Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-14

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 5.5)

The line graph displays a camprision of carbon dioxide emissions of individuals living in four countries .namely, Uk, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 to 2007.

Overall, firstly highest was united kingdom and sweden citizens but they gradually decreases over the time . but other two countries at the starting year was very less but over the years carbon dioxide production progressively increased .

British comsume more than 10 tones of carbon dioxide in 1967 but there emission ddeclined slightly to 8 tonnes in 2007 however, Swedens grow from 8 to 11 tonnes during 1967 to 1977 but after that there is huge fall as it become least in given countries

moreover Italy and Portugal started with less numbers of carbon dioxide but during the given periods it experiences flactuations but gradually changes and incresed till more then 5 tonnes even, italy crosses the Swedons emmissions and portugal and swedam is at the equal point in the last year given in the table.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the four countries and the overall contrast: emissions fell in the UK and Sweden after their earlier high levels, while Italy and Portugal rose. You also report key comparisons, including Italy overtaking Sweden and Portugal reaching Sweden’s level by 2007. Some details are inaccurate or unclear, however. The UK fell from about 10.8 to 8.7 tonnes, not to 8, and Sweden peaked at roughly 10.3 in 1977 before declining; calling it the “least” country afterward is not accurate, since Portugal was lower until 2007. The overview also says both the UK and Sweden “gradually decreases,” which misses Sweden’s initial rise. Select the main turning points and state them precisely to make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and further details about the countries. Its main comparisons can generally be followed, especially the contrast between the declining northern countries and the rising southern ones. However, progression is weakened by unclear links and long, loosely joined sentences. For example, the final sentence combines Italy’s rise, its comparison with Sweden, and the Portugal–Sweden endpoint without clear separation. Connectors such as “but,” “however,” and “moreover” are sometimes used mechanically or with unclear relationships. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and detailed comparisons, and organise the details by trend or by country. Clearer sentence boundaries and references would make the progression easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “emissions,” “declined,” “increased,” and “fluctuations,” and you attempt to describe change over time. However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable and sometimes make the meaning less precise: “camprision,” “comsume,” “flactuations,” and “incresed” are examples. Some expressions are also unnatural for a graph report, such as “carbon dioxide production” and “citizens” when referring to per-person emissions. “Tones” should be “tonnes,” and “least” is not an accurate description of Sweden’s position for most of the period. Build a reliable set of trend verbs and comparison phrases, and check spelling and collocations before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast introduced by “however” and a time clause beginning “during the given periods.” Some grammatical errors remain, though the general message is usually understandable. Examples include “they gradually decreases,” where the subject and verb do not agree, and “it experiences … but gradually changes and incresed,” where the subject and verb forms are inconsistent. The opening also has an incomplete or awkward construction: “between 1967 to 2007” should use “between … and …” or “from … to …”. Punctuation and sentence boundaries are inconsistent, particularly in the long final sentence. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and agreement, and divide compound ideas into complete sentences.

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