Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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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 6.0)

The provided bar chart and line graph illustrate the thinking of residents of London about their city in a survey's result that conducted across a three-year period.

Overall, the the range of shops was the best thing throughout the time, whilst the cost of living, traffic congestion, and crime were the worst things about living in london in initial years. Litter was the major problem in year two, but all three problems are reduced until the end of survey.

Examining the bar charts in detail, the best thing about living in london is the range of shops in all 3 years, the opinion of more than 40% of people. According to about 38% individuals, job opportunities ranked second in the 1st year, after that opinions dicreased to 35% and remained same in year 3. The opinions about mixture of people were about 36% in year 1 and year 2, later they reduced to approximately 34%. About 30% people think museum and art galleries was the best thing and about 21% people think night life was the best thing in year 1, opinions about both of these sectors increased to about 34% and 24% until year 3. Opinions about transport fluctuate from 21% to 20% over the period. The cost of living, traffic congestion, and crime was the worst thing about living in London according to 58% people in initual years that reduced over time, for cost of living to 50% in year 3, for traffic congestion to about 49%, and for crime that plummeted to 38% and increased to about 40% year 3. The opinion about cost of housing was about 33% in year 1 and 2 but slighly increased to approximately 36% in year 3.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main positive feature—shops—and include several relevant comparisons across the three years. However, the overview is not fully accurate: cost of living, congestion and crime are not all the leading drawbacks throughout the initial years, and litter is the highest reported major problem in Year 2, not simply a general shift in the worst things. The final chart is largely omitted, so its litter, air-quality and noise trends are not described. Some figures are also misreported: transport is about 22%, 20% and 21.5%, rather than fluctuating from 21% to 20%; crime falls to about 38% in Year 2 and then rises to 40%. Covering all three visuals and checking key comparisons would make the report more complete and precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview and a detailed paragraph, and the information generally moves from positive features to drawbacks. Linking expressions such as “According to,” “after that” and “later” help show sequence. However, the final paragraph combines many categories and trends in one long block, making comparisons harder to follow, while the third chart receives no separate treatment. Some references are also unclear, such as “both of these sectors,” and “all three problems” in the overview does not clearly identify the chart’s litter, air quality and noise categories. Use separate, balanced paragraphs for the positive and negative findings, and make comparisons and references explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “ranked second,” “remained,” “plummeted” and “approximately,” which helps describe rankings and change. The meaning is generally clear, but several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or repetitive: “the thinking of residents” and “opinions about” are less natural for survey results, while “sectors” does not fit the categories being discussed. There are also spelling errors, including “dicreased,” “initual” and “slighly,” and inconsistent capitalisation of “London.” Choose precise terms such as “respondents,” “proportion” and “category,” and proofread spelling to make the report more fluent and appropriately formal.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including clauses linked with “whilst,” “after that” and “but,” and most of the intended meaning can be understood. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly in agreement, articles and sentence construction. For example, “the cost of living, traffic congestion, and crime was” should use a plural verb, and “the best thing about living in london is” shifts awkwardly into the present tense when describing past survey results. The opening phrase “a survey's result that conducted” is also structurally faulty; a clearer form would be “the results of a survey conducted over three years.” Check tense consistency and agreement, and break up long sentences where several comparisons are joined together.

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