Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-20

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 bar chart and line graph illustrate the result of a survey conducted over a three year period to determine what people living in London consider to be the best and worst aspects of the city.

The bar chart depicts range of shops, job opportunities and mixture of people as best aspect of living in London over three years with approximately 45 percent, 40 percent and 38 percent respectively. The museaum and art gallaries is depicted best aspect in the third year with 40 percent, followed by night life and transport with approximately 28 percent and 30 percent respectively.

The bar chart also depicts the worst aspect of the city with cost of living in the first year reached to approximately 60 percent with decrease in next two years followed by traffic congestion in forst two years and crime rates in first year reaching to aprroximately 58 percent. The less worst aspect is cost of living and transport in the city with approximately 40 percent in first and second year in housing and first year of transport.

The line graph depicts the major problem in London city which comprises of litter, air quality and noise. Highest cause of concern was litter over the years, followed by air quality and noise. There has been reduction in all these factors over the years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to cover all parts of the visual data, including the bar charts and line graph regarding the best and worst aspects of living in London as well as the major problems. However, there are significant inaccuracies in reading and reporting the specific data points. For example, the student states that the museum and art galleries reached 40 percent in the third year, whereas the chart shows it at approximately 34.5 percent. Additionally, some data descriptions are vague or confused, such as the reporting of the worst aspects and the mixing up of percentages. While an overview is attempted, the lack of precise data representation and some over-generalizations pull the task achievement score down to Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The text is organized into clear paragraphs, starting with an introduction followed by body paragraphs dedicated to the different charts. Cohesive devices such as 'followed by', 'over the years', and 'also depicts' are used to connect ideas. However, paragraphing and logical progression are sometimes undermined by mechanical or repetitive phrasing, such as starting multiple sentences with 'The bar chart depicts'. Referencing is occasionally unclear, making it hard to follow the comparisons between years. Overall, the organization shows some logical sequencing, earning a Band 6.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, with domain-specific terms like 'survey', 'proportion' (though not used, words like 'percent' appear), 'traffic congestion', and 'cost of living'. However, there are noticeable spelling errors ('museaum', 'gallaries', 'forst', 'aprroximately', 'less worst') and awkward lexical choices ('The less worst aspect'). The range is limited and repetition of verbs like 'depicts' and nouns like 'aspect' restricts the score. These errors cause occasional difficulty for the reader, fitting Band 5.0 descriptors.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as using participial phrases ('with decrease in next two years') and relative clauses. However, there are frequent grammatical errors, including missing articles ('with cost of living', 'in first year'), incorrect prepositions ('in forst two years'), and subject-verb agreement issues ('the result of a survey... illustrate'). While communication is generally maintained despite these errors, the high frequency of grammatical inaccuracies places the writing firmly at Band 5.0.

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