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 from 2010 to 2017. There are three different types of tourists visit the island.
Initially, 0.7 million visitors staying on island in [redacted phone] there is no change in this year, but 2011 to 2013 it will gradually increased 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 grew to 1.5 million in 2017. While 2010, Visitors stayed on cruise ships are 0.25 million and rised up to 0.5 million in 2011. After that, it will dropped to 0.25 million in 2012. In 2013, visitors gradually rised every year, and up to 2 million in 2017. Lastly, the total is 1 million in 2010 and grew up to each year, and up to 2.8 million in 2015. After 2015, there is no change in 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 address the task by reporting data for the three categories on the graph (visitors staying on the island, those on cruise ships, and the total). However, there are significant issues with data accuracy and missing overview development. For instance, the writer states that in 2010 visitors staying on the island were 0.7 million, whereas the graph indicates 0.75 (or around 0.75), and states 'no change in this year'. Furthermore, the response lacks a clear, overarching summary or trend statement highlighting the main general developments over the period, such as the overall growth in visitor numbers driven primarily by cruise ships. While most categories are touched upon, the lack of an explicit overview and imprecise data reporting places this performance at Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organized into two brief paragraphs, but the paragraphing is underdeveloped; the entire body of data reporting is crammed into a single, dense block of text without a dedicated overview paragraph. Cohesive devices are used rather mechanically and repetitively (e.g., 'After that, it will dropped...', 'In 2013...', 'Lastly...'). There is also a lack of smooth transitions between the distinct data series, making the progression somewhat disjointed and difficult to follow. Referencing is occasionally confusing, leading to a muddled presentation of trends. These issues align with the Band 5 descriptors for Coherence and Cohesion.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, relying heavily on simple verbs of change like 'increased', 'dropped', 'grew', and 'rise'. There are noticeable word choice and collocation issues, such as writing 'illustrates number of different tourists visiting in Caribbean island' (missing articles and incorrect preposition) and 'grew up to each year'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey basic data points, the range is limited and contains errors that occasionally draw attention. This performance corresponds to a Band 5.0 in Lexical Resource.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentences, but control over tense and grammar is weak throughout the response. There are frequent tense inconsistencies and awkward modal/verb combinations, such as 'it will gradually increased', 'it will dropped', and 'visitors gradually rised every year'. Punctuation is also problematic, with run-on sentences joined by commas rather than proper conjunctions or full stops (e.g., 'While 2010, Visitors stayed on cruise ships are 0.25 million and rised up to 0.5 million in 2011. After that, it will dropped...'). Due to the high frequency of grammatical errors and faulty complex structures, a Band 5.0 is appropriate.
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