Band 5.5 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 5.5)

the line graphs illustrates the drivers who were caught by speed cameras for driving too fast and 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.

Overall, speed camera accounted for the dramatic increase whereas road accident fatalities remained relatively stable over the period.In addition majority of people denied about the speed camera reduces accidents while other thinks speed cameras were installed to raise revenue whereas people preditions varied about the number of speed cameras on the road

To begin with, speed camera fines started at approximately 200,000 in first year. It then increased gradually to 1,600,000 by eight year. where as road accident fatalities fluctuated and remained relatively stable over the period.in first year it started with around 3100 reaching approximately at 3400 in eight year.

Turning to survey on people's opinions on speed cameras, the figure followed a different pattern. people who think speed cameras reduce the number of accident on the roads who agreed stood at 32% whereas people who dont know shows 8 % and who dont know represented 8%.furthermore people opinion's for the installation of speed cameras to improve road safety recorded 26% and to raise revenue 71% and dont know accounted for 3%.people who think about the number of speed cameras are too many showed 56% while too few, about right and dont know represented 19%, 17% and 8%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both graphs and all three survey questions, and your overview identifies the main contrast: fines rose sharply while fatalities stayed broadly stable. The figures for fines (about 200,000 to 1.6 million) and the survey responses are generally reported accurately. However, some key details are underdeveloped or unclear. Fatalities are described as rising from about 3,100 to 3,400, but the series fluctuates throughout and ends near 3,350; noting its small variations would make the comparison more precise. In the first survey summary, you repeat “don’t know” and omit the 60% who said cameras do not reduce accidents. A more complete account of this dominant response would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on the graphs and a final paragraph on the survey. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression within sentences is sometimes difficult to follow, especially in the survey paragraph, where “who agreed” and the repeated “who don’t know” obscure which percentages belong to which answers. Linking phrases such as “To begin with” and “Turning to” help, but some connections are mechanical, and punctuation around sentence boundaries is inconsistent. Grouping the survey results more clearly and using precise references to each response would make the organisation easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “fluctuated,” “remained relatively stable,” “accounted for” and “raise revenue,” which helps communicate the main trends and survey categories. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning unclear. For example, “speed camera accounted for the dramatic increase” does not clearly identify what increased, and “people preditions varied” is not an appropriate way to describe the survey findings. Repeated use of “people who think” also makes the final paragraph less concise. Aim for precise trend language and accurate forms such as “respondents,” “believed” and “the proportion who answered.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including contrasts with “whereas” and clauses describing the survey responses. The overall meaning is usually recoverable, but errors in agreement, articles, sentence boundaries and clause construction are noticeable. For example, “the line graphs illustrates” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “speed camera fines started at approximately 200,000 in first year” needs an article before “first year.” The sentence beginning “people who think speed cameras reduce…” becomes structurally confused, and several sentences run together after full stops without capital letters. Check agreement and articles, and divide long survey sentences into shorter, complete clauses.

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