Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-18
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 illustrate average carbon dioxide emissions per person such as United Kingdom, Sweden, Itlay and Portugal between 1967 and 2007. This graph show different four lines with respect to these four countries and show which country have highest carbon dioxide emissions and which country have lowest.
Overall, this graph show United Kingdom have highest carbon dioxide emissions between 1967 to 2007. While Sweden and Italy fluctuated at moderate levels from 1967 to 2007. Morever, Portugal recorded lowest figures for most of the period between 1967 to 2007.
In United Kingdom recorded highest values in 1967 to 1987 but had little bit lowerd points in 1997 to 2007. In contrast, Itlay constantly had highest level from 4 to 8 between 1967 to 2007. While Sweden recorded highest level in 1967 to 1977 from 8 to 11 but steadily showed lowest trend from 8 to 5 during 1987 to 2007. Morever, Portugal had lowesty trend during all years from 1 to 5 which are very lowest as compared to other three countries.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to cover the main trends in the line graph, identifying that the UK had the highest emissions and Portugal the lowest, while noting fluctuations in Sweden and Italy. However, there are notable descriptive inaccuracies and unsupported generalisations. For instance, the statement that Italy constantly had the highest level from 4 to 8 contradicts the visual data, where Italy starts low at 4.3 and rises towards the end, while the UK is actually the highest for the majority of the period. Furthermore, some data points are misreported or vague, such as describing Portugal as having a 'lowesty trend... from 1 to 5 which are very lowest'. These inaccuracies and lack of precise data integration pull the response into the Band 5 range.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is structured into an introduction and three body paragraphs, attempting an overall summary followed by specific details. However, the logical progression is weak and ideas are often repetitive or disjointed. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or incorrectly, such as the repeated use of 'Morever' and 'While' without proper clausal balance. Referencing is frequently unclear, as seen in sentences starting abruptly with prepositions or missing subjects, like 'In United Kingdom recorded highest values'. Paragraphing is present, but internal cohesion is faulty and mechanical, characteristic of a Band 5 performance.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, relying heavily on words like 'highest', 'lowest', 'level', and 'trend'. There are several spelling and word choice errors, including 'Itlay' instead of Italy, 'lowerd' instead of lowered, and the non-standard term 'lowesty'. Collocations are unnatural, such as 'little bit lowerd points' or 'steadily showed lowest trend'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the basic topic of carbon dioxide emissions, the frequent errors and restricted range place this criterion firmly at Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The grammatical range is quite limited, consisting mostly of simple and attempted complex sentences that contain frequent foundational errors. There are missing articles ('The line graph illustrate average...', 'In United Kingdom recorded...'), incorrect prepositions ('in 1967 to 1987'), and verb tense/form errors ('This graph show', 'illustrate', 'had little bit lowerd points'). Complex structures are consistently faulty. These frequent grammatical and punctuation errors cause noticeable difficulty for the reader and reflect a Band 5 level of control.
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