Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-23

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 line chart showed the numbers of visitors who visited a specific Caribbean island from 2010 to 2017.

Overall, total number of people had increased over the years. Visitors staying on cruise ship got a dip but then started to rise dramatically while the one who were staying on island increased but then mostly stay on specific number.

Starting from 1 million total number of visitors in 2010 reached 3.5 million in 2017. In 2010, around 0.2 million of foreigners were staying on cruse ships which is half of five lac visitors in 2013. Then then number of overseas steadily rose to 2 million in 2017.

In contrast, individuals who stayed on island were near to 0.7 in 2010 which were almost doubled as total number of guests stayed on island were 1.5m till 2015. Later faced a dip in 2016 but the sum of visitors came back to 1.5 in 2017.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main overall rise in total visitors and describe the contrasting patterns: cruise-ship numbers rise strongly after an early fluctuation, while island stays level off and dip briefly. The figures of 1 million in 2010 and 3.5 million in 2017 are accurate, as are the island total of about 1.5 million from 2013 to 2015 and its 2016 dip. However, some details are unclear or inaccurate: cruise-ship visitors were about 0.5 million in 2013, not half of five lakh visitors (which is the same amount), and the island figure was almost doubled from 2010 by 2012, rather than being described as a total of 1.5 million “till 2015.” Make comparisons more precise and distinguish the two visitor categories from the overall total.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear four-part structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs reporting figures. The overview gives the reader a useful sense of the main trends, and phrases such as “In contrast” help signal a comparison. However, some links and references are confusing. In “the one who were staying on island,” the reference is unclear, and the sentence beginning “In 2010…” shifts between the total and cruise-ship figures without a clean transition. “Then then” is also an unnecessary repetition, while the final sentence’s “the sum of visitors” makes it difficult to tell which series is being discussed. Use clearer topic sentences and refer explicitly to “cruise-ship visitors,” “island visitors,” and “the total” throughout.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing a graph, including “increased,” “steadily rose,” “dip,” and “in contrast,” so the main trends are generally understandable. There is also some variety in how visitors are described. However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural for an academic report: “got a dip,” “stay on specific number,” and “the sum of visitors came back” do not express the trends clearly. “Foreigners” and “overseas” are not suitable substitutes for the chart’s visitor categories, and “cruse” is misspelled. Aim for precise, consistent terms such as “cruise-ship visitors” and “visitors staying on the island,” and use standard trend collocations such as “fell,” “remained stable,” and “recovered.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrastive sentence beginning “In contrast” and a time clause with “while.” The main message is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors affect clarity. For example, “total number of people had increased” needs an article and a more suitable tense, while “the one who were staying” has a number-agreement error. In “visitors staying on island increased but then mostly stay,” the verb forms are inconsistent, and “which were almost doubled” does not form a clear grammatical comparison. Check articles, subject–verb agreement, and consistent past-tense reporting. Breaking the longer, unclear sentences into shorter statements would also help you control grammar while retaining some complex structures.

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