Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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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 graphs illustrate the number of drivers in Britain who have been caught driving too fast by speed cameras placed in roads, and the number of perople killed in road activities, over an eight-year period since the introduction of speed cameras. As well as, tables represent the result of a survey on people's opinions on speed cameras.

Overall, the speed camera fines has increased as the time spent. Furthermore, road accident face fluctuates over the period of time. The number of people who were not agreed with speed cameras reduce the road accident was 60% at the same time 71% agree the installation of speed cameras raise revenue and there are too many speed cameras on the road approxamitely 56%.

Initially, the spped camera fine was about [redacted phone] in the year 1 and it has increased approximately [redacted phone] in the year 5. Likewise, it has significantely raised upto [redacted phone] in the year 8. Similarly, road accident fatalities it was about to 3000 in the year 1 and it face flucatuation over the period of time.

on the other hand, people who are agree with speed cameras reduce the number of accident on the road were 32% at the same time 60% were disageed and 8% peopke dont know about that. In addition, 26% were thinking the main reason for the installation of speed camera was to improve road safety. Likewise, 71% were thinking it as installed to raise revenue and other 3% was not sure about this. Furthermore, the people who says that there are too many road cameras approximately 56% and too few 19%. However, 17% were about right and 9% dont know.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response addresses the task partially, attempting to describe both the graphs and the survey data, but some parts are underdeveloped or inaccurate. The overview provided in the second paragraph is overly simplistic and contains vague phrasing like 'as the time spent' and 'road accident face fluctuates'. Furthermore, there are significant inaccuracies in reporting the data, such as stating that the speed camera fines increased to '6000000' in year 5, which misreads the chart's scale. While key trends are partially identified, such as the rise in fines and the fluctuations in fatalities, the lack of precision and limited extension of ideas prevent a more complete coverage of the visual data.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some basic organisation with attempts at paragraphing, but the response lacks clear overall progression. The essay is divided into an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs for the charts and survey data, but the logical flow between sentences and paragraphs is frequently disrupted. Cohesive devices are used mechanically or inaccurately, such as 'As well as,' and 'on the other hand,' which are not always suited to the context. Additionally, referencing is occasionally unclear, and the mechanical transitions make the progression feel disjointed rather than naturally linked.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited and barely adequate for the task, with noticeable errors in word choice, word form, and spelling that occasionally cause difficulty for the reader. Examples of lexical errors include 'road activities' instead of 'road accidents', 'perople', 'spped', 'significantely', 'upto', 'disageed', and 'approxamitely'. The writer attempts some less common vocabulary, such as 'revenue' and 'fatalities', but these are undermined by frequent spelling slips and awkward phrasing like 'road accident face fluctuates' and 'people who were not agreed'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response demonstrates a limited range of structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent attempts at complex forms that are often faulty. There are numerous grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('the speed camera fines has increased'), incorrect preposition use ('placed in roads'), and awkward phrasing in relative clauses ('people who are agree with'). Punctuation and sentence boundaries are also weak, with run-on constructions and missing punctuation. These frequent errors cause noticeable difficulty for the reader and reflect a lack of control over complex grammatical patterns.

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