Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-22
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 5.5)
The graph given below illustrates the number of visitors visiting a particular Caribbean island, categorized into those staying on cruise ships, those staying on island and total number of visitor between 2010 and 2017.
overall, total number of visitors displays upward trend through out the period, in 2010 start with 1 millions and it is increased 3.5 million by 2017.
The number visitor staying on island pattern it is begin around 0.75 in 2010 then no changed in 2011 .after gradually climb up to reach 1.5 millions by 2013 and it is reaming stable until 2015.it slightly fall in 2016 approximately 1.2 million rebounded to 1.5 million to 2017.
The number tourist staying on cruise ships significally growth .it starting low of 0.25 in 2010 then go up to 0.5 in 2011 .it is dropped back to 2010 level in 2012,then grew steadily reaching 2 millions year of 2017.
comparatively, the growth rate of curies ships visitors was much more variable those staying on island, but both depicts overall increase on the total number of tourist on Caribbean island.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The student successfully covers all main features of the graph, including the three categories (visitors staying on cruise ships, those staying on the island, and the total) across the given time frame. An overview is present at the beginning, noting the general upward trend from 1 million to 3.5 million visitors. Key comparisons are made between the two types of tourists, such as noting that cruise ship visitors experienced more variability and significant growth compared to island-staying visitors. While some minor data points contain slight approximations, the response adequately meets the core requirements of Task 1 by selecting and reporting the main trends and data points accurately.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The response is structured into distinct paragraphs, starting with an introduction, followed by an overview, body paragraphs for specific categories, and a concluding comparative sentence. Cohesive devices are used to link ideas (e.g., 'comparatively', 'then', 'after gradually climb up'), although some transitions are mechanical or awkward (e.g., 'overall, total number of visitors displays upward trend through out the period, in 2010 start with...'). Paragraphing is generally appropriate, but referencing and punctuation between clauses occasionally lack smoothness, affecting the overall flow.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting some less common phrases such as 'categorized into', 'gradually climb up', and 'growth rate'. However, there are numerous word choice and form errors throughout the text, such as 'visitors visiting' (redundancy), 'no changed' (incorrect form), 'reaming' (spelling error for 'remaining'), 'significally growth' (incorrect grammar/form), and 'curies' (spelling error for 'cruise'). These errors occasionally detract from the reading experience, though communication is not impeded.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The response includes a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but suffers from frequent grammatical errors. Issues include missing articles (e.g., 'display upward trend'), incorrect verb tenses and forms (e.g., 'in 2010 start with', 'it is increased', 'rebounded to 1.5 million to 2017'), and punctuation/run-on sentence errors where clauses are incorrectly joined by commas without conjunctions. While the general meaning remains clear, the high frequency of basic grammatical slips prevents the score from reaching higher bands.
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