Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-26

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 5.0)

The given data represents amount of drivers broke the rules of over speeding got caught by the camaras that have placed on the locations, and the volume of people caused the death by collision on the road during the eight year of time since they put the cameras, and the table represents the conclusion on public's view on speed camera's.

As per given data it clearly shows that the number of fines are incerecing rapidly every signle year. In 1st year after putting camera fines was 200,000 that incresed every signle year till after 5th year about average of 100,000. Afterwards, we can see the big jump in the map that shows that fines jump very unusually in 6,7 and 8th year about 800,000 to 1200,000 and 1600,000 respectively.Furthermore, the numer of deaths also kept cotinuously kept going st the average of 3300 per year.

Moreover, as per people's opinion it's clearly visible that majority of people ( 60% ) think that speed camaras are not enough for the accidents that are happening and 32% think that it could help to reduce the number of accidents and 8% voted that they have no idea about it. half of the people think that there are too many cameras on the road and only 19% of people think that we need more and 27% people think that they enough.

All in all, to conclude it simply shows that majority of people think that installation of caeras are just for the revenue purpose only. that shows a real concern to the people.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response attempts to cover all parts of the task by describing the graphs and the survey data. However, there are significant inaccuracies in data interpretation. For instance, the student misinterprets the survey results regarding road accident reduction, stating that 'majority of people (60%) think that speed cameras are not enough for the accidents', whereas the chart clearly shows 60% answered 'No' to whether cameras reduce accidents, and 71% believed the main reason was to raise revenue (which the student mentions at the end). While an overview is attempted, the mechanical listing of data points lacks clear selection and comparison, resulting in an incomplete and partly inaccurate representation of the visual information.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response is divided into paragraphs, but the logical flow is frequently hindered by poor transitions and structural issues. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as 'As per given data' and 'All in all, to conclude it simply shows'. Paragraphing is attempted to separate the graphs from the survey tables, but sentences within paragraphs are often disjointed. Referencing is occasionally unclear, and the lack of precise linking words creates a choppy reading experience that lacks a smooth progression of ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently impeded by numerous spelling and word-choice errors. Examples include 'amount of drivers broke the rules of over speeding', 'camaras', 'incerecing', 'signle', 'incresed', 'cotinuously', 'caeras', and 'revenue purpose'. The student attempts some topic-specific vocabulary (e.g., 'fines', 'fatalities', 'installation'), but the high frequency of lexical errors and non-standard collocations restricts communication and falls short of the Band 6 descriptor.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. The text contains numerous basic errors in tense, subject-verb agreement, and sentence structure, such as 'drivers broke the rules of over speeding got caught by the camaras that have placed', 'fines was 200,000', and 'the numer of deaths also kept cotinuously kept going st the average'. Complex sentence structures are rare and almost always faulty, with frequent run-on sentences and missing articles. These errors cause strain for the reader and reflect a limited grammatical range.

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