Band 5.5 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 5.5)

The bar chart and line graph illustrates the result of a survey conducted over a three-year duration to discover what are the best and wrost things about living in london.

The highest proportion of best thing in london is range of shops approximately 45% and slightly deecreased in job opportunity about 39%. Similarly, mixture of people has same percent. Afterthat, the proportion is continously fell of museums and art galleries, night life, and transport (roughly above 20%).

In contrast, surevy shows highest percent of cost of living, traffic congestion and crime ( approximately 57%). Another wrost thing about living in london is cost of housing about 35% and it compares with transportation proportion survey which is similar as cost of housing.

Furthermore, survey of people answering "yes" for major problms in london over three years of period and lowest percent is about 59% of noise and slighltly decreased in three years. However, litter problem reached at peak about more than 70% in second year. Air quality is 65% in all three years.

Overall, best thing in london is range of shops and job opportuinty. Altough, the wrost thing is cost of living and traffic congestion. the line graph survey of major problem shows highest issue of litter about 75%

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You cover the three chart components and identify several relevant features, including shops as a leading positive, cost and congestion among the main drawbacks, and litter as the most prominent major problem. However, some comparisons and figures are inaccurate or unclear. For example, the mixture of people is not the same as job opportunities in Year 1, and the three worst features do not all stand at approximately 57% across the period. The statement that air quality is “65% in all three years” is also inaccurate: it declines from about 66% to 60%. Your overview names some key points, but it does not clearly summarise the main changes across the years; develop this overview and report more precise, supported comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, separate paragraphs for the positive and negative features, a paragraph on major problems, and a concluding overview. This makes the information generally easy to follow. You also use linking expressions such as “In contrast” and “Furthermore” to signal shifts between chart sections. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes unclear, and connectors can feel mechanical. For instance, “Afterthat” introduces a list without explaining how its figures compare, while “Similarly” does not accurately describe the relationship between job opportunities and the mixture of people. The final overview repeats earlier points rather than bringing the main trends together. Use clearer comparisons and references to guide the reader through each set of data.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “survey,” “approximately,” “decreased,” and “major problem,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several noticeable spelling and word-choice errors weaken precision, such as “wrost,” “deecreased,” “problms,” and “opportuinty.” Some phrases are also unnatural or imprecise: “the highest proportion of best thing” and “the proportion is continuously fell” do not express the intended comparisons clearly. Aim for accurate collocations used in data reports, such as “the most popular positive feature” and “the figure fell.” Proofread spelling carefully and vary the language used to describe increases, decreases, and similar or contrasting values.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including comparisons and clauses introduced by “which” and “However.” Nevertheless, errors occur frequently, and some sentences are difficult to interpret. For example, “The bar chart and line graph illustrates” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “the proportion is continuously fell” combines incompatible verb forms. The opening phrase “to discover what are the best and wrost things” also uses an incorrect word order for an embedded question. Articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries need attention as well. Practise building clear comparison sentences with accurate tense and agreement—for example, “The proportion choosing shops was highest in Year 1, then fell slightly”—and check each sentence for a complete, correctly formed verb.

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