Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-17
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 line graph illustrates the average amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) release per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal from 1967 to 2007.
Overall, it is evidant that average Carbon dioxide emission per person increased dramatically Portugal and Italy whereas other categories are Italy and Portugal decreased sharply.
In begin, In 1967 average person in United Kingdom released carbon dioxide 11 metric tones they decreased up to 8 in 2007.Whereas Portugal emission up to 8 metric tones they increased sharply to 10 and they declined rapidly to 7 in 1987 or more they droped slightly.
In sharp contrast to that, average person exhale carbon dioxide in Italy above 4 they move upward to under 8 and they stadily stable in 2007 althrough Portugal emissions carbon dioxide per person under 2 and they increased sharply approximately 4 than they rose significantally 6 or they move stadily same and touched to Sweden in 2007.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the prompt by describing the overall trends and specific data points for the four countries. However, the overview contains confusing and contradictory statements, such as 'average Carbon dioxide emission per person increased dramatically Portugal and Italy whereas other categories are Italy and Portugal decreased sharply.' Furthermore, many of the figures and trends described in the body paragraphs are inaccurate or confusingly stated, such as 'In 1967 average person in United Kingdom released carbon dioxide 11 metric tones they decreased up to 8 in 2007.' Key comparisons are attempted, but the execution is significantly hindered by unclear data reporting and poor expression, limiting the response to a Band 4.5 level, rounded to 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response shows an attempt at overall organisation with an introductory sentence and body paragraphs. However, paragraphing is poorly handled, with almost the entire body lumped into dense, run-on sentences. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as 'In begin,', 'Whereas', and 'In sharp contrast to that,', which fail to create logical links between ideas. The progression of information is frequently disrupted by broken syntax and unclear referencing, making it difficult to follow the relationships between the countries and data trends. This corresponds to Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student attempts to use topic-specific vocabulary related to the prompt, such as 'carbon dioxide (CO2) release', 'metric tones', and 'emissions'. However, there are numerous word choice and form errors throughout the text, including spelling mistakes like 'evidant', incorrect terminology such as 'release' and 'exhale' instead of emissions, and unnatural phrasing like 'stadily stable' and 'rise significantally'. The range of vocabulary is limited and repetitive, with basic phrasing dominating the response, reflecting the descriptors for Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The grammatical range is extremely limited, relying heavily on simple sentences strung together with commas or run-on structures, such as '...they increased sharply approximately 4 than they rose significantally 6 or they move stadily same and touched to Sweden in 2007.' There is a total lack of control over complex sentence forms, and frequent errors in tense, prepositions, and punctuation are present throughout the text. These errors constantly strain the reader's understanding and impede communication, placing the response firmly at Band 4.0.
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