Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-19

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 chart delineates that how many visitors who visited at Caribbean island from 2010 to 2017.

Overall, total number of tourists reached at highest point throughout the period. The visitors who visited the island by cruise ships growing more than those who stayed on island.

For visitors who stayed on cruise ships, the figure slightly changed upto o.5 miilion before a small resurging between 2016 and 2017. On island, there were a large number of tourists who visited there frequently. The figure for cruise ship visitors sharply surge just over 2 million in 2017, compared to those who staying on island. The figure leveled off for the cruise ship visitors just around 1.5 million. The total number of tourists shows a substantial rise during the whole period and reaches at peak 3.5 million visitors in 2017. Meanwhile, in previous years number of visitors gradually rose from 1 to 2.5 million, which is a twice of it.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the overall rise in total visitors and correctly report the 2017 total of 3.5 million, as well as the cruise-ship figure reaching just over 2 million. However, the account only partly captures the main trends and includes unclear or inaccurate comparisons. Cruise visitors did not simply change slightly up to 0.5 million: they fluctuated early, then rose steadily from 2012. Island-staying visitors generally increased to 1.5 million, remained stable, dipped in 2016, and recovered. The claim that cruise visitors “growing more” than island visitors is not clearly explained, and “twice of it” does not specify the comparison. Select the key stages and compare the two groups more precisely to develop the summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and a paragraph containing details. The overview also signals the main upward movement in the total. However, progression within the detail paragraph is difficult to follow because the discussion shifts between cruise visitors, island visitors, and the total without a clear sequence. For example, the cruise-ship trend is described as both a small change and a sharp surge, while “The figure leveled off” has an unclear reference and conflicts with the rise to 2 million. Linking phrases such as “Meanwhile” do not always clarify the relationship between figures. Organise the details by visitor type or by time period, and use clear references and comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of task-related vocabulary, including “substantial rise,” “leveled off,” “sharply surge,” and “reached at peak.” These choices show an effort to describe trends, but several are inaccurate or awkward, which sometimes makes the intended meaning unclear. “Resurging” does not describe the steady increase shown, and “visited there frequently” is not an appropriate way to report visitor numbers. There are also noticeable spelling and word-form errors, such as “miilion” and “upto.” Aim for precise, conventional trend language and check spelling. For example, describe the cruise-ship figure as rising steadily after 2012, rather than using an unclear phrase such as “small resurging.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response includes some simple and more complex sentence attempts, including a comparison with “compared to” and a sentence beginning “Meanwhile.” However, grammatical errors are frequent, and some sentences are difficult to interpret. The opening, “delineates that how many visitors who visited,” has an incorrect clause structure; “the visitors … growing” lacks a finite verb; and “those who staying on island” has an incorrect verb form and missing article. Other examples include “reached at highest point” and “which is a twice of it,” where sentence patterns and reference are faulty. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and complete clause structures, while checking articles and verb forms. Clearer simple sentences would help communicate the comparisons reliably.

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