Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-10-27

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 graph gives us information about the number of visitors visiting a Caribbean island during 7 years starting from 2010 to 2017

overall,the number of all visitors growth significatively. Furthermore, the number of visitors staying on cruise ships amplify however, the number of visitors staying on island decline.

the number of tourists staying on cruise ships growth from about 0.25 to 0.5 million in one year from 2010 to 2011, then decrease again to 0.25 in the next year .After 2012 the number continue to augmente to atteint 2 million on 2017

However, the number of tourists staying on island stay constant in the first year from 2010 to 2011 for about approximatively 0.75 million then climb to 1.5 in the next 2 years .after that he stayed stable for 2 years then knew a bit decline from 1.5 to 1.25 million on 2016 and finaly growth to 1.5 million in 2017

the total number of tourists visiting caribbean island growth from 1 million to 3.5 million from 2010 to 2017

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover the main series and give an overview that identifies the overall rise in total visitors and the contrasting patterns for cruise-ship and island visitors. Most figures are accurately reported, including the cruise-ship increase to 2 million and the total reaching 3.5 million in 2017. However, the overview says island visitors “decline,” which is misleading: they rise overall from about 0.75 million to 1.5 million, despite a small dip in 2016. The account of the total is also brief, and the comparison that cruise-ship visitors eventually exceed island visitors would make the key changes clearer. To strengthen the response, make the overview fully accurate and select a few comparisons that show how the series relate to one another.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a generally understandable sequence: an introduction, an overview, then details about cruise-ship visitors, island visitors and the total. This gives the reader a coherent overall arrangement. Some linking is effective, such as “then” and “after that,” but transitions are sometimes mechanical or unclear. For example, “However” begins the island-visitor paragraph even though it mainly introduces another series rather than a direct contrast, and the overview’s “Furthermore” does not clearly connect the two trends. Several long sentences also combine multiple stages without clear punctuation. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and details, and organise the body around clear comparisons, with precise links such as “By contrast” or “Meanwhile.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant vocabulary for describing trends, including “constant,” “climb,” “decline” and “stable,” and the reader can generally understand the intended changes. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate: “growth significatively,” “amplify,” “continue to augmente,” and “knew a bit decline” do not express the trends naturally. Repetition of “number of tourists” and “growth” also limits flexibility. Spelling and word-form errors, including “finaly” and “approximatively,” are noticeable. Build a reliable set of trend verbs and collocations, such as “rose steadily,” “remained stable,” and “fell slightly,” and check that each verb fits its grammatical form.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, and the sequence of changes is usually understandable. However, some errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence boundaries make the writing less controlled. Examples include “the number … growth,” “the number continue,” and “the number … stay constant”; these need past-tense forms such as “grew,” “continued” and “stayed.” In “after that he stayed stable,” the pronoun does not clearly refer to the number, and several sentences run together without capitalisation or full stops. Use consistent past tense for the completed period, make the subject explicit, and punctuate each trend stage as a complete sentence. More accurate complex sentences would improve control without sacrificing clarity.

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