Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-08

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)

Over a three year of survey results shows what people who live in london think about the city interm of best things and worst things in london this was illutrate by the three graphs . The best things in london include range of shops,job recruitment ,diversities of people around the world,meusuems & art gallaries , night life and transportation. In all of this the top is ranges of shops which is about 40-45% in london which people love about it , and 20% of trasport people think is best things living about this city. Moving onto the worst things about the city which includes Cost if living, traffic congestion,crime ,cost of housing and transport . Around 55% people think that cost of housing is worst in this city ,this is the same percentage for traffic and crime for people who is living for past one year . The people who lived for more than 3 years the senario is different as u can see in the graph after living in the city people adapt that's the reason people opinion changes not only that but the salaries will incrrease so they find these worst things easier . There are a group of people who think that apart from these other things include litter,air quality and noise . In the graph it illustrates that litter around 70% people agree that these things are amjaor problem. Then comes air quality and noise.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the survey’s broad subject and mention several relevant categories, including shops, transport, cost of living, traffic, litter and air quality. However, the report only partially presents the data: it gives few accurate comparisons across all three years and omits key patterns, such as the relatively stable popularity of shops and the rise in the share naming museums and galleries. There is also a significant misreading: about 55% cited traffic congestion and crime in Year 1, but cost of housing was around 35%, not 55%. The claim that opinions change because residents adapt or earn higher salaries is not shown by the charts. Add a clear overview and select accurate figures to support the main trends.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response moves broadly from positive features to negative features and then to the problems chart, so the reader can recognise the intended sections. However, it is presented as one long paragraph, with no clear overview separating the main findings from details. Connections between ideas are often abrupt or unclear: “Moving onto the worst things” signals a shift, but the following comparisons are difficult to follow, and “There are a group of people” does not clearly explain how the final chart relates to the earlier categories. Some linking phrases are used mechanically, while punctuation and spacing make the sequence harder to track. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and each chart, and organise each paragraph around a clear comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic-related vocabulary to communicate the general subject, including “range of shops,” “traffic congestion,” “cost of housing,” and “air quality.” There are also attempts at more specific wording, such as “adapt” and “opinion changes.” However, spelling and word-choice errors are frequent and sometimes make the intended meaning difficult to identify: “illutrate,” “meusuems,” and “amjaor” are examples. Some expressions are inaccurate or unnatural, including “job recruitment,” “diversities of people,” and “the top is ranges of shops.” Aim for accurate chart-report collocations and consistent spelling. For example, use “job opportunities,” “a diverse population,” and “the most popular feature” to describe the data more precisely.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple statements and longer sentences, including a clause beginning “as you can see in the graph,” but control is inconsistent. Several sentences have faulty structure, such as “Over a three year of survey results shows…” and “Around 55% people think…,” where the subject or article is missing. Agreement and verb forms also cause problems in “people who is living” and “There are a group of people.” Long sentences joined by commas, particularly the sentence about residents adapting and salaries increasing, are difficult to follow. Use a clear subject and verb in each sentence, check singular and plural agreement, and separate explanations from chart descriptions. More accurate simple sentences would improve clarity before adding complex structures.

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