Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-19

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)

London is one of the most condensed cities in the world, this is due to its economy and the opportunities that gives you whether you are an immigrant or a citizen. And because of that a survey was conducted to see what are the best and worst things about living in London over 3 years.

As we can see in the two charts, the range of shops have the highest percentage of what they like about living in London. Meanwhile, the cost of living, traffic congestion and crime are the worst things about London. This is true for the first and second year. Also, if we see the graph which shows if litter, air quality and noise are a major problem in London, litter represents the most major problem for Londoners in all 3 years, esspecially in the second year where it peaks. However, this trend eventually drops in the third year for all of the these things.

As we saw, living in London has its positives and negatives, but the more you live their the more it becomes a normal things that you have to face dai

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to describe the charts and graph, but the response is underdeveloped and lacks a comprehensive overview. While some key features are mentioned, such as the highest-rated aspects of living in London (range of shops) and the major problems (litter, cost of living), the data is described in a somewhat superficial manner. Crucially, the response trails off and is unfinished at the end ("dai"). Furthermore, there is no clear comparative synthesis across the three-year period. This places the response in Band 5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is divided into paragraphs, but the overall structure is disrupted because the essay is cut off abruptly at the end. Cohesive devices are used simply (e.g., "Meanwhile", "Also", "However"), but referencing is occasionally unclear, such as "what they like" without a clear antecedent. The progression of ideas is present at the beginning but weakens as the text breaks off prematurely. Paragraphing is attempted but needs better control and logical extension.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, including terms like "condensed cities", "opportunities", "traffic congestion", and "air quality". However, there are noticeable lexical errors, such as spelling mistakes ("esspecially") and inappropriate word choices or collocations ("normal things that you have to face"). The vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey basic ideas, but limitations in precision and spelling restrict the score to Band 5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentences, such as relative clauses ("which shows if litter... are a major problem"). However, there are frequent grammatical errors and punctuation issues, including a comma splice in the opening sentence ("...most condensed cities in the world, this is due to...") and unfinished phrasing at the end of the text. These errors can cause occasional difficulty for the reader, though basic meaning is usually recoverable.

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