Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-01

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 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 summary show the results of a survey on people's opinions on speed cameras.

Overall, trend increased exponentially each year comprise of fines and accidents on road. Most of the people think that installed cameras cannot reduced the accidents.

In first graph it represents, speed camera which give an upward trend, starts from 200,000 fines which increases to 1,600,000 in the eight year. On the other hand, it has been noticed the variation on road accident fatalities each year and almost it range covers from 3000 in 1st year to 3300 by eight year. The second part showcase about the survery result, which includes 60% people think that accident on road cannot be reduced by monitoring the speed camera and 32% people has positive influence from this. Whereas, 71% people think to raise revenue, and 26% preceive to improve road safety are the main reason for the installation of speed cameras.

In conclusion, almost 56% still think that there are too many camera installed on the road, average 17% and 19% think about too few and about right.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response addresses all parts of the prompt, successfully reporting the main trends from the line graphs and summarizing the key results from the survey tables. An overview is attempted, stating that the trend increased exponentially and noting people's general skepticism about cameras reducing accidents. However, some aspects of the visual data are under-developed or inaccurately described. For instance, the claim that both fines and accidents increased exponentially is inaccurate for the road accident fatalities, which actually remained relatively stable with minor fluctuations between 3,100 and 3,350 over the eight-year period. Furthermore, certain survey statistics are slightly misreported or awkwardly integrated. To reach a higher level, the overview needs to be more accurate and comprehensive, capturing the stark contrast between the surging fine numbers and the flat trend of fatalities.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response maintains a coherent overall arrangement with a discernible introduction, body paragraphs, and a concluding remark, reflecting a logical progression of information from the graphs to the survey results. Paragraphing is utilized to separate different visual elements, moving from the line graphs to the survey tables. However, cohesion is sometimes faulty or mechanical. The transition phrases used to link ideas, such as 'In first graph it represents' and 'The second part showcase about the survery result', feel clumsy and lack natural flow. Referencing is also occasionally unclear, and better use of cohesive devices would make the relationships between the data points much clearer and more seamless.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common lexical items such as 'exponentially', 'fatalities', and 'revenue'. However, there are notable limitations and inaccuracies in word choice, word form, and collocation that prevent a higher score. Examples of lexical errors include 'trend increased exponentially each year comprise of fines', 'installed cameras cannot reduced the accidents', 'survery result', and 'preceive to improve road safety'. Additionally, noun-verb agreement and word-formation errors (such as using 'preceive' instead of 'perceive' or 'perception') recur throughout the text. These errors do not completely impede communication, but they restrict the lexical score.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response demonstrates a mix of simple and some complex sentence forms, but control over grammar is inconsistent. There are frequent grammatical errors involving verb tenses, voice, and prepositions within grammatical patterns. Examples include 'The line graphs illustrates' (subject-verb agreement), 'speed camera which give an upward trend, starts from' (faulty relative clause and verb tense integration), 'it range covers', and 'there are too many camera installed' (pluralization). Punctuation and article usage are also shaky in places. While these errors rarely completely obscure the meaning, they are persistent enough to keep the writing at this level, as error-free sentences are not frequent enough to sustain a higher grade.

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