Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-16

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 graph illustrates the number of Britains caught by speed camera while driving above the regulated kilometers per hour and also the numbers of casualties linked to road accidents over a period of eight years since the introduction of speed cameras. The tables shows the results of a survey on the opinion of people about speed cameras.

Overall, for speed cameras a very high number of people drovve above the speed limit which results into getting fined. Road accident fatalities was consistently high all through the eight years period. The tables shows the opinion of people on the effects of speed cameras.

There are 200,000 people who were fined within one year of installing the speed camera, between two to six years time over 800,000 people have been fined. seven years later over 1,200,000 people were fined and on the eight year approximately 1,700,000 people got fined.

Road accident fatalities were almost consistent within the eight years period with the casualty number of over 3,000 people.

People's opinion on whether speed cameras reduces the numbers of casuaties was 60% NO and 32% YES and 8% DON'T KNOW. The reasons for installing the speed cameras has a high number 71% on raising funds and 26% on the improvement of road safety and 3% of people with no opinion. People's opinion on the amount of speed cameras on the road was 56% too many, 19% too few, 17% about right and 8% don't know.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The candidate has attempted to cover all parts of the visual data, including both the graphs and the tables. However, there are several data inaccuracies and misinterpretations. For instance, the statement that 'between two to six years time over 800,000 people have been fined' misreads the progression on the line graph. Furthermore, the overview is rather simplistic and does not fully synthesise the main trends across the multiple charts. While the response presents the key information, the lack of precision in reporting figures and the vague overview prevent it from reaching a higher band score.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The report is structured into five paragraphs, roughly following a traditional task 1 format with an introduction, overview, and body paragraphs detailing specific data sets. However, paragraphing is somewhat disjointed, and the logical progression between sentences is occasionally hindered by mechanical or repetitive referencing, such as starting multiple sentences with 'People's opinion on...' or 'There are...'. Cohesive devices are basic and sometimes misused, leading to a choppy flow of ideas that requires the reader to work harder to follow the narrative.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for describing basic trends, but it is somewhat limited and repetitive. There are noticeable lexical errors and awkward collocations throughout the text, such as 'Britains' instead of 'Britons', 'drovve' (spelling error), 'casualty number', and 'raising funds' instead of 'raising revenue'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary related to the prompt, but inaccuracies in word choice and spelling detract from the overall quality of the lexical resource.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but grammatical accuracy is inconsistent. There are frequent errors in verb tense, subject-verb agreement, and prepositions, such as 'which results into getting fined', 'Road accident fatalities was', and 'on the eight year'. Pluralisation is also handled incorrectly in places like 'numbers of casuaties'. While these errors do not completely obscure the intended meaning, they occur with enough frequency to impede smooth reading.

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