Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-11-01

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)

Speed cameras are used by authorities to monitor the speed of vehicles on the road, if drivers follow the speed limit or not which would lead to paying fines for overspeeding.

Firstly, the first graph shows a rise in speed camera fines of drivers for the past 8 years which clearly shows a drastric increase yearly. In addition to that, the second graph shows the fatalities in road accidents seem to have small increase and decrease but does not make so much changes for the past years.

Furthermore, the people think that these cameras do not reduce accidents on the roads, they also think that a lot of speed cameras were installed mainly for government revenue.

In conlusion, these cameras aren't useful when it comes to avoiding or decreasing road accidents but useful for documentation of overspeeding. People have different opinions but I think cameras are useful for the society.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main contrast: fines rise markedly over the eight years, while fatalities fluctuate without a comparable overall change. You also report the survey’s broad findings that most respondents doubt cameras reduce accidents and believe revenue is the main reason for installing them. However, the report is only partially developed: it gives no figures or specific comparisons from either graph or the survey, and it omits the finding that most people consider there to be too many cameras. The final paragraph adds a personal opinion and claims cameras are useful for documenting speeding, which is not information shown in the visuals. A more complete response would summarise all three survey questions and support the overview with selected data.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement, moving from an introduction to the graphs, then the survey, and finally a concluding comment. Paragraph breaks and signposts such as “Firstly,” “Furthermore,” and “In conclusion” help the reader follow this sequence. However, the progression is somewhat mechanical, and the first paragraph’s general explanation of speed cameras does not lead directly into a precise summary of the data. Some links between ideas are also awkward: “they also think” does not clearly distinguish the survey’s separate questions, while the conclusion shifts from reporting the results to your own view. Grouping the key trends and survey findings more deliberately, with clearer references to each set of results, would make the report more cohesive.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “speed cameras,” “fatalities,” “revenue,” and “accidents,” and the main ideas remain understandable. There is some attempt at more descriptive language in “drastic increase” and “small increase and decrease.” However, the range is limited and several choices or forms are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “fines of drivers,” “does not make so much changes,” and “useful for documentation of overspeeding.” Spelling errors in “drastric” and “conlusion” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise, natural collocations suited to describing charts, such as “the number of fines issued” and “fatalities fluctuated slightly.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “which would lead to paying fines” and a contrast introduced by “but.” The overall meaning is generally recoverable, but errors in sentence construction and agreement are noticeable. For example, the opening sentence joins two ideas with a comma, and “the fatalities … seem to have small increase and decrease but does not make so much changes” has problems with articles, agreement, and plural forms. The sentence beginning “Furthermore” also joins two independent ideas with a comma. Use shorter, controlled sentences when describing each trend, and check subject–verb agreement, articles, and punctuation when combining clauses.

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