Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-19
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)
Introduct:
The line graph dispresents the number of vistors to a Specific Caribbean destiontain from 2010 to 2017.
Overview:-
Overall, the total number of vators increased throughout the given period. Despite, the majority staying on land initially, this was surpassed by those arriving on cruisel lines in the final two yers. The total number of visiting the island in 2010 was 1 milion. This figure witnessed a steady annual rise to reach approximately 2.75 milions in 2015. it plateaued at this level in 2016 before experiencing its largest increse blw 2016 and 2017, soaring darematically to its peak of 3.5 milion. In 2010, most resident on the Island, with round 3/4 of million remaining on the Island. This peeked in 2013 at 1.5 milion and. The No. optng to visit on cruises fluctuated blw 1/4 and 1/2 i milion blw 2010 & 2013.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The response covers the main features of the graph, identifying the upward trend in total visitors, the dominance of land-based tourists initially, and the eventual rise of cruise ship visitors. Key data points are cited, such as the starting total of 1 million, the plateau at 2.75 million in 2016, and the peak of 3.5 million in 2017. However, the response falls short of the 150-word minimum length requirement, containing only 143 words. This under-length impacts the full development of ideas, placing the response at a Band 5.5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is divided into an introduction and a body section, but the formatting is unconventional, using labels like 'Introduct:' and 'Overview:-' rather than standard paragraphing. Furthermore, the final sentence is fragmented and abruptly cut off ('and. The No. optng to visit...'). While there is a logical progression attempting to describe the data chronologically, the lack of clean paragraph structure and faulty cohesion in the latter part of the text lower the score for this criterion.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student attempts some less common vocabulary, such as 'plateaued', 'soaring dramatically', and 'fluctuated'. However, there are numerous spelling errors and typos throughout the text, including 'dispresents' (depicts), 'vistors' / 'vators' (visitors), 'destiontain' (destination), 'cruisel' (cruise), 'yers' (years), 'milion' / 'milions' (million), 'increse' (increase), 'blw' (between), 'darematically' (dramatically), 'resident' (residents), and 'optng' (opting). These persistent lexical errors and inaccuracies restrict the score to Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, including relative clauses and adverbial phrases. However, grammatical accuracy is weak due to numerous errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('most resident on the Island') and sentence boundary errors, including a sentence fragment ending the response. Punctuation is also erratic. While some simple sentences are correct, the frequency of basic errors impacts readability.
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