Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-21

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 graphs indicates the changes in average carbon dioxide emissions per person in the United Kingdom,Sweden, Italy and Portagul between 1967 and 2007.

Overall,The CO2 emissions in United Kingdom and and Sweden declined all the period while in ITlay and POtagul CO2 emission increases throughout the period .

The line graph pridicts the changes in the average carbon dioxide emissions per person . In year 1967 the CO2 emission is about 1.5 in Potagul and 4.1 in Itlay . It goes on increasing and become 2 and 6.1 in 1977 respectively.It goes on increasing through 1987,1997 and 2007 . In the year 1987 the average Co2 emisiion is above 2 in Potagul and it is about above 6 in Itlay.In 1997 the amount increases about 6.5 in Itlay and 5 in Potagul. At the end of the period in 2007 the Co2 goes on peak and become 7.5 in itlay and 5.5 in Potagul.

In swedon the co2 emisssion starts from 1 in 1967 and in 1977 it increases and become 10 ,in 1987 it decline and become 6.5 ,in 1997 it is 6 and in the last year 2007 it is about 5 approximiately. In United Kingdom the average co2 emission is 10.5 in 1967.In 1977 it is almost the same . In 1987 it decreases to 10 and after10 years it become about 9 and in the last year in 2007 it decline and become about 8.5 approximiately.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the four countries and the 1967–2007 period, and your overview correctly notes the broad decline in the UK and Sweden and rise in Italy and Portugal. However, the overview is too general and partly inaccurate: Italy levels off at about 7.6 by 1997 and remains there in 2007, rather than increasing throughout. Several figures are also misreported, especially Sweden’s starting point, which was about 8.6, not 1, and Italy’s 1997 value, about 7.6 rather than 6.5. The response reports many details but does not clearly select and compare the most important features, such as the UK remaining highest and Portugal catching up with Sweden by the end.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, with an opening, an overview and separate discussion of the lower-emission countries and then Sweden and the UK. This gives the reader some organisation. However, progression within paragraphs is often repetitive: “It goes on increasing” is used several times, and the account moves through years without consistently making comparisons between countries. Linking is also mechanical, relying heavily on “In 1977,” “In 1987” and “In the last year.” The overview is separated from the details, but its broad claims are not developed into a clear organising framework. Grouping the two declining countries together and the two rising countries together, while comparing their endpoints, would make the progression easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “average carbon dioxide emissions,” “declined,” “increases” and “amount,” so the main subject is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several expressions are repeated or imprecise, such as “goes on increasing” and “become” for describing changes in figures. There are also frequent spelling errors in key terms and country names, including “Portagul,” “Itlay,” “Swedon” and “emisiion,” which reduce the accuracy and polish of the report. Some phrasing is unnatural, for example “the CO2 goes on peak.” Use standard spellings and more precise trend language, such as “rose steadily,” “fell to” and “levelled off.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both simple and longer sentences, and the overall meaning can usually be followed. However, grammatical control is inconsistent, with frequent errors in agreement, articles, tense and sentence construction. For example, “The line graphs indicates” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “the CO2 emission is about” uses an unsuitable present form for past data. Several long sequences join multiple year-by-year statements with commas, as in the paragraph about Sweden, making sentence boundaries unclear. Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, including “Overall,The” and missing spaces after commas. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and build shorter, correctly punctuated sentences before attempting longer comparisons.

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