Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-01

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 given bar charts give the information about a survey conducted in three years that what peoples think who live in London city and the line graph show that are these things is major problem.

Overall, the best things about living in city are range of shops and job apportunities. The worst things are crime and cost of living. The major problems was the air quality, noise and litter.

Firstly, in first year the range of shops, job opportumities,mixture of people, museums & art galleries, night life and transpor was decreased from 50% to 20% in every year. Moreover, the worst things like cost of living, traffic congestion, crime, cost of housing and transport were also reduce their percentages from 60% to 30% in this period.

Secondly, some major problems that people are answering yes like noise and air quality was decline in eavery year but litter boost in second year but diminish again from 70%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response addresses the task only partially. While it attempts to cover the three charts provided in the prompt, the selection of data is erratic and lacks clarity. For instance, the overview merely lists the top features without giving a clear, overarching summary of the major trends or overall patterns across the charts. Furthermore, some of the details provided are inaccurate or over-generalized, such as stating that all the best things and worst things decreased from 50% to 20% or 60% to 30%, which misreads the actual data presented in the visual stimuli. Ideas remain limited and under-developed, preventing the report from presenting a fully coherent picture of the survey results.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is some basic organization evident through the use of paragraphing and sequencing words such as 'Overall', 'Firstly', and 'Secondly', but the progression of ideas is not always clear. The logical flow is hindered by abrupt transitions and mechanical cohesive devices that do not always link sentences logically. Paragraphing is attempted, but grouping related information together is inconsistent—for example, mixing the best and worst aspects within the same descriptive sections. Referencing is also occasionally unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the exact comparisons being made across the different years and categories in the charts.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited and barely adequate for the task. The writer relies heavily on basic, repetitive terms and direct copying of prompt vocabulary, such as 'survey conducted', 'live in London', and 'best things about living in city'. There are noticeable lexical errors, including word formation and spelling mistakes like 'apportunities', 'opportumities', 'transpor', 'reduce', and 'eavery year'. These errors occasionally cause some difficulty for the reader and show a lack of precision when attempting less common vocabulary, restricting the range to a lower band level.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response demonstrates a very limited range of sentence structures, relying mostly on simple sentences or faulty attempts at complex forms. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'what peoples think', 'the line graph show', 'the major problems was', 'noise and air quality was decline'), missing articles, and incorrect verb tenses. For example, writing 'were also reduce' instead of 'were also reduced' or 'litter boost' instead of 'litter boosted'. These frequent errors require the reader to slow down and can cause some difficulty in understanding the intended meaning.

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