Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-27
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 details of drivers who are fined by overspeeding and road accident casualities in UK over the period of eight years. The table depicts reviews of citizens on speed cameras.
Overall, the speed camera fines rose significantly whereas road accidents remained levelled off throughout the given peroid. Morever, people opinions are mostly againts the installaion of speed cameras.
At first, the fined number of civilians were 200k in first year, which climbed steeply to 1.6 millions at the end of eight years. Meanwhile, the road accidents in first year were around 3k, which dipped down from 3k in fourth year, but eventually increasing to just below 3.5k in the eighth year.
On the other hand, sixty percent of people agreed upon that speed cameras play no role in reducing road accidents. Morever, majority of them think that there are too many speed cameras and there are mainly to generate revenue for the govterment.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The student covers all parts of the task by describing both the graphs and the tables. An overview is successfully presented in the second paragraph, highlighting the main trends such as the steep rise in fines and the stable road accident figures, alongside general survey opinions. Key data points are selected and mentioned, such as the initial 200k fines growing to 1.6 million, and initial accident figures around 3k rising to 3.5k. However, some data points are slightly inaccurate relative to the prompt (e.g., fatalities in year 1 are closer to 3,150 rather than 3k, and year 8 is closer to 3,350), and the description remains somewhat basic. Overall, the task is adequately addressed, placing the response firmly at Band 6.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response is organized into four distinct paragraphs, separating the introduction, overview, trend analysis, and survey results logically. Cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'Meanwhile', and 'On the other hand' are used to guide the reader through the data. However, referencing and transitions are at times slightly mechanical. Paragraphing is utilized sufficiently, giving the essay a coherent overall arrangement that meets the requirements for a Band 6.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting less common items like 'significantly', 'levelled off', and 'steeply'. However, there are multiple spelling and word choice errors, including 'casualities' instead of 'casualties', 'againts' instead of 'against', 'installaion' instead of 'installation', and 'govterment' instead of 'government'. Furthermore, phrases like 'the fined number of civilians' are unnatural. These errors slightly impede communication in places, placing the lexical score at a Band 5.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
A mix of simple and complex sentence structures is attempted, such as 'The graph illustrates the details of drivers who are fined...' and 'sixty percent of people agreed upon that speed cameras play no role...'. There are several grammatical inaccuracies, including prepositional errors ('agreed upon that' instead of 'agreed that'), verb tense inconsistencies ('are fined by overspeeding' instead of 'are fined for speeding'), and awkward phrasing like 'eventually increasing to just below'. Despite these errors, meaning is generally clear, corresponding to a Band 6.0.
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