Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-09-20

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 graph illustrates the changes that occurs in their prices during the last month with various compounds such as corper, Nickel and Zinc in 2014.

overall, the three metals was all purchases in the january. Nickel was highest while the lowest was Zinc. in addion, nickel express a dramatic decrease in the firth month. In concrase, they all expresses a fall at end of the year.

In the month of january, the price of Nickel was the higher with 6% while copper and zinc range 2% and 1% respectively. Nickel shows a fall dramatically to -3% in June and then rise slightly in July and remains stable to septemeber with -1%.

whereas zinc increases with 3% in february while copper had a fall with 1% in same month. Copper continuous to fall in prices in the following months and rose to 1% in july.

The month of november the metals had increase

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to cover the main features of the line graph illustrating the average monthly change in prices for copper, nickel, and zinc in 2014. However, the interpretation contains several factual inaccuracies compared to the raw data. For instance, the student states that nickel showed a dramatic decrease in the 'firth' (fifth) month, whereas the graph shows a gradual decline or small figures around May, and nickel actually drops sharply to -3% in June. Additionally, some statements are vague or grammatically distorted, such as 'the metals had increase' at the end. While an overview is attempted, it lacks clarity and precision, placing the response within Band 5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text is organized into basic paragraphs, including an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs. However, logical progression is frequently disrupted by confusing phrasing, abrupt shifts, and poor cohesion. Transition markers are either misused or absent, and referencing is often unclear (e.g., 'they all expresses a fall at end of the year'). Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal structuring and flow fail to guide the reader smoothly through the data comparisons, leading to a Band 5 score.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The lexical range is quite limited and basic, with multiple spelling and word-choice errors that occasionally hinder comprehension. Examples include misspelled words like 'corper' (copper), 'addion' (addition), 'concrase' (contrast), and 'septemeber'. The student also uses awkward phrasing such as 'purchases in the january' and 'express a dramatic decrease'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to discuss trends and percentages, the frequency of lexical errors keeps the score at Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The student demonstrates a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent structural errors. There are numerous tense and agreement errors throughout the text, such as 'the changes that occurs', 'the three metals was all purchases', and 'nickel express a dramatic decrease'. Complex sentence attempts are rare and generally inaccurate (e.g., 'whereas zinc increases with 3% in february while copper had a fall with 1% in same month'). Punctuation and capitalization are also inconsistent, characteristic of a Band 4.

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