Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-20
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 numbers of visitors showing their interest to visit Caribbean island few years ago. There is record of tourists who used to traveled this island.
The total numbers of tourists are rises gradually from one million to the 3.5, from 2010 to 2017. Some tourists used to stay on the island while other on the cruise ships. The people who stayed on the ships were also increased with time, started from 0.3 millions and stopped at 20 lacs visitors in seven years. Besides that, peoples who used to stay on the island were almost 0.8 initially and later they became 1.5 million visitors. Which was a increase in the their presence.
In this whole time spam, there was ups and downs in the numbers of tourists which showed that tourism remaind popular in Caribbean island between these years.It represents that many people were interested in tourism at that time , which improved the tourism.
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 response attempts to address the task by reporting overall figures and some specific data points for visitors staying on the island and on cruise ships between 2010 and 2017. However, the information presented contains several inaccuracies when compared with the visual data. For instance, the starting and ending figures for cruise ships (reported as 0.3 million and 2 lacs) and island visitors diverge from the chart. Furthermore, there is no clear overview provided at the beginning or end of the report, which is essential for Band 6 and above. The ideas are somewhat limited and under-developed, resulting in a score of 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text is divided into three brief paragraphs, but the logical progression is weak. The opening introduction fails to set out a clear overview of the main trends. Cohesive devices are either missing or used inappropriately, such as 'Besides that' and 'In this whole time spam' (which also contains a typo). Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the mechanical flow hinders readability. Paragraphing is attempted, but overall the structure lacks clear cohesion, making a Band 5.0 appropriate.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive throughout the response. Phrases like 'showing their interest', 'rises gradually', and 'ups and downs' demonstrate a limited range. There are also noticeable lexical errors and awkward collocations, such as 'stopped at 20 lacs visitors' and 'tourism remaind popular'. The lexical resource is minimally adequate to convey a simple message, but frequent inaccuracies and lack of sophisticated terms restrict the score to 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response displays a very limited range of sentence structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent grammatical errors. Examples of errors include subject-verb agreement issues like 'The numbers of tourists are rises', tense inconsistencies ('used to traveled', 'remaind'), and awkward phrasing ('Which was a increase in the their presence'). Complex structures are rarely attempted and when used, they contain errors. These persistent mistakes cause some difficulty for the reader, placing the grammar at a Band 5.0.
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