Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-04

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 line graph illustrates the millions of tourists visited a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017.

overall, the total people ware show more in Caribbean island while the half of tourists staying on cruise ships and half visitor staying on island, whereases in the middle of the year the both are equally despite in the graph.

Total 1 millions of tourist was visited in the year of 2010 .After the year 2011 the total visitors has increased dramatically to the peak in 3.5 millions in the year 2017. It is similar rates of visitors in the year of 2015 to 1216 around 2.7 millions.

The staying on cruise ships visitors was 0.7 millions in the years of 2010 whiles the staying on island visitors were lowest in 2010 under o million. The staying on cruise ships visitor slowly climbed and equal visitor staying on ships the year of 2013 to 2015 around 1.5 millions peoples. after that years the visitors was little bit decline in 2016 at 1.3 million then grew again and reach the peak at 1.5 million. The staying on island people was sharply increased and reached the top at 2 million in the year of 2017. the staying on ships visitors and on stayed island visitors were similer in the middle of the year 2015 to 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to summarize the main features of the graph, but the information is often inaccurate or confusing. For example, the statement that 'half of tourists staying on cruise ships and half visitor staying on island' is not supported by the data, which shows distinct trends for each category. The description of the data is often imprecise, such as '1216' (likely a typo for 2016) and 'under o million'. While the main trends are identified, the lack of clarity and the inclusion of incorrect data points hinder the overall achievement of the task.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is organized into paragraphs, but the logical progression is weak. The use of cohesive devices is often mechanical or incorrect, such as 'whereases in the middle of the year' and 'after that years'. Referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the comparison between cruise ship visitors and island stayers. The transition between the overview and the body paragraphs is abrupt, and the internal structure of the paragraphs lacks a clear flow.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is limited and repetitive, relying heavily on basic terms like 'visitors', 'staying', and 'increased'. There are several errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'total people ware show more' and 'the visitors was little bit decline'. Some terms are used incorrectly, such as 'similer' (spelling) and 'peoples' (pluralization error). The range of vocabulary is insufficient to convey the data with the necessary precision required for an Academic Task 1 response.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response contains frequent grammatical errors that often impede communication. There are consistent issues with subject-verb agreement ('the visitors was', 'total people ware show'), tense usage, and article usage ('the year of 2010'). Sentence structures are mostly simple, and attempts at complex sentences are often faulty or fragmented. Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly regarding capitalization and the use of commas. These errors are frequent and significantly affect the clarity of the report.

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