Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-13

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 5.5)

The line graph illustrates how many visitors visit a Caribbean island from 2010 to 2017.

Overall, all graphs show upwerd trend in which one is give information about total number of tourists. However, other two show mode of staying such as cruise ships and on island which show some unstaddy patern.

The total number of immigrants was at 1 million which increased constantly till 2015. After that it became staddy on 2.7 millions for next one year then drametically increased in next one year and became 3.5 millions in 2017.

On the other hand, Visitors who stay in cruise ships were fluctuated entiar peread which started from 0.7 million to 1.5 millions in time between 2010 to 2017 respectivally. Moreover, the people who lived on island started at 0.3 which increased in one year and the suddenlly decreased in 2012 after that increased stadally till 2017 and reached 2 millions in year 2017.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the overall rise in total visitors and distinguish between cruise-ship and island stays, which gives the response a relevant overview. However, several key details are misreported, limiting how fully the graph is covered. The cruise-ship figure begins at about 0.25 million, not 0.7 million, and reaches 2 million in 2017, rather than 1.5 million. Island visitors start at about 0.75 million, rise to 1.5 million by 2013, then remain broadly stable; they do not fall in 2012 or reach 2 million. The total also rises to about 2.75 million in 2015 and stays level in 2016 before reaching 3.5 million. More accurate comparisons and a clearer account of these patterns would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs describing the total and the two visitor categories. This helps the reader follow the main topics, and phrases such as “Overall” and “On the other hand” signal relationships between ideas. However, progression within the descriptions is sometimes difficult to follow, particularly in the final sentence, where the island trend is described as rising, suddenly decreasing, and then increasing without clear year-by-year links. Some connections are also mechanical or unclear, such as “which is give information” and “in time between 2010 to 2017.” Organise each series in chronological order and use precise linking phrases to show when a figure rises, falls, or remains stable.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “visitors,” “total number,” “increased,” and “fluctuated,” and you attempt to describe trends rather than simply list figures. However, the range and control are limited, with repeated general words such as “increased” and several inaccurate or awkward choices. “Immigrants” is not appropriate for tourists, while “people who lived on island” changes the meaning of visitors staying there. Spelling errors such as “upwerd,” “unstaddy,” “dramatically,” and “respectivally” also make the report less polished. Choose precise terms for the categories and vary trend language only when it accurately describes the data; for example, the island figure is broadly stable after 2013 rather than steadily increasing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including a contrast introduced by “On the other hand” and a sequence describing changes over time. However, control of sentence structure is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make relationships between ideas unclear. For example, “all graphs show upwerd trend in which one is give information” has an incomplete and confusing clause, while “The total number of immigrants was at 1 million which increased” needs clearer sentence construction. There are also problems with articles, agreement, and number forms, as in “on island” and “2.7 millions.” Aim for complete, direct sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use consistent past-tense forms when reporting the historical data.

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