Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-02

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 illustrates the information about the number of tourists visited caribbean island during the year 2010 and 2017. Numbers counted in millions.

Overall, it is evident that there was a significant rose in the number of tourists throughout the 7 year period. The number of tourists stayed on a cruise ship saw a rapid increase after the year 2016, but the tourist stayed on a island saw a fall in the same year.

In the year 2010, 0.25 millions tourist stayed on a cruise ship, but in the year 2012 there was a little decline, after that it is grow continuously In the end of 2017 staying on a cruise ship is more popular as compared to stayinf on a island

The number of tourist stayed on an island is more in the year 2010 about 0.75 million.Thereafter it is growing continuously, but in the end of 2017 it saw arapid decl

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the overall rise in total visitors and note the contrasting movement in the two accommodation groups, which are relevant features. However, the account is only partly developed: it gives few figures and does not describe the total series beyond the general increase. Some details are inaccurate or incomplete. Cruise-ship visitors did not rise continuously after 2012, since the figure fell from about 0.5 million in 2011 to 0.25 million in 2012; the island figure also did not fall sharply at the end, but rose from about 1.25 million in 2016 to 1.5 million in 2017. The final sentence is cut off, leaving the island trend unfinished. Include key start and end figures and accurately compare the series.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the two visitor groups. This gives the reader a basic route through the information, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Thereafter,” and “but” help connect points. However, progression is weakened by the abrupt, unfinished ending and by limited development of the total figures. Some connections are also unclear: “after that it is grow continuously” does not specify the years or figures being linked, while the final comparison shifts between cruise ships and island stays without a complete sentence. Use complete, clearly separated paragraphs and organise the details by trend, with explicit year-to-year comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing a graph, including “significant rise,” “decline,” “continuously,” and “popular.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate, which makes parts of the report difficult to read. For example, “a significant rose” uses the wrong form, “tourists visited” is not a natural description of the data, and “staying on a cruise ship is more popular” makes a claim about preference rather than reporting visitor numbers. There are also spelling slips such as “stayinf” and “arapid.” Aim for precise trend language and collocations such as “the number of visitors increased” and “visitors staying on the island.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including a contrast with “but” and a time clause beginning “Thereafter.” However, grammatical control is inconsistent, and errors in verb forms, articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries sometimes make the meaning unclear. Examples include “the number of tourists visited,” “there was a significant rose,” and “after that it is grow continuously.” The sentence beginning “In the year 2010” also runs into the next idea without clear punctuation, and the final sentence is incomplete. Practise accurate past-tense reporting (“the number increased”), singular/plural agreement (“0.25 million tourists”), and complete sentences with clear punctuation.

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