Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-19

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 charts and the line graph illustrates the information about a survey in London that what the people think about the city.

By examining the graphs the number of people like the range of shops and the worst thing about living in London is cost of living.

In first period of living in the London people like most about city are range of shops, jobs opportunities and the people whom are from other nations or countries. In the second year people like the most again the range of shops, job opportunities, mixture of people and also museums and art galleries. In year 3 people almost like the same things.

The Worst thing about living in London is cost of living, traffic congestion and the crime. In second year the things which are not liked the most are traffic congestion, a crime. Moreover in 3rd year the most things which are not like by the people is cost of living, traffic congestion and crime. About 70 to 75 percentage of people do not like littering which is then decreased by the year 3. According to 65% of people do not like air quality as well noise.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify relevant positive and negative aspects, including shops, job opportunities, traffic, crime and cost of living, and you mention changes in litter. However, the report only partially covers the charts: it gives few accurate comparisons or figures, and the line graph’s three issues are not clearly described. For example, litter rises from about 70% to 75% before falling to 65%, but this pattern is only partly conveyed; air quality and noise are also grouped together without their separate trends. The overview that shops are popular and cost of living is a major drawback is relevant, but it needs to summarise the main patterns across all visuals. Select key figures and compare years to develop the account more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, moving from an introduction to positive features and then to drawbacks, so the reader can identify the broad topics. However, progression within the paragraphs is limited: the second paragraph gives a brief overview, while later paragraphs repeat lists of what people like or dislike rather than organising comparisons by trend or chart. Linking phrases such as “Moreover” and “According to” are used, but the latter does not introduce a complete or clearly connected statement. Group the information into a clear overview and focused paragraphs, and use comparisons such as “while” or “by contrast” to show how figures change between years.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic vocabulary to identify several chart categories, including “range of shops,” “job opportunities,” “traffic congestion,” and “air quality.” However, the range is limited and some wording is repetitive or imprecise, particularly repeated forms of “like” and “not like.” Phrases such as “people whom are from other nations or countries” are an unclear paraphrase of “mixture of people,” while “do not like littering” changes the chart’s meaning: it reports whether litter is considered a problem. More precise reporting language would make the data easier to understand. Practise using terms such as “regarded as,” “the proportion,” and “declined,” while keeping the chart labels accurate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response mainly uses simple sentence patterns, with some attempts to add clauses, but errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships between ideas unclear. For example, “The bar charts and the line graph illustrates” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “In first period of living in the London” has problems with articles and sentence construction. The sentence beginning “According to 65% of people” is also incomplete in its structure. Tense and agreement need more consistent control, and several sentences would benefit from clearer, simpler construction. Practise accurate present-tense reporting sentences, such as “The charts show that…” and “The percentage identifying litter as a problem fell in Year 3.”

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