Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-28
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 graph illustrates the Caribbean island visitors between 2010 and 2017.
Overall, the visitors include staying on cruise ships, staying on island and total number of visitors from past eight years. Visitors staying on cruise ships only decrease in year 2012, otherwise it increased every year.
In 2010 and 2012 it had same visitors 0.3 million staying on cruise ships. In 2011 and 2013 it had same visitors 0.5 million. From 2014 to onwards it increases and reach to two million visitors. Visitors staying on island in 2010 and 2011 was same around 0.7 million and in 2012 and 2016 it was 1.3 million. In year 2013, 2014, 2015, and 2017 it was same 1.5 million of visitors.
Total number of visitors include in 2010 was 1 million, in 2011 it increase to 1.3 million, in 2012 it was 1.5 million, in 2013 it was two million. In 2014 it reach to 2.5 million, in 2015 and 2016 it was same 2.7 million. In 2017 it had 3.5 million of visitors.
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 all three data series across the years provided, satisfying the basic requirements of Task 1. An overview is attempted at the beginning, but it lacks clarity and precision, simply listing the categories rather than highlighting key trends. While the response mentions general movements, such as visitors staying on cruise ships increasing overall, the specific figures provided often contain inaccuracies when compared to the visual data (for example, stating that visitors staying on cruise ships were 0.3 million in 2010 and 2012, whereas the chart indicates 0.25 million). Furthermore, the approach tends to be a fragmented list of data points rather than a well-synthesized report with clear comparisons. Consequently, the response addresses the task only partially.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay is divided into four short paragraphs, representing an attempt at structuring an introduction, body paragraphs, and an overview/conclusion section. However, the logical progression is weak. The overview is placed awkwardly at the very beginning of the first paragraph without summarizing the main overarching trends effectively. Cohesive devices are minimal and repetitive (e.g., 'In 2010 and 2012...', 'In 2011 and 2013...'), leading to a mechanical and list-like flow of information rather than a cohesive discussion of trends. Paragraphing is disjointed, and referencing between sentences is occasionally unclear. Therefore, the organization meets the criteria for Band 5.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, relying heavily on simple terms like 'visitors', 'staying', 'increase', and 'same'. Phrases such as 'include staying on cruise ships, staying on island and total number of visitors' demonstrate limited control over word choice and phrasing. There are also unnatural collocations and awkward word forms, such as 'from past eight years' instead of 'over the past eight years'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the basic topic of tourism data, it lacks the range, precision, and flexibility required for higher bands, placing it firmly at Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('Visitors staying on cruise ships only decrease in year 2012') and missing prepositions or articles ('reach to two million visitors', 'in year 2013'). Sentences describing numerical data often lack proper structure (e.g., 'In 2010 and 2012 it had same visitors 0.3 million'). These errors cause some difficulty for the reader and demonstrate that complex structures are frequently faulty, which aligns with the Band 5 descriptors.
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