Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-15

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The bar charts and line graph below show the results of a survey conducted over a three-year period to discover what people who live in London think of the city.

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

What are the best things about living in London?

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The given bar graphs and line graph presents the proportion of london citizens what they this about the london

Overall it is clearly visible that people consider range of shops best in this.Cost of living is the worst thing about london according the majority of people. Litter is the major problem in give period of time.

It is evidently seen that morethan 40% of population consider range of shops as a best feature of london. this percentage remains constaint in three years. Job apportunies was also excelent in london morethan 30% of people state this in give period of time. wereas almost 60% of individuals found cost of living worst in year 1 but this decrease to 50% for next 2 years . In the terms of crime london was considerd worst by many people about 60% people report this problem in year 1 which decrease to less than 40% for year 3 and 2 .

Moving towards further in formation there were 3 major problems in london.Litter was most reported problem in year 1 it was 70% wich shift to more 70%. Answears for air quality was more than 60% in give proportion of three years of time. noise report also remains constant for 3 years

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to cover all parts of the visual data, including the best things, worst things, and major problems in London. However, the data presentation is weak, featuring some inaccurate figures (e.g., stating that crime was around 60% in year 1 when the chart shows it was closer to 56%) and lack of precise comparison. The overview is overly simplistic, and the overall development remains underdeveloped. While the main features are touched upon, the lack of careful data reporting and data integration prevents the response from achieving a higher band.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is divided into paragraphs, though the structuring is clumsy and lacks clear logical progression. Cohesive devices are minimal and basic, such as 'Overall it is clearly visible' and 'Moving towards further in formation'. There are issues with referencing and sentence linkage, making the flow disjointed at times. Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal logical transitions between ideas need significant improvement to guide the reader smoothly through the report.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.5

The lexical range is limited and basic. The student relies heavily on simple vocabulary and repeats words such as 'london', 'worst', and 'year'. There are numerous spelling errors throughout the text (e.g., 'constaint' for constant, 'apportunies' for opportunities, 'excelent' for excellent, 'wereas' for whereas, 'wich' for which, 'Answears' for answers). These lexical deficiencies and spelling mistakes occasionally hinder understanding and clearly place the writing within the lower bands.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The grammar is characterized by frequent errors and a very limited range of structures. There are basic subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'graphs and line graph presents', 'cost of living... are'), missing auxiliary verbs, incorrect prepositions, and punctuation flaws. Complex sentences are rarely attempted, and simple sentences often contain structural flaws. Errors frequently cause strain for the reader, aligning with the Band 4.5 to 5.0 descriptors.

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