Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-17
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 bae charts and line graph ilustrate the results of a survey conducted in london over a three-year period to discover what it residents think of the city.
Overall, it is evident that range of shops in london has the largest percentage of best thing about living in london over the three years. Traffic recorded the least worst thing about living in london over the three years. The three major problems over people show a downward trend throughout the years except litter.
According to the best things about living in london, range of shops stood at approximately 56%, 41% and 42% in year 1, 2 and 3 respectively. Job oppourtunities recorded about 37% in year 1 and 35% each in remaining years.
Regarding the worst things about residing in london, cost of living accounted for aboit 67%,48% and 50% in year 1,2,and 3 r
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response fails to meet the minimum length requirement of 150 words, stopping abruptly at 144 words and leaving the final sentence unfinished ('...in year 1,2,and 3 r'). Furthermore, the overview is confused, incorrectly stating that 'Traffic recorded the least worst thing'. While the student attempts to select and report some data points from the charts (such as 'range of shops' and 'job opportunities'), the inaccuracies in data reading (e.g., claiming range of shops stood at 56% in year 1) and the lack of completion significantly detract from task fulfillment. According to the band descriptors, this partial coverage and under-length execution align with a band 5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay attempts a standard structure, beginning with an introduction followed by an overview and body paragraphs. However, the logical progression is hindered by the incomplete ending and abrupt halting of the text. Cohesive devices are basic and repetitive, such as the constant use of 'in year 1, 2 and 3 respectively'. Paragraphing is partially visible, but the lack of a fully developed conclusion or proper final sentence disrupts the overall flow. While there is some organisation, the inadequate control of cohesive relationships and the truncated nature of the response place this in the band 5 category.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a limited but minimally adequate range of vocabulary suitable for describing charts, using terms like 'survey', 'proportion' (implied), and 'percentage'. However, there are noticeable spelling and typographical errors throughout the text, such as 'bae' instead of 'bar', 'ilustrate', 'it' instead of 'its', 'oppourtunities', and 'aboit'. Less common vocabulary is attempted with occasional inaccuracies in word choice and collocation. These errors do not entirely impede communication, but they cause some difficulty and prevent the score from reaching a higher band, fitting comfortably at band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'it is evident that range of shops in london has the largest percentage...'. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, including missing capitalization for proper nouns ('london'), missing articles ('that range of shops', 'it residents'), and subject-verb agreement issues. Punctuation is also flawed in lists and numerical series. Because the text is truncated mid-sentence, complex structures are often faulty. These frequent errors and the incomplete grammatical units reflect the characteristics of band 5.
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