Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-27
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 graph illustration average carbon dioxide emissions per person, United kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 to 2007.
Overall, the information of 1967 year United kingdom was highest carbon dioxide emission in metric tonnes 12 to reduca level 9 in 2007. Sweden in 1967 carbon dioxide 9 metric tonnes increased in 1977 emissions 11 metric tonnes and reduced 5 metrics tonnes in 2007. Others countries Italy, portugal carbon emission was incresed in 1967 to 2007.
on the one hand, the information of Italy carbon dioxide emissions per person in 1967 increased 4 metric tonnes to 8 metrics tonnes in 2007 and Portugal in 19967 increased 0 level to 5 levels in metrics tonnes 2007.
On the other hand, United kingdom average carbon dioxide emissions was reduced 11 metric tonnes to 8 metric tonnes, Sweden was level in metric tonnes 8 to 10 in 1977 was increased but then reduced almost 5 lower level average carbon emission, Italy and Portgual carbon emission metric tonnes low level to day by day increased highest level in 2007.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
You identify the main overall pattern: UK emissions were highest and declined, Sweden peaked before falling, and Italy and Portugal rose. These are relevant features, and you make some comparisons between the countries. However, several figures are inaccurate or imprecise: the UK fell from about 10.8 to 8.7 tonnes, not 12 to 9; Italy ended at about 7.6, not 8; and Portugal began at about 1.2, rather than zero. The overview also says only that Italy and Portugal increased, without highlighting that Italy overtook Sweden and finished second-highest, while Portugal reached roughly the same level as Sweden. More accurate data and a clearer selection of the key comparisons would make the summary more complete and precise.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response has an introduction, an overview and two body paragraphs, so there is an attempt to organise the information into sections. The overview also gives the reader a broad sense of the trends. However, progression is difficult to follow because the body paragraphs repeat information already given and do not group the countries consistently. For example, the final paragraph returns to the UK and Sweden after the previous paragraph has discussed Italy and Portugal, then combines all four trends in one sentence. Phrases such as “on the one hand” and “on the other hand” do not clearly signal the comparisons being made. Grouping the declining series together and the rising series together, with clear links between sentences, would improve the flow.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “carbon dioxide emissions,” “per person,” “increased” and “reduced,” and the reader can generally identify the countries and trends you mean. However, the range is limited and several word choices or combinations are unnatural, such as “the information of Italy carbon dioxide emissions,” “5 levels in metric tonnes,” and “highest level in 2007.” There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “reduca,” “incresed” and “Portgual,” which reduce clarity. Use standard chart language and collocations—for example, emissions “stood at” a figure, “rose to” a peak, or “declined to” a level—and check spelling and word forms carefully.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
The response attempts both simple statements and longer sentences, and the broad meaning of many trends is recoverable. However, the range of sentence structures is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make some relationships unclear. Examples include the opening fragment, “The line graph illustration average…,” and the incomplete construction “United kingdom was highest carbon dioxide emission.” Tense and agreement are also inconsistent, as in “carbon emission was incresed,” while missing articles and awkward sentence patterns appear throughout. The long final sentence joins several ideas without clear grammatical links. Practise writing complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use consistent past-tense forms to describe the historical data.
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