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 given graph describes the number of tourists who visited Caribbean island in between 2010 and 2017. While visiting the island some of them were stayed on cruise ships and some went to the island.

The total number of visitors increased during this period. In 2010 around 1 million tourists visited the island out of which only a quater million stayed on cruise ships while other 0.75 million went to the island. In the next year quater million visitors added to them and total number of people increased to 1.25 million. In 2011 the visitors who wanted to stayed in cruise ships was increased to half million and those who stayed at the island is similar as last year. In 2012 the total number of visitors went up to 1.5 million out of which only 0.25 million stayed at ships and other 1.25 million went to the island. In next 5 years the visitors stayed on ships continously increased and those who stayed at island increases in 2013 and remain same till next 3 years than decreased in 2017.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the overall rise in total visitors and include several relevant figures, such as the total increasing from about 1 million in 2010 to 1.5 million in 2012. However, the report is only partial: it gives no clear overview of the full period or its key comparison, namely that cruise-ship visitors rose strongly and reached 2 million in 2017, while island-staying visitors changed much less. The final sentence also says island visitors decreased in 2017, but the chart shows they rose from 1.25 million in 2016 to 1.5 million in 2017. Some figures are reported accurately, but the account ends before describing the later totals and does not fully select the main features. Add a concise overview and cover the endpoint trends accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic chronological order, moving from 2010 through 2012 and then summarising later years, so the reader can follow some of the development. However, there is no clear paragraph structure or overall progression from an overview to grouped details. Repeated sequencing phrases such as “In the next year,” “In 2011,” and “In 2012” make the account feel like a list, while “In next 5 years” compresses several years without clearly linking the trends. Some references are also unclear, for example “other 0.75 million went to the island.” Organise the response into an overview and two detail paragraphs, and use comparisons to connect the series rather than relying mainly on year-by-year transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the basic subject, including “total number of visitors,” “stayed on cruise ships,” and “increased.” However, the range is limited and several choices or forms are inaccurate or repetitive. “Went to the island” does not clearly distinguish visitors staying there from those on cruise ships, and “visitors who wanted to stayed” is an awkward expression. Spelling errors such as “quater” and “continously” are noticeable, while “increased” and “stayed” recur frequently. Use precise chart language such as “visitors staying on the island,” “rose,” “remained stable,” and “reached,” and check spelling and word forms to make the comparisons clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts longer sentences and subordinate clauses, for example “In 2010 around 1 million tourists visited the island out of which…” and “In 2012 the total number of visitors went up…”. However, complex structures are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make parts of the account difficult to read. Examples include “who visited Caribbean island” (missing article), “some of them were stayed” (incorrect passive form), “wanted to stayed” (incorrect verb form), and “those who stayed at the island is similar” (agreement and tense). The final sentence also shifts between past and present forms. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and simpler sentence patterns first, then combine ideas with correctly formed clauses and consistent subject–verb agreement.

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