Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-24
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 line graph illustrates the information about the visitors came to visit a caribbean island from 2010 to 2017.
Overall, Total of visitors largest throughout the period,while visitors who's stayed in cruise ships was fluctuate in all years, in contrast peoples stayed on island was increased sharply over the period.
In 2010, tourist stayed on island stood at around 0.8 million, this figure remained same in 2011, while it increased with 1.3 milion in 2012,then also increased till 2015 with 1.5 million peoples. This figure decreased slightly in 2016 with approxemately 0.2 millions but remained same in 2017 as previous year 2015. on the other hand in 2010 vistors stayed on cruise ships started with 0.3 millions this figure rose with 0.5 millions visitors, while in 2012 the number of tourists again decreased as same as 2010. In 2013 it increased with 0.5 millions, this figure gradually rose throughout the period and end with 2 millions people.
The overall visitors stood at 1 million but dramatically high in all years, in 2011, [redacted phone] and 2014 increased the vale with almost half and remained stable in 2016 with around 2.7 millions, this figure ended with 3.5 millions people who visit the Caribbean island. give band and mistakes
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 trends in the line graph, providing an overview and selecting data points such as the figures for 2010 and 2017. However, the overview is poorly expressed ("Total of visitors largest throughout the period"), and the data selection contains numerous inaccuracies and misreadings of the graph. For instance, the student states that visitors staying on the island decreased in 2016 by "approxemately 0.2 millions," whereas the graph shows a drop from 1.5 million to 1.25 million. Furthermore, the description of the total number of visitors is very confused and difficult to follow. Consequently, the response achieves a Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response is divided into paragraphs, which is positive, but the internal organisation and logical progression are frequently disrupted by poor cohesive devices and faulty referencing. Sentences are often crammed with multiple data points linked clumsily by comma splices or basic conjunctions (e.g., "in 2010, tourist stayed on island stood at around 0.8 million, this figure remained same in 2011, while it increased with 1.3 milion in 2012..."). Paragraphing is rudimentary, and the relationship between ideas is often unclear, resulting in a Band 5.0 for Coherence and Cohesion.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student's vocabulary is basic and repetitive, with frequent errors in word choice, spelling, and collocation. Examples include "visitors came to visit" (redundant), "peoples" (incorrect plural), "vale" instead of value, and "approxemately" (spelling error). Phrases like "dramatically high in all years" and "end with 2 millions people" demonstrate limited control over lexical items and phrasing. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey a basic topic, the numerous inaccuracies place this at Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The text displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences or poorly constructed compound-complex sentences with missing articles and incorrect prepositions. There are persistent errors in subject-verb agreement and tense consistency (e.g., "visitors who's stayed in cruise ships was fluctuate", "tourist stayed on island stood"). Punctuation is also weak, with widespread comma splices connecting independent clauses. These frequent errors cause significant difficulty for the reader, fitting the Band 5.0 descriptor.
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