Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 provided graph illustrates the export earnings in five different categories in 2015 and 2016 and table provides comparision of proportion change in each category of export over the same period of time.

Overall, Petrolium products and engineered goods recorded the highest earnings, whereas Textiles exports recorded the samllest figures in both years. In contrast, textiles recorded the highest change in prcentage, whereas agricultural products recorded the smallest change.

In 2015, $70 billions earnings were made by exporting petroilum products, followed by engineered good which earned $65 billion. The other export categories gems and jewellery, agricultureal products and textiles earned $50 billions, $40 billions and $35 billions respectively. By 2016, exports for petrolium and engineered goods rose by 8.5% and 3% to earn more than $70 billions, however exports for gems and jwelleries decreased by 5.18% to earn $48 billions.

On the other hand, exports for textiles rose considerably by 15.24% to earn more than $40 billions in 2016. Similarly, the exports in agricultural products rose steadily by 0.81% to earn more than $40 billion by 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You provide a relevant overview, identifying petroleum and engineered goods as the leading categories and textiles as the smallest in 2015, as well as the largest and smallest percentage changes. However, several figures and trends are misreported, which limits the accuracy of the summary. For example, petroleum earnings were about $61 billion in 2015 and $63 billion in 2016, not $70 billion; engineered goods were about $57 billion and $62 billion, and their increase was 8.5%, not 3%. Textiles rose to about $31 billion, not more than $40 billion. Agricultural earnings were also roughly unchanged at $31 billion, rather than rising to over $40 billion. Select the main comparisons, but check each figure and match percentage changes to the correct category.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing the figures. The contrast between the leading categories and the smaller ones is easy to follow, and linking phrases such as “Overall,” “By 2016,” and “On the other hand” help signal progression. This coherent structure meets the lower-band expectations and shows some flexibility in organisation. However, the final paragraph groups textiles and agriculture together despite their very different changes, and “On the other hand” does not express a clear contrast with the preceding point. More precise grouping—for example, rising categories together and the decline or near-stability separately—would make the comparisons and progression more effective.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a suitable range of task-related vocabulary, including “export earnings,” “recorded,” “decreased,” and “rose considerably,” and the meaning is generally understandable. There are, however, noticeable spelling and word-choice problems that reduce precision: “comparision,” “Petrolium,” “samllest,” and “prcentage” are misspelled, while “proportion change” is not a natural description of the table’s percentage changes. Some category labels are also used inconsistently, such as “agricultureal products.” These errors do not prevent the reader from understanding the main topic, but careful proofreading and more accurate collocations are needed. Prefer “percentage change” and “earnings from agricultural products,” and use the category names consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including a relative clause in “which earned $65 billion” and a contrastive clause beginning “however.” Most sentences communicate the intended meaning, and errors rarely make the message difficult to follow. Some grammatical issues remain, though. The opening sentence needs an article before “table,” and “$70 billions earnings were made” has an awkward noun structure and plural form. In “followed by engineered good which earned,” the category noun should be plural and the relative clause needs clearer punctuation. The long sentence joining the 2016 increases and decrease would also benefit from a full stop or semicolon before “however.” Continue varying sentence structures while checking articles, plurals, and punctuation.

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