Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-09-30

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 6.0)

The graph illustrates the number of tourista visiting a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017.

Overall, the total number of visitors increased considerably.The number of visitors staying on cruise ships showed a significant increase,while visitors those staying on island showed some fluctuation.

In 2010 to 2011,number of visitors were increased from 0.25 million to 0.5 million in cruise ships,while on island, number of visitors remained same at 0.75 million.From 2012 to 2013, the figure for visitors was decreased and reached its intial position however, number of travellers showed a significant increase from 0.75 million to 1.5 million on island.

By 2014 to 2015,the figure for tourists on island remained same throughout the both years at around 1.5 million.Nevertheless, the number of tourists showed a dramatically change and reached 1 million to 1.3 million on cruise ships that was a huge change in figure.At the end of two years 2016 to 2017,number of visitors on island decreased but increased on cruise ships.Number of travellers declined from 1.5 million to 1.3 million and again reached 1.5 million at the year of 2017.However, number of people visiting on cruise ships increased from 1.2 million to 2 million.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The student successfully addresses the main features of the graph by reporting the overall trends and making relevant comparisons between the two categories of tourists. An overview is provided, stating that the total number of visitors increased considerably. Key features are selected, such as the steady rise in cruise ship visitors and the fluctuations in island-stay visitors. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in specific data reporting and a slight lack of precision in describing certain years (e.g., grouping 2010 to 2011 and confusing some figures). Despite these minor flaws, the task is covered reasonably well.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response is organized into paragraphs, starting with an introduction and overview, followed by chronological body paragraphs. Cohesive devices are used, such as 'Overall', 'while', 'however', and 'nevertheless'. However, referencing and transitions are sometimes mechanical or slightly confusing, such as 'In 2010 to 2011, number of visitors were increased' and 'By 2014 to 2015'. Paragraphing is present, but the logical progression within paragraphs could be smoother to achieve a higher band.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The student attempts a range of vocabulary appropriate for Task 1, including terms like 'fluctuation', 'significant increase', 'considerably', and 'declined'. There are a few spelling and word choice errors, such as 'tourista' instead of 'tourists', 'visitors those staying' which contains a grammatical redundancy, and 'dramatically change' instead of 'dramatic change'. Despite these slips, the vocabulary is adequate to convey the intended meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, using clauses of concession and time such as 'while visitors those staying on island showed some fluctuation'. However, there are frequent grammatical errors and awkward phrasing, including subject-verb agreement issues ('number of visitors were increased'), missing articles ('in cruise ships', 'on island'), and incorrect prepositions ('at the year of 2017'). These errors occasionally cause slight confusion for the reader.

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