Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-15

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 line graph compared the export earnings of a country in 5 different categories between 2015 and 2016.

Overall, over the year oversea sell increased in every categories except gems and jewellery .In both years petroleum was the highest exported product, while textile was the lowest.

Within one year difference petroleum export increased by 3% and remained as a most earned product, which was almost 70 billions dollar. The foreign demand for engineered items rose by 8.5% in that period. Surprisingly the earnings from textile showed the highest jump from 2015 to 2016, which was 15.24%, although the export income of this sector was the lowest among five categories, which was nearly 40 billions dollar.

The necessity for gems and jewellery seems to be decreased as the export earnings went down by 5.18% over the year. The foreign sell of agricultural products slightly increased by .81% from 2015 to 2016 and earned nearly 40 billions in both years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern: most categories rose, gems and jewellery fell, and petroleum products earned the most. You also report the percentage changes, including textiles’ largest increase and the decline in gems. This covers the task well, with relevant comparisons and an overview. However, some figures are substantially misread: textiles were about $26 billion in 2015 and $31 billion in 2016, not “nearly 40,” and agricultural exports were about $31 billion in both years, not nearly $40 billion. Petroleum was about $61–63 billion, rather than almost $70 billion. The overview also incorrectly calls textiles the lowest category in both years; they were lowest in 2015, but agricultural products and textiles were roughly level in 2016. More precise reporting would strengthen an otherwise clear summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs covering the categories. The information generally progresses logically, and linking phrases such as “Overall,” “Within one year,” and “The necessity for” help signal relationships. However, some connections are awkward or unclear, and the overview’s claim that textiles were lowest in both years conflicts with the later figures. The final paragraph groups the two remaining categories, but the comparison could be made more explicit. Use straightforward transitions and organise the details consistently—for example, discuss the largest earners first, then the lower-value categories—while ensuring that the overview accurately previews the data.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “export earnings,” “increased,” “decreased,” “foreign demand,” and “highest jump,” and the reader can generally understand your comparisons. However, several word choices and collocations are unnatural or imprecise: “oversea sell,” “most earned product,” “foreign sell,” and “the necessity for gems and jewellery” do not describe export values naturally. “Line graph” is also not the best label for the visual, which combines a bar chart and a table. Some repetition of “export” and “increased” limits flexibility. Aim for accurate chart language such as “export revenue,” “category,” “rose,” and “recorded a decline,” and check spelling and word forms such as “textile” versus “textiles.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including clauses with “while,” “although,” and “as,” so there is some structural variety. Most ideas remain understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “in every categories” has an agreement error, “remained as a most earned product” has article and sentence-pattern problems, and “the earnings … seems to be decreased” has errors in agreement and verb form. Punctuation is also inconsistent, with a space before the full stop in “jewellery .” and missing spaces after some sentence-ending punctuation. Practise accurate plural forms, articles, and past-tense reporting structures, such as “earnings decreased” and “textiles recorded the largest rise.”

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