Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-17
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 number of tourists visiting a particular Carbbean island over the seven-year period between 2010 and 2017.
Overall, it is clear that the number of tourists visiting a Carbbean have changed over the period. total number of visitors experienced highest figure throughout the period. In contrast,visitors who staying on island showed fluctuations all timeframe. Additionally, Visitors staiying on cruise ships had gradually increased.
Regarding the visitors staying on cruise ships,had a small number of tourists, at approximately 0.2 million visitors in 2010. This figure started rising , reaching about to 0.5 million in 2011 and decreased to around 0.2 milion in 2012. Furthermore, the number of visitors who stay on cruise ships become popular, to about 2 million in 2017.
Looking at the visitors who staying on Island, visitors was become common and fluctuated ove ther year, starting at approximaterly 0.7 million in 2010 anf a slight rise to reach 1 million in 2011 before remained constant over three year peiod at about 1.5 million.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to cover the main features of the line graph, noting trends for visitors staying on cruise ships, those staying on the island, and the total figures over the period from 2010 to 2017. However, there are several inaccuracies in reporting the data, such as stating that visitors staying on the island reached 1 million in 2011 (when the graph shows it remaining at 0.75 million) and misinterpreting data points elsewhere. The overview is somewhat vague and grammatically flawed ('the number of tourists visiting a Carbbean have changed'), though it attempts to capture the overall trends. More precision in reading and reporting the specific figures is needed to achieve a higher band.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organized into paragraphs, beginning with an introduction, moving to an overview and body details, which provides a basic structure. However, logical progression is hindered by poor referencing and weak cohesive devices. Phrases like 'In contrast,visitors who staying on island showed fluctuations all timeframe' and 'Furthermore' are used rather mechanically or inappropriately. Paragraphing is present, but internal cohesion is frequently faulty, and the relationship between ideas is not always clear, leading to a choppy and disjointed reading experience.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with frequent spelling errors such as 'Carbbean' instead of 'Caribbean', 'staiying', and 'milion'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary like 'fluctuations' and 'gradually increased', but overall lexical control is weak. Word choice and collocations are often awkward, such as 'visitors who staying on island' or 'visitors was become common'. The range is minimally adequate for the task, but errors in spelling and word formation cause some difficulty for the reader.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
The response displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, and attempts at complex sentences frequently result in serious errors. There are numerous grammatical inaccuracies, such as subject-verb agreement errors ('the number of tourists... have changed'), missing verbs ('visitors who staying'), incorrect tense usage, and punctuation errors. Many sentences are non-standard or structurally incomplete, which places a heavy burden on the reader and restricts the score to the lower bands.
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