Band 5.0 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 5.0)

the line chart illusrate the different range of things about conducted over the period of three year in london city

the bar chart show the different activities like range of shop which depict the most highest percentage while the least discuss topic is for transport as its percentage is the lowest of all other things

the most and best things living in london was the range of shop but as the years progess it shows decline in the second year with a percentage of approximately 42 %and in third year it show a slit increase of 42%.further more job aopportunites where the highest in 1st year and in 2nd and 3rd year its remain the same 35% for both the year and as we follows mixture of people also shows the same range as job opportunities and there is gradually progress in museums and art galleries and night life as the year goes the transport show increase on the 1st yeat

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify several relevant features, including the range of shops as a leading positive and transport as a comparatively low-rated item, and you report some figures for shops and job opportunities. However, the response does not adequately cover the task’s three visuals: it focuses on the positive features and omits the worst things about London and the separate problem ratings for litter, air quality and noise. Some details are also unclear or inaccurate: the shops figure falls from about 45% to 41.5% in Year 2, then rises to about 42.5% in Year 3, rather than simply declining and reaching 42%. The overview is incomplete, and several trends are left unfinished. Select key comparisons from all charts and summarise the main patterns clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response around the charts and to describe changes over time. Linking expressions such as “further more” and “as the years progress” show an effort to connect information. However, the ideas are not arranged into clear paragraphs, and the response moves from an opening description to individual positive features without a clear overall progression. Several points run together in long sentences, while the final statement about transport is incomplete, making the relationship between ideas difficult to follow. Use a short introduction, a distinct overview, and body paragraphs grouped by chart or theme. Clear sentence boundaries and more precise links between comparisons would make the report easier to read.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “decline,” “increase,” and “job opportunities,” so the reader can recognise the general subject and some trends. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “the different range of things,” “most highest percentage,” and “least discuss topic.” Spelling errors, including “illusrate,” “aopportunites,” and “yeat,” also reduce clarity and control. Aim for accurate chart-report language, such as “category,” “proportion,” “remained stable,” and “rose slightly.” Check spelling carefully and avoid combining words that express the same idea, as in “most highest.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to form longer sentences and use time clauses to describe changes, for example, “as the years progress” and “as we follows.” However, complex sentences are often faulty, and errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence boundaries make some statements difficult to interpret. For instance, “the bar chart show” needs subject–verb agreement, while “job opportunities where the highest” uses an incorrect verb form. The opening also lacks a clear grammatical structure, and the final sentence is unfinished. Practise writing complete sentences with one main comparison each, checking that subjects and verbs agree and that past-tense descriptions are consistent.

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