Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-11-02

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 given bar charts and a line graph describes the results of a research which is done in the three-year of time span that what community of london have in their minds about the city.

Overall, its clear that in people perceptions there are more best things about living in Lodon rather then worst things.

The major benefit to live in london is the highest range of shops and nearly 45% agree on this. Job opportunities take a slight dip from first year to third year. So on 35% individual thinks mixture of people is also a good thing in london then in third year it reduced by 1 %. Museums and Art gallerise is also gaining popularity among residents in every year. Night life and Tranport has less proportion in graph and it is best thing for nearly 25%.

However people thinks cost of living is higher in first year and reduced in next two years, in first two years 59% people are not happy with traffic congestion then in third year it reduced. Crime has a drastic drop from first to third year. For around 35% of people are not satisfied with cost of housing . Transport is also become issue for 35% in first years and then declined.

And according to survey, regarding litter, air quality, noise show a consistent but minor decrease in these aspects.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You cover the positive and negative aspects and include the separate problems chart, with an overview that attempts to compare the city’s advantages and disadvantages. Several key features are identified, such as shops being a leading benefit and litter, air quality and noise declining. However, the overview is not securely supported: the charts do not establish that there are more positive than negative things overall. Some figures or trends are inaccurate or unclear: the mixture-of-people figure is about 34–36%, not 35% followed by a one-percent reduction as stated, and the transport figure for the worst aspects is about 27% in Years 2 and 3, rather than simply declining. The final chart’s high percentages also deserve clearer comparison. Select the main trends accurately and support them with precise comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs covering advantages, disadvantages and the final chart. This helps the reader follow the broad categories. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to track because several figures and trends are joined in long, loosely connected sentences. For example, the sentence beginning “So on 35% individual thinks…” combines the mixture of people and its later change without a clear relationship. Linking words such as “Overall,” “However” and “And according to survey” are used, but some transitions feel mechanical or do not clearly signal how the information relates. Group the most important comparisons together, use clearer references to each year, and give the final chart its own concise comparison to improve the flow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “job opportunities,” “traffic congestion,” “crime” and “cost of housing,” and make some attempts at more formal reporting language such as “gaining popularity” and “drastic drop.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the meaning less clear. Examples include “what community … have in their minds,” “the highest range of shops,” and “not happy with traffic congestion”; these are not natural ways to describe survey responses. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “Lodon,” “gallerise” and “Tranport.” Build a more precise set of chart-reporting phrases, such as “the proportion who cited,” “ranked highest,” and “fell to,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including clauses with “that” and “then,” but control is inconsistent. Errors occur frequently in sentence structure, agreement, articles and verb forms, and some sentences require rereading. For instance, “The given bar charts and a line graph describes” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “research which is done in the three-year of time span” uses an awkward and faulty clause. “For around 35% of people are not satisfied” is also an incomplete construction, and “Transport is also become issue” has errors in verb form and article use. Practise writing shorter, complete comparison sentences first, then combine them with accurate clauses. Check that each sentence has a clear subject and verb and that tense and agreement remain consistent.

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