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)
This line Graph illustrates number of different tourists visiting in caribbean island in 2010 to 2017. There are three different types of tourists visit in island.
Initially, 0.7 million visitors staying on island in [redacted phone] there are no change in this year, but 2011 to 2013 it will gradually increase and up to 1.5 million and stable in two years. After 2015, it will again drop to 1.3 million in 2016, then again growth to 1.5 million n 2017. While 2010, Visitor staying on cruise ships are 0.25 million and rise up to 0.5 million in 2011. After that, it will drop to 0.25 million in 2012. 2013, visitors gradually rise every year, and up to 2 million in 2017. Lastly, the total is 1 million in 2010 and growth up to each year, and up to 2.8 million in 2015. After 2015, it is constant to one year and again rise up 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 cover the main features of the line graph regarding tourists visiting a Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017. However, there are notable inaccuracies in data reporting. For instance, the text states that island visitors started at 0.7 million, whereas the graph indicates 0.75 million. Furthermore, the description of trends is sometimes confusing, such as mixing up the timeline for cruise ship visitors ('2013, visitors gradually rise every year'). An explicit overall summary or overview is absent from the beginning or end of the response, which prevents the task achievement from reaching a higher band. Ideas are present and generally relevant, but the lack of an overarching summary and data inaccuracies place this at Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is inadequately paragraph-structured, with almost all body details crammed into a single block following the introduction. Progression is difficult to follow because cohesive devices are either missing, repetitive, or used inaccurately (e.g., 'While 2010, Visitor staying on cruise ships...', 'then again growth'). The referencing of pronouns and time markers is frequently unclear, leading to choppy sentences that do not flow logically from one to the next. While the writer attempts to move between different categories of tourists, the mechanical cohesion and poor paragraphing clearly reflect Band 5 descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, heavily relying on terms directly lifted from the prompt such as 'tourists', 'visiting', and 'island'. There are frequent word-formation and word-choice errors, such as 'growth' used as a verb ('then again growth to 1.5 million') and 'stable in two years' instead of 'stable for two years'. The range of vocabulary is limited to simple numerical descriptions and basic verbs like 'increase', 'drop', and 'rise'. Although meaning is generally conveyed, the lexical control corresponds to a Band 5 level.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The text displays a limited range of grammatical structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent tense and verb-form errors. Examples include 'There are three different types of tourists visit in island', 'it will gradually increase' (inappropriate future modal for past data), and 'it is constant to one year'. Punctuation is also weak, with missing capitalization in places ('caribbean'). Complex structures are attempted but are frequently faulty. Because errors are frequent and occasionally cause difficulty for the reader, this performance fits Band 5.
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