Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-16
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 two graphs line and bar graphs illustrate the sum of a survey conducted in London that what people do think about the city over three years.
The bar graph indicates that range shops and job opportunities grow upto 45 percent during the whole period.But, the second bar graph shows the bad things including the cost of living, traffic congestion and crime in these three years.
From graph,it can be seen that range of shopes in these three years climb upto 45 percent And job opprtunities in these year has a small decline in availing the job opportunities, In contrast, it can also be seen that night life over the mentioned time period face a downfall upto approximately 28 percent. moreover, transport in these year also reduced to 20 to 23 percent, which is the best thing about living in London.
In summation, the best things for living in London city are the more job opportunities and also less transport for peaceful living.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5
The student attempts to describe the charts, but the response suffers from significant misinterpretations and inaccurate reporting of the visual data. For instance, the text claims that 'range shops and job opportunities grow upto 45 percent', whereas the charts actually show fluctuating trends. Furthermore, the selection of data is somewhat disjointed, focusing on isolated details rather than presenting a coherent overall summary. While the prompt asks for a report on the best and worst things about living in London, the student misses several key elements and misreads percentages (e.g., claiming night life fell to 28 percent when it was actually around 24.5 percent). Consequently, the response only partially addresses the requirements of the task.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is divided into four short paragraphs, showing some attempt at structural organisation. However, there is a lack of overall progression and logical flow. The transition between sentences and paragraphs is often abrupt or confusing, as seen with phrases like 'From graph,it can be seen' and 'In summation'. Cohesive devices are used mechanically and sometimes inaccurately (e.g., 'But, the second bar graph...'). Additionally, referencing is occasionally unclear, making it difficult to follow the relationships between the various data points and trends described by the student.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently relying on simple terms such as 'best things', 'bad things', and 'grow'. There are numerous word-form and collocation errors, such as 'range shops' instead of 'range of shops', 'opprtunities' (spelling error), and 'transport in these year also reduced'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary, but these attempts are often inaccurate or inappropriate in context. While the language is generally adequate to convey a basic meaning, the lexical limitations and frequent inaccuracies restrict the response to a lower band.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
The writing displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences and flawed attempts at complex constructions. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('job opprtunities in these year has a small decline'), punctuation errors (spacing around commas), and prepositional misuse. For example, the sentence 'The two graphs line and bar graphs illustrate the sum of a survey conducted in London that what people do think about the city over three years' contains severe structural tangles. These errors frequently cause difficulty and confusion for the reader.
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