Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-11
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 number of tuorists exploring a particular Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017.
The visitors staying on cruise ships are lower in starting then increased slightly then again decreased and after that gradually increased. Visitors staying on island first increased and then decreased slowly like a curve. The total is gradually increasing throughout.
The tuorists staying on the cruise ships are 0.2 million in 2010 and slightly rose up till 2011 and then decreased till 2012 after that they are increasing steadily till 2017 which is 2 millions. The visitors staying on island are 0.75 million in 2010 and remains same till 2011. Then they increased slowly till 2013 and remains same till 2015 and slightly fell down till 2016 and then increased till 2017 which are 1.5 millions. The total tuorists are 1 million in 2010 which are gradually increasing onward till 2016 and then a sharp rose in 2017 which is 3.5 millions.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
You identify the three series and report several key movements, including the overall rise in total visitors and the cruise-ship figure reaching 2 million in 2017. However, the overview is brief and partly inaccurate: island-staying visitors do not simply “decrease slowly like a curve”; they rise to 1.5 million by 2013, remain level through 2015, dip slightly, then recover. The total also does not rise gradually throughout, as it is unchanged at about 2.75 million in 2015 and 2016 before increasing sharply. Some figures and comparisons are included, but the main trends are not consistently selected or described precisely. A clearer overview contrasting the strong cruise-ship growth with the relatively stable island figure would make the response more complete.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response has a basic sequence: an introduction, a short overview, and then details for each visitor category. This gives the reader a general sense of the graph, and time markers such as “in 2010,” “till 2015,” and “in 2017” help establish chronology. However, progression is not consistently clear because the overview and detail paragraphs repeat the same trends, while long strings joined by “and then” make the account feel mechanical. The final sentence also combines the total’s gradual rise with its sharp final increase without clearly distinguishing the plateau in 2015–16. Use separate, focused paragraphs and vary linking expressions to show contrast and change more precisely.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use relevant basic vocabulary, including “increased,” “decreased,” “remains same,” and “gradually,” so the reader can follow the general direction of change. However, the range is limited and several choices are imprecise or unnatural for describing a graph. For example, “exploring” does not accurately describe the chart’s measure, and “lower in starting” is an awkward way to compare the series. “A sharp rose” is also an incorrect collocation; “a sharp rise” is appropriate. The repeated use of “slightly,” “increased,” and “then” limits precision. Build a wider set of accurate trend terms, such as “fluctuated,” “levelled off,” and “recovered,” and check spelling, including the repeated misspelling “tuorists.”
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response communicates the broad trends, but it relies heavily on simple clauses linked together, and attempts at longer sentences are often faulty. There are recurring problems with tense and agreement: “the visitors … remains same” should use a plural verb and an article, while “they increased” shifts into the past after present-tense descriptions. The sentence beginning “The visitors staying on island are 0.75 million” also has an incomplete noun phrase; use “visitors staying on the island” and a consistent past tense for the period shown. Missing articles and inconsistent verb forms occur often enough to make the writing less controlled. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and combine short clauses using correctly formed subordinate structures.
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