Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-06

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 line graph describes and compares the visitors that visited a Caribbean island from 2010 to 2017.

Overall, the total tourism at the site significantly increased over the years. The tourists that stayed on cruise ships showed greater boost then the ones that stayed on island.

In 2010, the number of tourist who stayed on cruise ships were about 0.25 million the least amount from all, it fluctuated a bit in the next 2 to 3 years and by 2012 it started linearly increasing and by 2017 it had the 2 million visitors which was the most even beating the tourists that were staying on island.

In comparisom, the visitors staying on island at 2010 were at top and had about 0.75 million people. It showed no change for and year but the it rose and by 2013 it reached 1.5 million tourists. However, it then stayed the same and by the end there were no changes. The total, considering all the tourists regardless of there stay started with 1 million visitors in 2010 and it icreases rapidly over the years and by 2017 it reached 3.5 million visitors the most from all.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response successfully covers all parts of the task by presenting an overview of the main trends alongside specific data points for the categories shown in the graph. The overview clearly identifies the overall upward trajectory of tourism between 2010 and 2017. Key features are selected and contrasted, such as the dramatic rise in cruise ship visitors compared to those staying on the island. However, some ideas are slightly under-developed or imprecise; for instance, the description of the island stay category contains minor inaccuracies regarding the plateau phase and the end point. To reach the next level, the reporting of data details would need to be sharper and more fully supported throughout without minor misreadings of the chart's fluctuations.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The text exhibits a coherent overall arrangement with a clear division into an introduction, an overview, and separate body paragraphs for the distinct visitor categories. Information and ideas are generally presented in a logical sequence, allowing the reader to follow the main trends easily. Cohesive devices are employed, such as 'Overall', 'In 2010', and 'In comparison', which help guide the reader through the data. Nevertheless, cohesion is at times a bit mechanical or faulty, and referencing is occasionally unclear, as seen in phrases like 'there stay' (their stay) and run-on sentence structures that blur the logical progression. Improving the flow and ensuring precise logical connectors between clauses would elevate the organisational control.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, successfully attempting less common items and comparative language such as 'significantly increased', 'fluctuated', and 'linearly increasing'. However, there are noticeable limitations in lexical choice and control, including word-form errors like 'comparisom' (comparison), lexical confusions such as 'boost then' (boost than/higher than), and slight inaccuracies in collocation. Spelling and word-choice errors occur, though they generally do not impede communication. To achieve a higher band, the vocabulary would need to demonstrate greater precision, naturalness, and a wider variety of less common academic lexical items used with fewer slips.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response displays a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, attempting structures like relative clauses and comparative constructions. However, grammatical accuracy is restricted by frequent errors in basic structures, verb forms, and punctuation. Examples include subject-verb agreement issues like 'the number of tourist... were', article omissions or misuses, and run-on sentences with comma splices, such as in the third and fourth paragraphs. While communication is rarely completely blocked, these frequent errors cause occasional difficulty for the reader. Achieving a higher band requires a wider variety of error-free complex sentences and much stronger control over grammatical agreements and punctuation.

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