Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The liner graph shows the average carbon dioxide emissions per individuals in the European countries of United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy,Portugal between the 50 years starting from 1967 to 2007

Overall the graph shows the CO2 emissions in metric tonnes by the passing years 1967 to 2007.The United kingdom has a 11 percentage of metric tones during the year 1967 as seen as drastic drop to 9 percent till the year 2007.Same is seen with Sweden it is seen that Sweden shows a slightly increase in percentage over the years 1967 to 1977.Later sees a sudden fall to 5 metric tonnes

looking at the countries with downward trends,UK stated with highest emissions with roughy 11 metric tones.In contrast, both Italy and Portugal experienced continous growth.Italy started at approximately 4 tonnes per person in 1967 and rose steadily,plateauing under just 8 tonnes from 1997 onwards.Portugal began with the lowest emissions of the four nations of roughly one tone person.however,this figure climbed steadily over the period,finishing at

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify several important patterns: UK emissions decline, Sweden rises before falling, and Italy and Portugal increase. The comparison that Italy levels off just below 8 tonnes from 1997 is also broadly accurate. However, the overview is not sufficiently clear or complete, and some reporting is imprecise: emissions are described as “percentage” rather than tonnes, and the UK’s fall is called “drastic” despite being gradual. The final sentence about Portugal is unfinished, so its endpoint is not reported; it should be stated as about 5.4 tonnes, equal to Sweden in 2007. Develop a concise overview that compares the countries’ overall directions and identifies the UK as highest at the end.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has paragraph breaks and attempts to group the general description before discussing individual trends. Linking phrases such as “Overall,” “In contrast,” and “however” help signal relationships. However, progression is uneven: the second paragraph repeats the task description and then gives a partial account of the UK and Sweden, while the final paragraph shifts to Italy and Portugal without a clear, complete comparison. The last sentence stops after “finishing at,” leaving the reader without the conclusion to that point. Some connections are also awkward, such as “Same is seen with Sweden.” Organise the response into a clear introduction, a concise overview, and two data-focused paragraphs, and ensure each comparison is completed.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “emissions,” “metric tonnes,” “downward trends,” “rose steadily,” and “plateauing,” which helps describe changes over time. There is some variety in how trends are expressed, but inaccurate or imprecise choices reduce clarity. “11 percentage of metric tones” confuses a proportion with a measurement, and “drastic drop” overstates the UK’s gradual decline. Spelling and word-form errors such as “liner,” “continous,” and “tone” are noticeable, while “European countries” is an imprecise label for the four nations. Use standard terms consistently—especially “tonnes per person”—and check spelling and collocations when describing rises, falls, and stable figures.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more developed sentence forms, for example, “Italy started at approximately 4 tonnes per person in 1967 and rose steadily, plateauing…” This shows an effort to combine trends within a sentence. However, errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships difficult to follow. The opening sentence lacks a clear grammatical structure, and “Same is seen with Sweden it is seen that…” joins clauses without suitable punctuation or a conjunction. Other problems include missing articles and prepositions, inconsistent capitalisation, and sentence-boundary errors, as in “1967 to 2007.The United kingdom.” The unfinished final sentence is also a structural problem. Practise complete sentences with one clear main clause, then check agreement, articles, punctuation, and sentence boundaries.

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