Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-18
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 illustrate number of tourists visiting caribbean islan between year 2010 to 2017. The graph shows three lines, one doted line have visitors staying on cruise ship, other errow type line show visitors staying on island and third straight line show the total number of tourists visiting a particular caribbean island.
Overall, this line graph show visitors staying on the cruise ships have lowest trend between the starting years and then in 2013, line show the highest trend. On other side, visitors staying on island have highest trend during mid years from 2012 to 2016. While total number of visitors have highest trend among all the years.
Visitors staying on cruise ships have lowest trend between 2010 to 2012 but steadily have the highest trend between 2013 to 2017 from number of visitors 0.5 to 2 million. Whereas, visitors staying on island have increase during 2011 to 2015 from 0.7 to 1.5 million. Morever, the total number of visitors have the increased trend throughout all the years between 2010 to 217 with value of 1 million to 3.5 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 | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to address all parts of the task by reporting the main features and trends of the three categories shown in the line graph. An overview is provided in the second paragraph, outlining the general trends for cruise ship passengers, island stay visitors, and total visitors. However, there are some inaccuracies and misinterpretations of the data. For instance, the student states that visitors staying on cruise ships had the 'highest trend between 2013 to 2017,' whereas the chart shows that island stay visitors and total visitors remained higher in volume. Furthermore, minor data points contain slight generalisations or imprecise readings. Overall, the response fulfills the basic requirements of Task 1, but the analytical errors prevent it from achieving a higher band score, placing it firmly at Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text is structured into four distinct paragraphs, including an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs. There is a basic overall arrangement, using introductory phrases such as 'Overall,' and transitional words like 'Whereas' and 'Morever.' However, cohesion is often mechanical, faulty, or confusing. For example, the phrase 'On other side' is non-standard, and referencing is occasionally unclear (e.g., 'line show' without clear antecedents). Paragraphing is attempted, but logical progression between ideas is hindered by repetitive sentence structures and awkward transitions. This reflects the characteristics of Band 5.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student uses a limited and repetitive range of vocabulary, relying heavily on basic words and phrases such as 'trend,' 'number of tourists,' and 'visitors.' There are frequent lexical and spelling errors throughout the text, including 'illustrate' instead of 'illustrates,' 'caribbean islan' instead of 'Caribbean island,' 'doted' instead of 'dotted,' 'errow' instead of 'arrow,' and 'Morever' instead of 'Moreover.' Word choice is often imprecise or incorrect, such as using 'trend' to describe numerical values ('highest trend between 2013 to 2017 from number of visitors 0.5 to 2 million'). This vocabulary level is adequate for basic communication but contains noticeable errors, aligning with Band 4.5 to 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response demonstrates a limited range of grammatical structures. Simple sentences dominate, and attempts at more complex structures frequently result in grammatical errors. There are numerous subject-verb agreement errors (e.g., 'The line graph illustrate,' 'visitor... have lowest trend') and missing articles ('number of tourists visiting caribbean islan'). Punctuation is also problematic, with missing capitalisation on proper nouns like 'Caribbean' and run-on or poorly structured clauses. These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader and demonstrate weak control over basic grammar, fitting the Band 4.5 to 5.0 criteria.
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