Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-11-14

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The graph below shows the average monthly change in the prices of three metals during 2014.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Average monthly change in prices of copper, nickel and zinc (2014)

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The line grapgh illustrates the thirty days cost changes of three different metals in 2014.

Overall,Though nickel start from heighest , it experienced lowest price change in June among three of them. Where Copper and Zing maintain around similar changes during all the time.

In Januray, Nickel start from 6% price change compared with the previous month. after that it start make correction by dropping dramatically in june and stood at -3% . After remained same some times it rose again in the last of the month and finished at 1%.

Copper and Zing start from 2% and 1% where they face up and down all over the month and remain quite s

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the main contrast that nickel begins highest and reaches the lowest point in June, and you include some relevant figures, such as 6% in January and -3% in June. However, the response addresses the graph only partially: the overview is unclear, and the final sentence is cut off, leaving the copper and zinc trends largely unreported. The claim that copper and zinc “maintain around similar changes” is too general to show their distinct movements, including their declines around June and rises toward the end of the year. The response is also below the required 150 words. To improve, complete the report and summarise the main patterns across the whole year, with a few accurate comparisons for all three metals.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an opening, an overview, and a paragraph about nickel, followed by a comparison of copper and zinc. This gives the reader some sense of the intended progression. However, the development is incomplete, especially because the final sentence ends abruptly at “remain quite s”, so the report does not reach a clear conclusion or complete its comparison. Linking is also sometimes awkward: “Overall,Though” combines a transition with the next clause without appropriate spacing or punctuation, while “Where Copper and Zing…” does not connect smoothly to the preceding overview. Use complete paragraphs and clear links such as “By contrast” or “Meanwhile” to guide the reader through the metals and the year.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “price change,” “dropping dramatically,” and “finished at,” which helps communicate the broad movement in nickel. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling problems make the report less clear. “Thirty days cost changes” does not accurately describe monthly percentage changes, and “make correction” is not a natural way to describe a falling trend. There are also misspellings such as “grapgh,” “Januray,” and “Zing.” Choose precise graph language and check spelling carefully; for example, describe a metal’s “monthly price change” and say that its price change “fell” or “declined.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentence forms, including the contrast introduced by “Overall” and the sequence beginning “After…”. However, control is inconsistent, and errors in verb forms, sentence boundaries, and punctuation sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “Nickel start from” needs a past-tense verb, while “after that it start make correction” has several problems with verb construction. The sentence beginning “Where Copper and Zing…” is a fragment, and the final sentence is incomplete. Practise writing complete past-tense sentences, checking subject–verb agreement and verb patterns, and using full stops to separate ideas. These changes would make your comparisons easier to understand.

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