Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-21

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)

A survey was conducted for dtermination of number of deaths by road accidents and rate of fines imposed on people by the period of eight years since the introduction of speed cameras. Moreover, it also invited insights of public regarding the speed cameras.

For the period of eight years, the imposition of penalties were significantly inclined. However, it can be noticed that there is a gradual fluctuation in the rate of demise caused by road accidents during the same period. On the other hand, individuals have divergent opinion regarding the cameras.

The trend enumerates the fines ranged between 200,000 to 1,600,000 rupees. Initially, the fatalties were 3,000 per year and kept fluctuated between 3,000 and 35000.

56% People do not know about number of installed cameras and 60% People stated that cameras have not reduced road accidents. While 71% stated revenue generation is the reason for their installation.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the two broad trends and include several survey results, but the report only partially covers the visual information. The fines rise from 200,000 to 1,600,000, while fatalities fluctuate; however, the claim that fatalities ranged from 3,000 to 35,000 is a major misreading of the chart, whose values stay around 3,100–3,350. The survey statement that 56% “do not know” the number of cameras is also incorrect: 56% said there were too many, while 8% did not know. You omit the 32% who thought cameras reduce accidents and most of the camera-number responses. The response is also two words below the required minimum. Add an accurate overview and select key figures from both charts and all survey questions.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure: an introduction, a brief overview, chart details, and survey findings. This gives the reader some organisation, and transitions such as “Moreover” and “On the other hand” show an attempt to connect ideas. However, there is no clear progression through the visual information: the report moves from trends to a single fines figure, then to survey results without systematically comparing the charts or grouping related data. Some linking is also awkward, particularly the sentence beginning “While 71% stated…”, which is left as a fragment. Organise the report into a clear overview followed by separate, logically ordered paragraphs for the charts and survey, and use linking words only where the relationship between ideas is clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of formal and topic-related vocabulary, including “imposition of penalties,” “gradual fluctuation,” and “divergent opinion.” These choices show ambition, but several are unnatural or inaccurate for describing charts: “rate of demise” and “the trend enumerates the fines” make the meaning less clear. “Ru pees” is not an appropriate unit here, and spelling errors such as “dtermination” and “fatalties” are noticeable. The vocabulary is sufficient to communicate the general subject, but imprecise collocations and errors limit clarity. Prefer standard chart language such as “the number of fines increased” and “fatalities fluctuated,” and check spelling and the units shown in the task.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use both simple statements and some more complex forms, including “it can be noticed that…” and “since the introduction of speed cameras.” However, control is uneven, and several sentence patterns are faulty. In “the imposition of penalties were significantly inclined,” the subject and verb do not agree, and the construction is not grammatically natural. “The fines ranged between…” is also incomplete in context, while “56% People” and “60% People” need a determiner or a different sentence structure. The final “While 71% stated…” clause is a fragment. Aim for direct, complete sentences with accurate agreement and articles, for example, “The number of fines increased, whereas fatalities fluctuated.”

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