Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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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)

Number of drivers caught over speeding and fine imposed via the speed camera and consistent causing death in road accident.

Overall progressively eight years the penalty charged by had been increasing while the road accident losses remained almost same.

Speed camera fines raised continuously from first to eighth year from [redacted phone] to [redacted phone] without any depreciation in the numbers .In contrast ,the road accident fatalities remained at the same pace. As it was between 3000 to 3500 deaths in first and no big shift in number till the last year.

Almost 80% of the people in Britain think that speed cameras did not reduce number of collisions . While 32% think that it had reduced number of accident .And rest 8% don't know . Even 71% of British people think that speed cameras are installed to raise revenue from them .Other 26% think that it is installed to improve road safety. Again 3% had no opinion.

More than 50% of population of Britain thinks their are too many speed cameras on the road .And 19% of residents opinion is its too few and 17% number of cameras were about right .Left behinds Didn't know.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both the line graph and all three survey questions, and your overview correctly identifies the main contrast: fines rose substantially while fatalities stayed broadly stable. You also report the survey’s key majorities, including 60% who said cameras did not reduce accidents and 71% who believed revenue was the main reason for installation. Some details, however, are inaccurate or unclear. Fines rose from about 200,000 to 1,600,000, not 2,000,000, and “almost 80%” is not supported by the 60% figure. The fatalities fluctuated rather than remaining at exactly the same pace. The report would be stronger with more precise comparisons and a clearer account of the graph’s changes, especially the sharp rise in fines in the final years.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an opening, an overview, a paragraph on the graphs and a final paragraph on the survey. This helps the reader identify the two main information sources. However, progression within sentences and between ideas is sometimes awkward. For example, “Almost 80% ... While 32%...” gives a misleading contrast, and “Even 71%” does not clearly connect the next survey result. The final sentence, “Left behinds Didn't know,” is incomplete and leaves the last figure unexplained; it should state that 8% did not know. Use linking words selectively and make each paragraph develop its information in a clear sequence, rather than relying on fragments or loosely connected statements.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “road accident fatalities,” “reduce,” “raise revenue” and “improve road safety,” so the subject is generally understandable. However, the range and control of phrasing are limited, and several choices are unnatural or imprecise. “Consistent causing death” does not clearly describe fatalities, while “without any depreciation” is not an appropriate way to describe a rising figure. “Fine imposed via the speed camera” is also awkward, and “Left behinds” is not a natural expression for the remaining survey response. Aim for standard chart-report language and accurate collocations, such as “the number of fines increased” and “fatalities fluctuated within a narrow range.” Check word forms and spelling as well.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including contrasts introduced by “while” and “in contrast,” but grammatical control is inconsistent. Errors in sentence construction and agreement appear in phrases such as “Overall progressively eight years the penalty charged by had been increasing” and “More than 50% ... thinks.” Articles and prepositions are also often missing or misplaced, as in “reduce number of collisions” and “in first.” Some punctuation and spacing problems make sentence boundaries unclear, and “Left behinds Didn't know” is not a complete sentence. Practise building accurate subject–verb–object sentences first, then add subordinate clauses. For example: “The number of fines rose from 200,000 in year one to 1.6 million in year eight, whereas fatalities fluctuated around 3,000.”

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