Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-25

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 result of a survey on people's opinions about speed camera and describe the number of drivers in britain who have been caught driving too fast by speed cameras placed on roads,the number of people killed in road accident.

Overall,people in Britain is disappointing on speed camera .This is not beneficial for people and not control the road accidents.It's only increase the revenue.

The first graph shows the speed camera fine,which is increased every year start from 200,000 and end on 1,600,000.Every year fine increased does mean to improve the road accident but its only increased the revenue.

The secondcgraph shows the road accident fatalties.The number of fatalities does not reduce but remaining same every year.Speed camera does not reduce the number of road fatalities.Thus why they install on the road just to improve theri revenue.People think to many cameras install on the road.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the two line-chart topics and give a broad overview that fines rise while fatalities do not fall. However, the report only minimally covers the task: it omits all three survey results, including the key findings that 60% say cameras do not reduce accidents and 71% believe revenue is the main reason for installing them. Some claims are also inaccurate or unsupported: fatalities fluctuate between roughly 3,100 and 3,350 rather than remaining the same, and the charts do not establish that cameras were installed just to raise revenue. The response is 129 words, below the 150-word minimum; 19 words copied from the prompt were not counted. To improve, include a concise overview and select accurate figures from both the charts and survey.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure: an introduction, an overall statement, and separate paragraphs about fines and fatalities. This gives the reader some sense of the topics being discussed. However, progression is limited, and the survey information is not organised into a report section. Connections between ideas are sometimes unclear or repetitive, particularly the repeated claim that cameras do not reduce accidents and are intended to increase revenue. Phrases such as “Thus why” do not form a clear link to the preceding point. Organise the report into a clear overview followed by grouped details, and use accurate linking expressions such as “By contrast” or “Meanwhile” to show relationships between the data.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “speed camera fines,” “fatalities,” “revenue,” and “increased,” so the main subject is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms make the report less clear, such as “people in Britain is disappointing on speed camera” and “improve the road accident.” Spelling errors, including “fatalties” and “theri,” also reduce accuracy. Avoid repeating “increased” and “revenue”; use precise terms for the figures and survey opinions, such as “rose,” “remained broadly stable,” and “respondents.” More accurate collocations and careful spelling would make the description clearer and more appropriate for an academic report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, for example, “The first graph shows the speed camera fine, which is increased every year…” However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences difficult to follow. Examples include “people in Britain is,” where subject–verb agreement is incorrect, and “Speed camera does not reduce,” which needs an appropriate plural or article. Verb forms are also faulty in “which is increased” and “its only increased”; the data should be described consistently in the past or present simple. Missing spaces after full stops and commas, and inconsistent capitalisation, further affect readability. Practise accurate sentence patterns for describing trends and survey results, then check agreement, articles, verb forms, and punctuation.

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