Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-22

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 following bar charts and line graph illustrates the results about a survey conducted over a period of three years to check what the people of london think about it.

Overall, the first bar chart tells us about the best things about living in london whereas the second graph demonstrates the worst things. And on the last, A line graph gives us information about the percentage of people answering to these major problems as yes or no.

So, the first bar chart is telling us about the ratio of three year conducted survey about good things happen in london such as range of shops(45%), Job opportunities(35%) and night life(25%) etc. On the other hand, the second chart tells us about the bad things happen in london such as the cost of living, traffic congestion and crime which hits about 60 percent in three years. it also involves cost of housing(35%) and transport(30%).

On the last, the line graph tells us that 70% of people answered yes to litter as a major problem. 65% of peple said that the air quality is not good and 60% are against noise pollution.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to describe all three charts, mentioning the best aspects, worst aspects, and major problems of living in London. However, the data selection is quite sparse, relying heavily on vague generalisations rather than specific data comparisons or trends over the three-year period. For instance, the writer states that crime 'hits about 60 percent in three years', which misinterprets the provided figures. Furthermore, the overview is overly simplistic, and key features such as the fluctuating trends in the line graph are largely omitted. According to Band 5 descriptors, the response addresses the task only partially with limited and under-developed ideas.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is organised into four paragraphs, reflecting an introductory and body structure. However, progression is weak, and the overall arrangement feels disjointed. The writer relies heavily on repetitive and conversational discourse markers like 'On the last', 'So', and 'On the other hand'. Paragraphing is attempted, but individual paragraphs lack internal cohesion and logical flow. Referencing is sometimes unclear, such as the transition from the second to the third chart using vague phrasing. This aligns closely with Band 5, where there is some organisation but no clear overall progression, and cohesive devices are inadequate or inaccurate.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently reusing words like 'tells us', 'things', and 'London'. There are frequent capitalization errors (e.g., 'london', 'Job', 'peple') and informal expressions ('good things happen', 'bad things happen'). The range of vocabulary is limited to basic terms related to the charts, with very few attempts at less common lexical items appropriate for an academic report. This corresponds to Band 5 descriptors, featuring a limited but minimally adequate range of vocabulary with noticeable errors that may cause some difficulty for the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The writer demonstrates a very limited range of sentence structures, relying primarily on simple sentences and basic active forms ('the first bar chart tells us', 'the line graph tells us that'). Attempts at complex structures are rare and often flawed by punctuation and agreement errors. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('The following bar charts... illustrates') and lowercase geographical nouns ('london'). Although the meaning is generally decipherable, the frequency of errors places this performance firmly at Band 5.

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