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 number of visitors who visit caribbean islamd between 2010 and 2017.Overall the total amount of visitors has sinificantly increased with the passage of every year.Visitors who stayed on cruise ship gradually increase from 2013 to 2017.Also the visitors staying on island not a huge margin.
Getting back to the details,in 2010 number of visitors who stayed on cruis ship accounted for 0.2 million.In 2011 the rate is little bit increased upto 0.5 million.By the end of year visitors has significantly decreased.In 2013 the rate gradually increased every year and the end of 2017 visitors accounted for 2 million.
Interestingly,the visitors who stayed on island that accounted for 1.5 million by the end of 2017.Between 2010 to 2017 not huge amount of visitors came on island as compared to visitors who stayed on cruise ship.
Finally,total visitors in 2010 is accounted for 1 million and population is gradually increased every year.By the 2015 number of visitors has slow down but in the end of 2016 visitors come ahain and population accounted for 3.5 million.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
You identify the overall rise in total visitors and report several relevant figures, including the cruise-ship total reaching 2 million in 2017 and island visitors standing at about 1.5 million. However, the overview is incomplete and sometimes unclear: “Also the visitors staying on island not a huge margin” does not explain the island series’ relatively stable pattern or compare it clearly with the cruise-ship trend. Some details are inaccurate or confusing. For example, cruise-ship visitors fell from 0.5 million in 2011 to 0.25 million in 2012, but “By the end of year” does not specify this, and the claim that total visitors increased “every year” overlooks the unchanged total between 2015 and 2016. Select the main trends and describe them precisely.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response has a basic structure, moving from an opening and overview to details about cruise-ship visitors, island visitors, and the total. This gives the reader some sense of organisation. However, progression is not consistently clear: the overview’s “Also” sentence is incomplete, and “Getting back to the details” and “Finally” provide only mechanical links rather than showing relationships between the data. The account also repeats general ideas such as gradual increase without consistently connecting them to specific years or comparisons. Grouping the two visitor categories together, then summarising the total, and using clear contrasts such as “whereas” or “in contrast” would make the sequence easier to follow.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “visitors,” “accounted for,” “increased,” and “decreased,” so the main subject is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive. “Population” is not appropriate for the number of tourists, and “the rate” is less precise than “the number” or “figure.” There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “sinificantly,” “islamd,” “cruis,” and “ahain,” which reduce clarity and control. Aim for precise chart language and vary verbs appropriately—for example, describe figures as rising, remaining stable, or reaching a peak rather than repeatedly saying “visitors” or “rate.”
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response communicates its general meaning, but grammatical errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. Subject–verb agreement is inconsistent in “The graph illustrate” and “the number … has … increased,” while tense and sentence construction are faulty in “In 2011 the rate is little bit increased” and “Finally, total visitors in 2010 is accounted for.” Articles and prepositions are also often missing or incorrect, as in “on island” and “Between 2010 to 2017.” Most sentences use simple patterns, and attempts to combine ideas do not consistently produce accurate complex sentences. Practise forming complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement, tense, articles, and prepositions.
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