Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 15 · 2026-11-04

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 chart under shows the quantity of visitors visiting a specefic Caribbean island between 2010 and 2017.

Millions of tourists visiting Caribbean island in time period between 2010 and 2017. In 2010 visitors stayed on cruise ships less then the 2011. They increse in 2011 about 0.5 million instead of 2010 and 2012, but in 2013 visitors staying on ships little goes up. In 2014 increase large number of tourists almost double insted of 2013 as 1 million. Tourists staying on ships in 2015 and 2016 goes highly as they reach 1.5 million, however 2 million tourists staying on cruise ships which is massive numbers in 2017.

In other side as we see in illustration visitors staying on Caribbean island is more rather than the tourists staying on cruise ships. In 2010 near to 1 million visitors staying on island, however tourists in 2012 and 2013 staying on island instead of 2011. Tourists numbers remain same in 2 years as 2015 and 2014, moreover in 2016 the numbers decreased like near to 1 million, but in 2017 visitors staying on island almost 1.5 million.

Total numbers of tourist visiting Caribbean island in 2010 about 1 million and goes highly upword all years untill 2017 as they reach in 3.5 million that is massive numbers of tourists.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover all three series and identify the broad rise in total visitors, including the final figure of about 3.5 million. You also report several relevant changes, such as cruise-ship visitors reaching 2 million in 2017 and island visitors remaining around 1.5 million in the later years. However, the overview is not clearly separated from the details, and some comparisons are inaccurate or unclear: island visitors were higher than cruise-ship visitors only through 2015, not throughout the period, and the island figure in 2010 was about 0.75 million rather than nearly 1 million. The account of the total trend would be stronger if it noted the plateau at about 2.75 million in 2015–16 before the final rise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a generally understandable order: it discusses cruise-ship visitors, then island visitors, and finally the total. Paragraph breaks help distinguish these topics. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes difficult to follow because several years and figures are packed into long sentences, and links such as “In other side” and “moreover” do not always express the relationship accurately. The repeated year-by-year reporting also makes the account feel list-like rather than organised around the main trends. Use a clear overview first, then group related changes—for example, the steady rise in cruise visitors and the relative stability of island visitors—and use precise comparisons to connect them.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “visitors,” “cruise ships,” “total numbers,” and “decreased,” so the subject is usually clear. However, the range of trend language is limited, and several choices or collocations sound unnatural, such as “goes highly,” “massive numbers,” and “in other side.” Spelling errors including “specefic,” “increse,” and “insted” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise, conventional language for describing data rather than repeating general words such as “numbers” and “tourists.” For example, use “rose steadily,” “reached a peak,” or “remained stable” where these accurately describe the figures.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, including clauses joined with “however” and “as,” but control is inconsistent. Errors in verb forms and agreement appear in phrases such as “They increse” and “visitors staying on ships little goes up”; the latter also makes the relationship between the subject and verb unclear. Articles and sentence construction are also problematic in “In 2014 increase large number of tourists,” while several sentences lack clear punctuation or a complete grammatical structure. These issues sometimes make the data difficult to interpret. Practise forming accurate past-tense sentences with a clear subject and verb, such as “The number of cruise-ship visitors rose to 1 million in 2014.”

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