Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-24

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The diagram below shows the process for making a water clock.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

HOW TO BUILD YOUR OWN WATER CLOCK

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The diagram below illustrate the information of university lecture about the process for making a water clock in seven stages.

Overall, the construction of water clock is divided into seven major stages starting from opening of tab then to covering the hole with finger and right after three important steps their come leveling up in minutes to the end point where we make sure that the plastic bottle is empty enough to repeat the process for identification of time.

Initially, the we will make sure that tap is on and at the bottom of the tap we will place a stand, and plastic bottle is placed on stand at a certain level, right about the bottle we will attach another plastic bottle with a tape, and staw is fixed with glue. after this setup we will open a tap at first and make water fall.

After that we will cover hole of the inverted bottle with finger and at the

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The student attempts to describe the process for making a water clock, providing an overview and mentioning several steps from the diagram. However, the response is incomplete, cutting off abruptly in the middle of a sentence at the end. Furthermore, there are significant misinterpretations of the visual data, such as confusing the tap and stand placement. While the student identifies the core theme, the failure to complete the task and the inaccuracies in describing the visual elements prevent the response from achieving a higher band score. It satisfies the minimum length requirement but falls short of fully and accurately covering all parts of the prompt.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The text is organized into an introduction, an overview, and the beginnings of a body paragraph, but the logical flow is disrupted by the abrupt ending of the text. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'Overall', 'Initially', and 'After that', but their application is somewhat mechanical and imprecise. Paragraphing is attempted, but the final paragraph remains unfinished, which impacts the overall coherence and readability of the response. Referencing is occasionally unclear, making it difficult to follow the exact sequence of the mechanical steps being described.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with several spelling and word-choice errors throughout the text. Examples include 'illustrate' instead of 'illustrates', 'tab' instead of 'tap', and 'staw' instead of 'straw'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary related to the process, but inaccuracies in collocation and word form are noticeable, such as 'leveling up in minutes' and 'identification of time'. These lexical limitations occasionally cause difficulty for the reader and reflect a restricted range of vocabulary suitable for an academic task.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response contains a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on run-on sentences with frequent punctuation and capitalization errors (e.g., lowercase 'i' at the beginning of sentences). Complex sentence attempts are often faulty and lack control, resulting in grammatically tangled constructions such as 'right about the bottle we will attach another plastic bottle with a tape, and staw is fixed with glue.' Frequent errors in verb tense consistency and article usage occur throughout the text, though basic meaning can sometimes be extracted despite the grammatical strain.

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