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 graph illustrates multiple drivers in Britain who have been grabbed driving too rapidly by speed camers and a quantum of individuals died in road accidents over a span of eight yeras considering the launch of speed cameras. The three tables indicates the outcome of a survey on folks's viewpoints on speed camers.
Overall, the graph depicts an upward trend over the eight years for speed camera fines. The other graph shows a zig zag pattern for road accident deaths. There are 32% people who opine that speed camers became the reason for decline of road accidents and 60% voted agiants it and 8% did not paticipated.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
The response is significantly under-length, reaching only 107 words against the required 150-word minimum, which heavily impacts Task Achievement. While the student attempts to describe the main graph by noting the upward trend for fines and the fluctuation in fatalities, the summary of the three survey tables is extremely brief, missing key comparative details such as the 71% who believed cameras were for raising revenue or the 56% who felt there were too many cameras. Furthermore, there are several misreadings of the data, such as claiming 'a quantum of individuals died' when fatalities remained relatively stable between 3,000 and 3,400. Because the response is both under-length and incompletely covers the provided data, it aligns with a Band 4.5.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is divided into an introduction and a brief overview paragraph, but it lacks proper paragraphing for the body details. Cohesive devices are minimal and basic, relying on simple connectors like 'and' or repetitive phrasing. The logical progression is somewhat disjointed, jumping abruptly from the trend of the graph into fragmented survey statistics without clearly grouping the information. Referencing is occasionally unclear, such as 'The other graph shows a zig zag pattern', which does not smoothly connect ideas. This lack of sophisticated cohesion and organisational control places the response at Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The lexical range is quite limited and heavily affected by frequent non-standard word choices and spelling errors (e.g., 'camers', 'yeras', 'folks's', 'agiants', 'paticipated'). The student uses unnatural collocations like 'multiple drivers... have been grabbed driving too rapidly' instead of caught speeding. While some relevant topic vocabulary is attempted ('speed cameras', 'road accidents', 'trend'), the high frequency of spelling mistakes and awkward phrasing severely limits precision and strains the reader's understanding, fitting the Band 5.0 descriptor.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response displays a very limited range of sentence structures, consisting mostly of simple or poorly linked compound sentences. There are multiple grammatical errors and awkward phrasing patterns, such as 'There are 32% people who opine that speed camers became the reason for decline'. Subject-verb agreement and prepositional usage also show instability ('over a span of eight yeras considering the launch'). Because complex structures are attempted but are frequently faulty, and errors are frequent enough to cause some difficulty for the reader, the grammar performance corresponds to Band 5.0.
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