Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-30

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 bar graph illustrates the Britain drivers who spotted red handed in speed cameras while driving in full speed and death of the individuals in accidents from last eight year. The table represents the analysis of individuals on speed cameras.

In overall, there is a drastice increase in speed cameras fines whereas, road accident fatalities have same range from first year to last year signficantly. On the other hand, The majority is in the list of not having control in death after the speed cameras.

Looking at the figures of bar graph, accidents rates did not change which start from above 3000 in first year and same in last year and only fines increases from 200,000 to 1,600,000 in end year.

Turning towards the another figure of table, 71% of the people thinks speed cameras installed to generate revenues and 56% thinks many cameras have installed on the road.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main contrast: fines rise substantially, while fatalities remain broadly stable, and you include two survey findings. However, the report covers the task only partially. It omits the survey results on whether cameras reduce accidents (60% said no, 32% yes) and gives little detail about the fatalities beyond saying they were similar at the start and end; the figures actually fluctuate between roughly 3,100 and 3,350. The phrase “not having control in death” is unclear and does not accurately summarise the survey. Also, the response is one word below the required minimum. To strengthen the report, include the missing survey findings and select a few accurate comparisons across the period.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic report structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs referring to the graph and table. This gives the reader some sense of how the information is organised. However, progression is limited because the graph discussion repeats the overview rather than developing it with intermediate figures, and the table paragraph reports only two of its three questions. Linking phrases such as “On the other hand” and “Turning towards” are used, but the relationship they signal is not always clear or natural. For example, the overview’s “On the other hand” introduces an unclear statement about control of deaths. Group the graph trends and survey results more systematically, and use straightforward links to show how each detail supports the overview.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-related vocabulary, including “fatalities,” “figures,” “installed,” and “generate revenues,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the report difficult to interpret. “Drivers who spotted red handed in speed cameras” does not clearly describe drivers caught by cameras, while “in full speed” and “same range” are imprecise. “The majority is in the list of not having control in death” is especially unclear. There are also spelling errors, including “drastice” and “signficantly,” and “revenues” is less natural here than “revenue.” Aim for precise chart language such as “the number of fines rose” and “fatalities fluctuated slightly.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few longer structures, including “whereas” in the overview, but sentence patterns are limited and errors occur frequently enough to affect clarity. For example, “The majority is in the list of not having control in death” has an unclear grammatical structure, and “71% of the people thinks” has a subject–verb agreement error; use “71% of people think.” Articles and sentence construction also need attention in “Turning towards the another figure of table,” which could be “Turning to the table.” The opening sentence combines several ideas without a clear grammatical relationship. Practise writing short, complete sentences first, then combine related points with accurate clauses. Check agreement, articles, and punctuation before submitting.

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