Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-06

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The graph below shows the number of tourists visiting a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The given line grap illustrate the proportion of tourists visiting Caribbean Island from 2010 to 2017. Overall, it is was clearly showed in the line graph that tourits was staying on cruise ships gradually increased from 2010 to final year. However, prominent decilned in visitors living on island. While the total figure seen signifant increased in both either on cruise ships or island. The visitors living on staying on cruise ships upsurged from zero to 1.5 millions betweem [redacted phone], and seen clearly flucuated in visitors in staying on island initally with around 0.5 and increased peaks with 1.5 millions of visitors in 2013 year and then sharply declined to 1.2 millions visitors and then gradually stable in final year 2017

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the period and mention the three categories, and your account correctly notes that cruise-ship visitors rose overall and island visitors ended at about 1.5 million. However, the response only partially covers the graph: it gives no clear overview of the total, which climbed from 1 million to 3.5 million, and it incorrectly describes island visitors as showing a prominent decline, although they generally rose before a small dip and recovery. Cruise-ship visitors reached about 2 million, not 1.5 million, and the starting figure was about 0.25 million rather than zero. The response is also 30 words below the required minimum, limiting the detail available. Add a concise overview and accurately compare the main trends and endpoints.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: it begins with an introduction, signals an overall view with “Overall,” and then gives some trend details. However, the ideas do not progress clearly, and the overview combines contradictory claims, saying island visitors declined while also describing their rise and later stability. The final sentence is very long and strings several stages together with repeated “and then,” making the sequence difficult to follow. Use separate sentences or paragraphs for the overall trends and the detailed comparisons, and use time markers such as “initially,” “from 2012 to 2015,” and “by 2017” to guide the reader. Check that linking words express the intended relationship.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt some task-relevant vocabulary, including “gradually increased,” “fluctuated,” “peaks,” and “stable,” showing an effort to describe change rather than repeat basic terms. However, the range is limited and several choices or forms are inaccurate, sometimes making the meaning unclear: “proportion” is not appropriate for the number of visitors, while “prominent declined” and “increased peaks” are awkward. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “grap,” “tourits,” “decilned,” “signifant,” and “flucuated.” Use precise terms such as “number,” “rose,” “reached a peak,” and “fell slightly,” and proofread spelling and word forms. This would make your descriptions clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts to use a range of sentence forms, including an introductory clause beginning “While” and a longer sentence describing changes over time. However, complex structures are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make some relationships difficult to understand. For example, “it is was clearly showed” combines incompatible verb forms, and “tourits was staying” has incorrect agreement and tense. The sentence beginning “The visitors living on staying…” also lacks a clear grammatical structure and contains several clauses joined without effective punctuation. Practise forming accurate simple sentences first, then add subordinate clauses. Check subject–verb agreement, past-tense forms, articles, and sentence boundaries before submitting.

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