Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-29
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 compares the caribbean island visited by tourists from 2010 to 2017 year.
Looking at the graph, In year of 2010 the number of visitors stay on the cruise ship is about Quater of million as compare with more then half million visitors visit the island which made up of total 1 million in tourists and remain flat in numbers and suddenly move upward from 2011 to 2013 maintain a very good growth . In the opposite the number of individual who stayed in cruise ship experienced up and down movememt and total number of visitor continously grow follow the straight line.
Moving to the further details, from year 2013 to 2015 about 1.5 million tourists stayed in island and numbers stays completly constant but the visitors staying in crusie ship show increase in numbers and rise upward crosses through the visitor in island from 2013 to 2017 and made the total of more than 2.5 million visitors and reaching all time high total of 3.5 million
Overall, during early year the island tourists started with high numbers but eventually decreases while cruise ship visitors continously increases, ultimately total number of tourists grow over the time.
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 cover the main trends in the graph, such as the overall growth in tourist numbers and the shift between cruise ship visitors and those staying on the island. However, the student's reporting of data contains significant inaccuracies and confusing phrasing, such as 'about Quater of million as compare with more then half million'. While an overview is provided at the end, the lack of precision in reporting specific data points and the somewhat disorganised presentation of features pull the score down to a Band 5.0, as the task is only partially addressed with unclear details.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay is divided into an introduction, body paragraphs, and an overall summary, which provides a basic structural framework. However, internal cohesion is frequently faulty and mechanical. Phrases like 'In the opposite' and 'Moving to the further details' feel unnatural. Furthermore, pronoun referencing is often unclear, such as tracking which group 'remain flat' or 'move upward'. Paragraphing is attempted, but the flow of ideas lacks smooth progression. This fits the Band 5 descriptors well due to the repetitive and sometimes inaccurate use of cohesive devices.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a limited, basic vocabulary range with noticeable errors in word choice and spelling, such as 'Quater', 'movememt', and 'continously'. Attempts to use more complex vocabulary result in awkward collocations or inaccurate terms, such as 'visitors stay on the cruise ship' and 'reach all time high total'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the general topic of tourism, frequent spelling and lexical errors cause some difficulty for the reader, aligning with Band 5.0 criteria.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The text displays a very limited range of sentence structures, relying heavily on run-on sentences and coordination (e.g., 'and suddenly move upward... and maintain... and in the opposite...'). There are frequent grammatical errors involving verb tense consistency, subject-verb agreement (e.g., 'the number of visitors stay', 'numbers stays completly constant'), and missing articles. Complex structures attempted are often faulty. Because errors are frequent and occasionally cause confusion, a Band 5.0 is appropriate.
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