Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-22
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 graphs illustrates the number of drivers caught driving too fast by speed cameras placed on roads and the number of peoples that died due road accidentends, over an eight-year period since the introduction of speed cameras in Britain. While, the table delineats the results of a survey on people's opinions on speed cameras.
Overall, since speed cameras were introduced the number of fines has rose steadily till six years before increasing rapidly. Accidents fatalites went up and down at a steady pace. While, the survey showing that many people believe there are too many cameras, and they dont reduce number of accidents. People believe, they are only installed them for rasing revenue.
After the speed cameras were introduced, number of of people killed in road accident increased till the thir year, going from 3,000 to around 3,100, before decreasing slightly to 3,000. By the eight-year, it reached 3,600. Speed cameras fines in the fisrt year, was accounted at 200,000. Throughout the years it rose steadily coming at 600,000 by fifth-year before increasing rapidly coming at 1,600,000 by eight year.
Through survey, 56% people showed that they believed there were too many cameras, while 8% did not know. 60% believed they dont reduce number of accidents. 71% people believe, they are only installed them for rasing revenue.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The student attempts to cover all parts of the task by describing both the line graphs and the survey tables, providing an overview and specific data points. However, there are several inaccurate data readings and claims. For instance, the student states that accident fatalities reached 3,600 by the eighth year, whereas the chart shows around 3,350. Furthermore, the description of the trends contains minor inaccuracies. While an overview is attempted, it lacks precision. Consequently, this performance aligns with Band 5.5, as it addresses the task only partially with some unclear or incorrect data selection.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The report is divided into logical paragraphs covering the introduction, overview, line graphs, and survey results. However, cohesive devices are sometimes awkwardly used or repetitive (e.g., beginning multiple sentences with 'While' or abrupt time transitions like 'By the eight-year'). The referencing is generally clear, but the logical progression within paragraphs is occasionally disrupted by phrasing issues and minor structural lapses. This performance best fits Band 6.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The student demonstrates an adequate vocabulary for the task, attempting less common terms such as 'delineats', 'steady pace', and 'rasing revenue'. However, there are noticeable spelling errors ('accidentends', 'delineats', 'thir', 'fisrt', 'eight-year', 'rasing') and word choice inaccuracies. Vocabulary is sufficient to convey the main message, but errors in spelling and collocation occasionally cause minor strain for the reader. This corresponds to Band 5.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'While, the table delineats the results...' and 'After the speed cameras were introduced, number of of people killed...'. However, grammatical accuracy is weak, featuring multiple errors including missing articles ('number of people'), incorrect prepositions ('due road accidentends'), and tense inconsistencies ('has rose'). These errors are frequent enough to affect readability, though they do not completely impede communication, fitting Band 5.0 descriptors.
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