 3000 in first year after that road accidents fluctuated in remaining years. In addition, after fluctuation it reached to nearly 3300 accidents in last year.

Secondly, there are only 32% reduction in accidents due to speed camera while there 60% remain even after the speed camera. The major reason to install speed camera was to increase teh revenue of country 71% while only 26% improve road safety. there are about 56% camera and 19%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main contrast: fines rise substantially, while fatalities fluctuate rather than showing a sustained decline. You also report key survey findings, including the 60% who say cameras do not reduce accidents and the 71% who believe revenue is the main reason for installation. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: fines reach about 580,000 in year five and 780,000 in year six, not 600,000 in year six; and the final sentence gives 56% and 19% without explaining that these respondents think there are too many and too few cameras. The overview also says the number of cameras installed increased, but the tables report opinions about camera numbers, not a trend in installations. Covering these points accurately and developing the final survey result would make the report more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The report has a recognisable structure: an introduction and overview are followed by a paragraph on the graph and one on the survey. Sequencing terms such as “Firstly,” “However,” and “Secondly” help signal the shift between topics. Some connections are nevertheless unclear or mechanical. For example, “after that road accidents fluctuated in remaining years” does not specify the pattern, and “there are about 56% camera and 19%” leaves the relationship between the figures and the survey question unstated. The overview also combines several claims in a long sentence, making the main comparisons harder to follow. Use clearer links between each figure and what it represents, and organise the survey findings in a complete, logically connected sequence.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “fluctuated,” “installation,” “revenue,” and “road safety,” and the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for a formal data report. “Challan on the overspeeding” is not an appropriate way to describe the fines, while “the fines on the overspeeding” and “number of camera installed” are also awkward. There are spelling errors such as “teh,” and “accidents” is sometimes used where the chart specifically records fatalities. Choose precise terms from the task and use natural collocations; this will improve clarity without requiring more elaborate vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast with “while” and a time sequence introduced by “after that.” Some grammatical errors remain and occasionally make relationships difficult to interpret. For example, “the table provide” has subject–verb disagreement, and “speed camera fines in first year was” has problems with articles and agreement. In “there are only 32% reduction,” the noun phrase and verb form are not controlled, while “while there 60% remain” is incomplete. Work on matching singular and plural subjects with verbs, using articles with singular countable nouns, and forming complete clauses. More accurate sentence patterns will help your comparisons read clearly.

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