Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The line graphs illustrates the number of visitors visiting a specific caribben islan from 2010 to 2017.

overall, all there categories started from lowest point but in total has hit the peak gradually amoungs all. Its followed by Visitor staying on cruise ships face sudden down in one year then eventually rose thoughout the period. Lastly, visitors staying on island had litle bit up then remain stable untill a slightly fell then immediately push a sligh up.

In starting two year, total had increasing in number of visitors, suddenly line goes upword in between 2012 and 2014. Then its remain unchange for an year, after that graph go straight forward to hit the highest peak. On visitors staying on cruise hsipd are not stable and dramatically move up, it experience fell down in 2012 afterward, it goes slight upward everysingle year.

Visitors staying on island had stable in between 2010 and 2011, and go upward in upcoming 2 year then it's remain stable for 3 yeras and untill a slightly fell then immediately push a sligh up.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the overall rise in total visitors and describe the broad patterns for both accommodation groups, so the response is relevant to the graph. However, the overview is unclear in places and some key comparisons are not reported precisely. For example, the total rose from about 1 million to 3.5 million, but the account that it “remain unchange for an year” does not identify the 2015–16 plateau. The island-stay figure was stable at about 1.5 million from 2013 to 2015, then dipped in 2016 and recovered in 2017; your description broadly captures this but repeats it and gives little numerical support. Report the main turning points and compare the final totals more clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has an introduction, an overview and separate paragraphs describing the total and the two visitor groups, which gives it some organisation. The sequence is generally chronological, and linking phrases such as “afterward” and “then” help show change over time. However, progression is weakened by repetition: the island-stay trend is described in both the overview and the final paragraph in nearly the same terms. Some connections are also unclear, as in “all there categories started from lowest point but in total has hit the peak,” where the relationship between the series is difficult to follow. Use one clear overview, then organise the details by series, with accurate references to years and fewer repetitive transitions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant trend vocabulary, including “stable,” “upward,” “fell,” and “peak,” showing an attempt to describe movement rather than simply list figures. However, the range is limited and several choices or forms make the report difficult to read, such as “push a sligh up,” “go straight forward,” and “dramatically move up.” There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “caribben,” “islan,” and “hsipd,” and repeated use of “visitors” and “upward.” Choose precise chart language and check spelling: for example, say that a figure “rose steadily,” “remained unchanged,” or “reached a peak.” This would make the descriptions clearer and more appropriate for an academic report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including time clauses such as “after that” and “in between 2012 and 2014.” However, control is inconsistent, and errors in sentence structure, agreement and verb forms frequently affect clarity. For example, “The line graphs illustrates” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “total had increasing” and “it experience fell down” use incorrect verb forms. Several clauses are joined without a clear grammatical structure, as in “then immediately push a sligh up.” Use a consistent past tense to report the historical data, check singular and plural subjects, and build shorter, complete sentences before attempting more complex comparisons.

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