Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-16
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 graph illustrartes the number of tourists visit the caribbean island staying cruise ships ,staying on island and total number of visitors reached at particular distination from 2010 to 2017.
Overall,The total number of visitors increase gradually while visitors staying on cruise ships increased over the period of time however ,visitors staying on island faced a rapid decline in growth.
In 2010 , the visitors staying on cruise ship are 0.3% million of visitors over the period of time its shows a rapid increase while In 2012 it show a slight decrease but In 2017 its shows a significant increase a reached at about 2%million of visitors
In contrast , the visitors staying on island had show a rapid increase from 2010 to 2012.Moreever, In 2012 to 2015 it stood same later in 2015 it faced a slight flucation and in end point 2017 it reached 1.5 millions of visitors .
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The candidate makes an attempt to summarise the main features of the chart, providing an overview and mentioning data points for visitors staying on cruise ships, those staying on the island, and the total. However, there are significant inaccuracies in reporting the data. For instance, the student states that visitors staying on cruise ships in 2010 were '0.3% million', which is confused, and misinterprets the trends of visitors staying on the island, claiming they faced 'a rapid decline in growth' overall when they actually fluctuated and ended higher at 1.5 million. Furthermore, the overview is slightly contradictory and lacks clarity regarding the overall trends. Because of these inaccuracies and underdeveloped comparisons, the response falls into the Band 5.0 range.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is arranged with an introduction, an overview paragraph, and two body paragraphs, showing a basic attempt at paragraphing. However, progression is somewhat impaired by clumsy transitions and faulty cohesive devices such as 'Moreever' and 'later in 2015 it faced a slight flucation and in end point 2017'. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the mechanical repetition of sentence structures ('In 2010 ...', 'In contrast ...') prevents a smooth, natural flow. Overall, the organisation shows some structure, but cohesion is inadequate and inaccurate in places, aligning well with the Band 5.0 descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently relying on simple terms like 'increase', 'decrease', and 'visitors'. There are several noticeable lexical errors, such as misspelling 'illustrartes' and 'distination', and using unidiomatic phrases like 'reached at' and 'stood same'. The use of percentages mixed with millions ('0.3% million') also demonstrates a lack of precision in handling data language. The lexical range is limited and minimally adequate for the task, causing some difficulty for the reader and fitting the Band 5.0 criteria.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The candidate attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors, including missing articles ('staying cruise ships', 'staying on island'), incorrect prepositions ('reached at', 'show a rapid increase'), and tense inconsistencies (e.g., mixing present and past tenses like 'illustrartes', 'are', 'shows', 'had show'). Punctuation and spacing errors are also prevalent throughout the text (e.g., missing spaces after commas). These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader, matching the profile of a Band 5.0 performance.
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