Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-12

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 illustrate the comprison of the visitors are visiting caribbean island from 2010 to 2017, and they are staying in different place such as cruise ships and on island, additionaly tell us the total number of visitors are visited.

In this graph, the maximum number of visitors visit in 2017, at the same time the maximum visitors stayed on the cruise ships and stayed on the island.

In this line graph, the trend of total number of visitors is increasing from 2013 to 2015 at 2.8 millions of visitors after that they are stable in a year from 2016, then they are increasing up to 3.5 millions of visitors at 2017. in dotted line with rectangle is represent the number of visitors staying on the cruise ships, initially from 2010 to 2012, the trend is zig-zag, fter that the follow the increasing trend upto 2 millions at 2017. In this bar chart, the dotted line with arrow represent the number of visitors staying on the island, first 2 years they are stable at 0.8 illions,after that they are rapidly increasing upto 1.5 millions at 2013 and then they are not increasing and decreasing for the next 3 years at 2015 after that they are follow zig-zag trend upto 1.5 millions at 2017.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the chart’s subject and report several relevant patterns, including the overall rise in total visitors and the strong growth in cruise-ship visitors. However, the response only partly summarises the main features: it lacks a clear overview of the contrasting trends, and some details are inaccurate or unclear. For example, the total rises from 2 million in 2013 to about 2.75 million in 2015, rather than 2.8 million, and it remains level in 2016 before reaching 3.5 million. The island-stay figure is stable at about 1.5 million from 2013 to 2015, then dips and rises; describing this as a “zig-zag trend” obscures the pattern. Select the key comparisons and report them precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has some organisation: it begins by introducing the graph, then comments on the total and the two visitor categories. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression is not consistently clear, and the second paragraph’s brief statement about the maximum is not developed into a useful overview. Several long sentences combine multiple trends, while connectors such as “after that” and “then” are repeated, making the account feel list-like. References such as “In this bar chart” are also confusing because the visual is a line graph. Use separate, clearly focused paragraphs and link comparisons directly—for example, contrast the steady island-stay figure with the rising cruise-ship figure.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “increasing,” “stable,” “maximum,” and “trend,” so the main subject is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, which sometimes makes the description difficult to follow. Phrases such as “the maximum number of visitors visit” and “they are follow zig-zag trend” are not natural ways to describe data. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “comprison,” “additionaly,” and “illions.” Aim for precise reporting verbs and trend language, such as “rose,” “remained unchanged,” and “fluctuated,” and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to connect ideas in longer sentences and use time expressions to describe changes, but the range of sentence structures is limited and complex sentences are often faulty. Errors in agreement and verb forms appear in phrases such as “The graph illustrate” and “the follow the increasing trend.” The opening sentence also has an unclear structure: “the visitors are visiting … and they are staying … additionaly tell us” does not form a controlled sentence. Punctuation and capitalisation are inconsistent, particularly where a new sentence begins after “2016.” Practise accurate simple sentences first, then combine related comparisons using controlled clauses, for example: “Cruise-ship numbers rose, while island stays remained broadly stable.”

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