Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-29

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 6.5)

The line charts compare the number of drivers in Britain who have been fined due to over speeding and the number of people who who were killed in a road accident.

Overall, the number of speed camera fines increases significantly. Whereas there was a constant ratio in the road accidents fatalities even after placing cameras. In addition, people were in point of view that the cameras did not reduce the number of accidents on the road.

Regarding the number of fines, it rose steadily from 200,000 in 1st year to 600,000 in the 3rd year. It then increased sharply at 1 million in the 4rth year, 1.2 million in the 6th year and approximately 1.6 million at the end of 8th year.

In contrast, the number of road accidents fatalities fluctuated between 3000 to 34000 throughout the period. They rose from almost 3100 in the 1st year and reached about 3400 in the last year after a slight decline in the 4th year.

With respect to the public opinions, 60% of the respondents said that the cameras were not of use as they did not reduce the number of accidents, while only 32% believe that they did. Conversely, 71% of the individuals believe that the cameras were installed to raise revenue and 26% were in the view of improvement and safety. Finally, 56% of the people considered that there were too many cameras, while 19% thought that there were fewer and 17% felt that they were about right.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The report covers both charts and all three survey questions, and it gives a clear overview: fines rose substantially while fatalities stayed broadly stable, alongside public scepticism about cameras. Most survey figures are accurately reported. However, several chart values are misread: fines were about 380,000 in year 3, not 600,000, and about 500,000 in year 4, not 1 million; the year-6 figure was about 780,000, not 1.2 million. Fatalities ranged roughly from 3,100 to 3,350, rather than 3,000 to 34,000. The overview’s claim of a “constant ratio” is also imprecise; describe the figures as fluctuating within a narrow range. More accurate selection and reporting of data would strengthen an otherwise complete response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information is organised in a clear sequence: an introduction, an overview, separate paragraphs for the two charts, and a final paragraph covering the survey. This makes the report easy to follow, and transitions such as “In contrast” and “With respect to the public opinions” help signal changes in focus. The overview also brings the main trends together. To make progression more consistently smooth, avoid awkward or incomplete links such as “Whereas there was a constant ratio…”; connect this contrast directly to the preceding sentence. Some transitions, including “Conversely” and “Finally,” are functional but could be used more precisely to show the relationship between survey findings. Clearer referencing and tighter links between sentences would improve cohesion further.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “fluctuated,” “increased sharply,” “respondents,” and “raise revenue.” These choices help describe trends and survey results. However, several noticeable word-choice and collocation problems reduce precision: “over speeding” is unnatural, “constant ratio” does not accurately describe the fatalities trend, and “were in point of view” is not idiomatic. “Cameras were not of use” also overstates what the survey says: respondents were asked whether cameras reduce accidents. There are spelling and form slips such as “4rth,” and “road accidents fatalities” is awkwardly formed. Aim for standard chart-reporting phrases and check collocations and spelling so that the vocabulary is both accurate and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including contrast structures such as “Whereas…” and “while…,” and most of the meaning remains understandable. However, errors recur in sentence construction, agreement, and articles. “Whereas there was a constant ratio…” is a dependent clause presented as a sentence, while “the number of road accidents fatalities fluctuated” has an awkward noun structure. In “60% of the respondents said … while only 32% believe,” the reporting verbs shift tense; keep the account consistently in the past. The opening also repeats “who” (“people who who were killed”), and phrases such as “in 1st year” need an article or possessive form. More reliable sentence boundaries and consistent tense would improve accuracy.

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