Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-22

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 graph below shows average carbon dioxide emissions per person from 1967 to 2007.

It is evident from the graph that the there are three countries namely; United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, and Portugal. The emission of carbon dioxide of Portugal was very low as compared to other three countries while the emission of carbon dioxide was very high in United Kingdom.

In 1967 the emission of carbondioxide was less than 2 ton while the emission of carbon dioxide in Italy was greter then 4 tonnes. The emission of carbon dioxide in Sweden was greter than 8 tonnes while the emission of carbon dioxide in United Kingdom was 10.5 percent. The emission of carbon dioxide in italy increase gradually and in 2007 it emission was 5.25 tonnes while the emission of carbon dioxide in Sweden decrease and become 5.25 tonnes.

To pen off this graph the percentage of United kingdom was remain high from start to end.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the countries and make a relevant broad comparison: Portugal starts lowest, while the UK remains highest throughout. However, the account only minimally reports the graph’s main features and includes important inaccuracies. For example, Italy rises to about 7.6 tonnes by 2007, not 5.25, and the UK’s figures are tonnes, not “10.5 percent.” The overview also misses key patterns: Sweden peaks in 1977 before declining, Italy rises and then levels off, and Portugal increases steadily. The statement that there are “three countries” is also inconsistent with the four countries listed. To strengthen the response, select the main trends accurately and support them with a few reliable comparisons across the period.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic sequence, moving from an opening statement to a general comparison and then to figures from 1967 and 2007. This gives the reader some sense of the topic, but the information is not arranged into a clear, sustained overview and comparison. The repeated construction “the emission of carbon dioxide…” makes the account difficult to follow, while “To pen off this graph” does not clearly signal a conclusion. Some comparisons are placed together without explaining how the trends relate. Organise the report into a brief introduction, an overview of the main patterns, and grouped details—for example, the declining UK and Swedish figures alongside the rising Italian and Portuguese figures. Use clear linking phrases and avoid repeating the same sentence frame.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “emission,” “gradually,” and “decrease,” and the reader can generally identify the subject of the report. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “To pen off this graph,” “the percentage of United kingdom,” and “carbondioxide.” Repeating “emission of carbon dioxide” also limits precision and makes the writing less fluent. Use standard chart language and vary the wording with terms such as “emissions,” “figure,” “level,” “rise,” and “fall.” Take care to use the correct unit: the graph reports metric tonnes, not percentages. More accurate collocations would make the comparisons clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences joined with “while,” so there is some variety in structure. However, control is uneven, and errors sometimes make relationships between ideas unclear. Examples include “there are three countries namely” despite listing four, “Italy increase gradually,” “it emission was,” and “United kingdom was remain high.” These show problems with agreement, verb forms, pronouns, and sentence construction. Punctuation is also awkward in “namely; United Kingdom…” and there are inconsistent capital letters for country names. Practise writing accurate comparisons in complete sentences, such as “Italy’s emissions increased gradually, while Sweden’s declined.” Check subject–verb agreement and past-tense forms throughout.

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