Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-10-10

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)

This line graph reprents the fluctuation in the value of copper,nickel and zinc on monthly basis in 2014

There is dramatic fall over in Nickel till july and then start rose again but unable to reach to the worth it has in start. Prices of Zinc and Copper are fluctuating all over the year and their values are almost same till end.

In January, Copper value is 2 and it starts decling and reaches to almost -1 in June then rose by 1 during July and keep its value till September and then amount reduces to 0.5 till November and after this reachs to 1.3 by December. Nickel is at 6 in first month and falling drastically to 1 by March and keep decreasing and go to -3 in June then increase to -1 in July and value remain till september then drop to -2 in October then rosover to 1 in November and stay remain in December. Zinc is at 1 and raising to 3 till febuary then value depreciate to -1 till the month of June and after that keep geting up and down till October and after that prices reaches to 2 in December.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify all three metals and describe several important movements, including nickel’s steep fall from 6% to a low of −3% and its later recovery, as well as zinc’s early rise and year-end increase. However, the overview is broad and partly inaccurate: copper and zinc do not remain “almost same till end,” and copper does not reach almost −1% in June; it is around −0.5% in May and June. Some trends are also described imprecisely, such as zinc’s movement after June. To strengthen the response, give a clearer overview of the metals’ contrasting patterns and select a few accurate comparisons, rather than relying mainly on month-by-month description.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure: an introduction, a brief overview, and a paragraph describing the metals in turn. This gives the reader a general route through the information. However, progression is not always clear, and the long final paragraph packs many monthly changes into a single sequence. Linking is often repetitive, especially the repeated use of “then” and “after that,” while some references such as “their values” are unclear. Organise the details into clearer stages—for example, early-year changes and the mid-year decline/recovery—and use more varied, precise links to show contrast and sequence. This would make the comparisons easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing trends, including “fluctuation,” “falling drastically,” “increase,” and “depreciate.” These choices show an attempt to report changes rather than simply list figures. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling errors are noticeable: “reprents,” “decling,” “rosover,” and “keep its value” make parts less fluent or precise. Phrases such as “reach to the worth it has in start” are also awkward and obscure the intended comparison. Build a more accurate set of chart verbs and collocations, such as “fell to,” “remained stable at,” “recovered to,” and “ended the year at,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, and the reader can usually identify the metal and the direction of change. However, the longer sentences often contain repeated grammatical problems, which sometimes make relationships between events difficult to follow. For example, “then start rose again” lacks a correctly formed verb, while “value remain till september” has an agreement and tense problem. Articles and sentence boundaries are also inconsistent, as in “There is dramatic fall over in Nickel till july.” Use past-tense forms consistently for the 2014 data, check subject–verb agreement, and divide the long sequences into shorter sentences. More reliable control of these basic patterns would improve clarity.

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