Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Recent IELTS Exams (Canada & India) · 2026-07-27

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The pie charts below show how working adults in a particular country spent their time in 1958 and 2008.

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

* Note: these aren’t the original diagrams given in the test, they were recreated for the purpose of demonstration.

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The two pie charts illustrate the percentage of the reasons why some people to choose to leave the U.K. While others choose to stay in Great Britain.

Overall it is evident that quality of life is the significant reason for leaving the U.K. In contrast people who want to stay in the U.K because of their family and friends, it accounts for highest proportion.

Looking at the chart in more detail, quality of life is the most common reason for leaving the U.K, accounting for 37%. Financial reasons ranked second at almost 24%, closely followed by employment around 18%. Moreover, 12% for weather and family and friends is the least common reason for leaving the U.K at about just 9% only.

In contrast, people who choose to stay in Great Britain, family and friends records the highest figure at approximately 43%. The proportion of social life has ranked second at approx. 21%. Similarly, both financial and employment represents 15% and 15%, respectively, whereas the percentage of language records only 11%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response fails to address the task correctly. The prompt asks for a summary of how working adults spent their time in 1958 and 2008. However, the student has completely misinterpreted the data, describing reasons for leaving or staying in the U.K. instead. Because the content is entirely irrelevant to the provided charts, the response cannot be assessed as a successful summary of the data. While the student does report figures, they are reporting on the wrong topic entirely, which significantly impacts the score for this criterion.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The essay is organised into logical paragraphs, with an introduction, an overview, and two body paragraphs. There is a clear attempt to use cohesive devices such as 'In contrast', 'Looking at the chart in more detail', and 'Similarly'. However, the logical progression is undermined by the fact that the content does not relate to the actual task. The use of referencing is generally clear, but the overall structure is wasted on an incorrect interpretation of the data provided in the prompt.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, using terms like 'illustrate', 'proportion', 'significant', and 'respectively'. There are some minor inaccuracies, such as 'reasons why some people to choose to leave', which is grammatically awkward. While the vocabulary is sufficient to convey the student's intended meaning, it is not sophisticated or varied enough to reach higher bands. The lexical choices are functional but lack the precision required for a high-level academic report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures. There are several grammatical errors, such as 'the percentage of the reasons why some people to choose to leave' (incorrect infinitive usage) and 'people who want to stay in the U.K because of their family and friends, it accounts for' (comma splice/run-on structure). While the meaning is generally understandable, these frequent errors in sentence construction and punctuation prevent the writing from being considered accurate. The control of grammar is inconsistent throughout the text.

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