Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

below shows the value of one country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The table shows the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.

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

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The bar chat illustrates export earnings of a country for five selected fields over two years and the table provides percentage data of changes for the fields. Overall, petroleum products made the most money in the export sector and textile is the lowest among all although it's seems to be growing.

The data clearly shows it's growing in all the fields except gems and jewellery which encountered a slight downfall in 2016 compared to it's export value from previous year. Petroleum products and engineered goods maintaining their dominance in the export sector growing with a slow pace. Agricultural products growth nearly zero over between the years. Textiles showed biggest jump in value making which is over one tenth between the years, engineered goods placed second in growth increasing just below one tenth.

We can say that the export sector is growing and make more values by year while the slight drop can't be ignored.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern that petroleum products earned the most and that textiles rose most sharply, while gems and jewellery declined. The overview also notes the near-stagnation in agriculture and the continued strength of petroleum and engineered goods, so the response addresses the key features. However, some comparisons are unclear or inaccurate: textiles were not the lowest in 2015, when their value was about $26 billion versus agriculture at $31 billion, and the claim that petroleum and engineered goods grew “with a slow pace” is not supported equally by the figures, especially engineered goods’ rise from about $57 billion to $62 billion. The report would be stronger with a few precise values and a clearer account of the overall ranking and changes.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction and overview are followed by a paragraph describing trends, then a brief concluding statement. This gives the reader a coherent overall route through the information. Some links between ideas are less clear, however. For example, “The data clearly shows it's growing in all the fields except…” is followed by several separate comparisons without a consistent order, and the final sentence repeats the general idea of growth rather than adding a useful comparison. Organising the details by increases, stability and decline—or by highest and lowest values—would make progression easier to follow. Use clearer references instead of repeated “the fields” and “the years,” and avoid contractions in this formal report.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of task-related vocabulary, including “export earnings,” “percentage data,” “dominance,” “slight downfall,” and “biggest jump.” These choices help communicate the main trends, and the meaning is generally clear. Some word choices and collocations are imprecise or unnatural, such as “made the most money,” “growing with a slow pace,” and “making which is over one tenth.” “Textile” is also used where the category is “textiles.” Aim for more precise reporting language, such as “recorded the highest export value,” “increased modestly,” and “rose by just over one tenth.” Check spelling and word forms as well: “bar chat” should be “bar chart,” and “engineered” is misspelled in the response.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

There is some variety in sentence forms, including a relative clause in “which encountered a slight downfall” and a comparison using “compared to.” The main ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “it's seems” has incorrect agreement and apostrophe use, while “Petroleum products and engineered goods maintaining their dominance” lacks a finite verb. The phrase “growth nearly zero over between the years” has an incomplete structure and an incorrect preposition pattern, and “Textiles showed biggest jump” needs an article. Use complete clauses with consistent past-tense verbs, for example, “Petroleum products and engineered goods remained the leading categories, while both increased.” More accurate articles, agreement and sentence boundaries would improve control.

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