Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-29

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 line graph illustrates the amount of drivers in Britain who have been caught driving too fast by speed cameras installed on roads and the number of citizen killed in road fatality, over a period of eight years since the speed camera is installed and there is also a list of question for survey on people’s opinion on speed cameras.

Overall, the amount of road accident shows a minute up-down over the years,the fine charge by speed cameras are keep on increasing and most percentage of people think that camera is installed to earn some revenue.

The fines that are charges with the help of speed camera has seen a continuous growth over a period of year as in year 1 around 20,000 amount has been collected which sawn a 8x fines as after 8 year 1,600,000 fine is collected. Road accident rate was almost remained throughout the period of 8 years which is round 3,200.

60% of people are not agree that the camera reuce the amount of accident , 71% of citizen thinks it is installed to earn some revenue from people and 59% of human said there is very less speed camera.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response covers all parts of the visual data, including the line graphs and survey tables. An overview is attempted in the second paragraph, noting the contrasting trends of increasing fines and stable fatalities, alongside survey highlights. However, there are significant inaccuracies in data reporting. For instance, the student states that in year 1 around '20,000 amount has been collected' whereas the chart shows 200,000. Additionally, the final survey percentage is misreported as '59%' instead of 56%. Despite these data misreadings, the main trends and survey results are touched upon, leading to a Band 5.5 performance.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The text is structured into four paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, body details, and survey results. However, the logical progression is hindered by poor transitions and run-on sentences, such as the opening sentence which crams multiple ideas together without adequate pausing. Cohesive devices are minimal or misused, and referencing is sometimes unclear, for example shifting abruptly between subjects. Paragraphing is present, but overall cohesion is mechanical and weak, fitting Band 5.0 descriptors.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The lexical range is limited and repetitive. The student uses basic vocabulary such as 'amount', 'increase', and 'people'. There are frequent word choice errors and awkward collocations, such as 'citizen killed in road fatality', 'fine charge', and 'the fine that are charges'. Spelling and morphological forms also show noticeable errors, such as 'reuce' and 'sawn'. While meaning is generally conveyed, the errors occasionally cause difficulty for the reader, placing this at Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The essay displays a very limited range of sentence structures, with frequent grammatical errors. Simple sentences predominate, and attempts at complex structures are often faulty, such as 'as in year 1 around 20,000 amount has been collected which sawn a 8x fines as after 8 year 1,600,000 fine is collected.' Tense consistency is poorly maintained, moving between past, present, and present continuous improperly. Errors in subject-verb agreement and pluralisation (e.g., 'amount of drivers', 'list of question') are frequent and often impede fluency.

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