Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-07

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 given graph shows the information of drivers in the United Kingdom who have been caught by speed cameras placed on roads, and also it show the information about the people who lost their lives while driving.

If we look closly to the information we can see that the numbers of fine by the speed cameras are increasing every year. The total amount of those fines is about 200k in first year and in final year it cross 1.6 million. There is a huge increas in numbers in year 7 to 8 and that is about 400k in a single year.

On the other hand, More than half drivers think that there is no reduction in numbers of road accidents after the speed cameras placed on roads, while only 32% of them think that these cameras are very helpfull to reduce the numbers of road incedent. Cammeras increas 26% of road safety and a few amount people think they do not have any idea.

To sum up, The numbers of fines by the cameras increased by the first year and also the number of road accidents got increas.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The report identifies the broad rise in fines, from about 200,000 in the first year to around 1.6 million in the last, and notes the sharp increase between years 7 and 8. It also includes some survey findings, such as the 60% who said cameras do not reduce accidents and the 32% who said they do. However, the task is addressed only partially: the fatalities trend is not described accurately or meaningfully, and the final claim that road accidents increased is unsupported by the chart, which shows fatalities fluctuating within a relatively narrow range. Most survey results are omitted, including views on cameras’ purpose and their number. Give a clear overview of both charts and summarise the key survey results without adding conclusions the data cannot support.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction to the fines trend, then survey comments and a conclusion. Linking phrases such as “On the other hand” and “To sum up” help signal these sections. However, the progression is not consistently logical: the second body paragraph shifts between accident reduction, road safety and people’s uncertainty, while the final sentence repeats the fines trend and introduces an unsupported statement about fatalities. The reader also has to infer how the survey relates to the charts. Organise the report into clear sections for the two graph trends and the survey, and use comparisons or references that make the relationships between points explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some relevant task vocabulary, including “speed cameras,” “fines,” “road accidents” and “increasing,” so the main subject is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation and spelling problems make parts difficult to interpret. For example, “numbers of fine” and “numbers of road incident” are imprecise, while “Cameras increase 26% of road safety” does not clearly express the survey result. There are also repeated spelling errors, including “closly,” “increas,” “helpfull” and “Cammeras.” Use precise terms such as “the number of fines,” “fatalities” and “respondents,” and check spelling and phrasing carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response mainly relies on simple sentence patterns, with a few attempts at more complex structures, such as “If we look closely … we can see that …”. Errors are frequent and sometimes make the intended meaning unclear. Examples include “it show” instead of “it shows,” “the numbers of fine … are increasing,” and “in final year it cross 1.6 million,” where agreement, articles and verb forms are not controlled. The sentence beginning “while only 32%” is also awkwardly connected to the preceding clause. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement, past-tense reporting and complete sentence construction. A wider range of structures will help once these basic forms are more reliable.

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