Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-27
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 chart illustrates the average emissions of carbon dioxide per individual across United kingdom,Sweden,Italy and Portugal for the period 1967 to 2007.Initial investigation revealed that United kingdom suffered from the highest carbon dioxide emissions despite a constant decline whereas Sweden recorded carbon emissions to a peak till 1977 and then a consistent decrease throughout the period.
Simultaneously, the trend for carbon dioxide emissions in italy was low initally and then rose constantly upto 2007.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 6.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The response fails to meet the minimum length requirement of 150 words, containing only 75 words. Consequently, it can only partially address the task requirements. While the student attempts an overview and mentions some key trends—such as the UK having the highest emissions with a constant decline, Sweden peaking in 1977 before decreasing, and Italy rising continuously—the data is severely under-developed. Important comparisons between the countries and the full span of data (especially regarding Portugal or the final year 2007 comparisons) are largely missing due to the extreme brevity.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is organised into two brief paragraphs, attempting an introduction and some body development. However, due to the extremely short length, overall progression is very limited. Cohesive devices are minimal, relying on simple connectors like 'Simultaneously' and 'and'. Referencing is generally clear, but the lack of substantial content prevents any sophisticated logical organisation or paragraphing strategy from being properly demonstrated.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for a basic summary, featuring appropriate words like 'emissions', 'constant decline', and 'consistent decrease'. There are minor mechanical errors such as missing spaces after commas (e.g., 'United kingdom,Sweden,Italy') and inconsistent capitalisation ('italy'). The range is somewhat limited due to the short length, but the words attempted are mostly relevant to the task.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0
The student attempts some complex sentence structures, such as 'Initial investigation revealed that United kingdom suffered from the highest carbon dioxide emissions despite a constant decline'. There are minor punctuation and capitalisation errors, including missing capitalisation in 'United kingdom' and 'italy', and a lack of spacing around punctuation marks. However, the grammatical structures used are reasonably accurate, meaning communication is not impeded by errors.
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