Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-20

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 6.0)

The given line chart illustrates a comparison of tourists visited Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017. A few stayed on cruise ships, while other stayed on island.

Overall, the graph shows fluctuation in both the types over the period. People who preferred island as a stay had slight ups and downs. Whereas people whom choosen to stay on cruise showed a gradual increase over the years.

Regarding people who stayed on island, at the beginning of 2010, it had less than a million, until 2011, but afterwards, a trend shown significant increase for the four years (until 2014), at 1.5 million. However, a population on island were decreasing, in 2016 it came down to less than 1.5 million. In 2017 people were again showed interest to stay on island, ending the year 2017 with approximately 1.5 million.

Regarding visitors who stayed on cruise ships, around less than 0.5 individuals were choosing cruise for stay over, and after one year, the numbers were increased to 0.5 million in 2011, Whereas after 2011, a line trend accounted slight decline in 2012 (0.3%). Between 2012 and 2017, there was a perfect gradual increase over the period, ends with having approximately 2 million passengers on cruise.

The total growth shows upward trend over the years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover both visitor categories and the total, and the main patterns are mostly accurate: island stays rise to about 1.5 million, dip in 2016, then recover, while cruise-ship numbers climb to roughly 2 million. The overview also identifies the broad contrast between relatively stable island figures and growth in cruise visitors. This gives the response a clear, relevant foundation. To make the summary more complete and precise, include the total’s key progression, from about 1 million to 3.5 million, and note that it levels off at roughly 2.75 million in 2015–16 before rising. Some details are unclear or inaccurate: the cruise figure in 2012 is about 0.25 million, not 0.3%, and the opening description of fluctuation overstates the changes in island stays.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, separate paragraphs for each visitor type, and a final comment on the total. This makes the information generally easy to follow. However, the final sentence about total growth is too brief to function as a developed comparison, and the total is not integrated into the main account. Some linking is mechanical or awkward, particularly the repeated “Regarding” openings and “Whereas” after a full stop. References such as “it” in “it had less than a million” are not always clear. Grouping the figures into a more direct comparison—stable island stays versus steadily rising cruise visits and total numbers—would create smoother progression and stronger cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “line chart,” “gradual increase,” “decline,” and “approximately,” and the reader can generally understand the trends you describe. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, which limits precision: “tourists visited Caribbean island,” “preferred island as a stay,” and “perfect gradual increase” do not express the data naturally. “Population” is also unsuitable for visitors, while “0.3%” gives the wrong kind of measurement for a figure expressed in millions. Aim for standard chart language and use “visitors” consistently. More precise verbs such as “rose,” “remained stable,” and “fell slightly” would help you describe changes without relying on vague or awkward phrases.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple and more complex sentences, including time clauses and contrast, so there is some structural variety. However, errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction are frequent enough to make several sentences awkward or difficult to process. For example, “people whom choosen” has an incorrect relative pronoun and verb form, and “a population on island were decreasing” has problems with both the noun phrase and subject–verb agreement. “In 2017 people were again showed interest” also combines verb forms incorrectly. Practise forming clear past-tense sentences, such as “The number of island visitors fell in 2016, then recovered in 2017.” Check articles and agreement, and avoid sentence fragments or incorrectly joined clauses.

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