Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-22

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 giver bar chart shows country's exports data in billion dollar values in the year of 2015 and 2016, additionally the data in the table depicts the changes in the particular sectors in 2016 compared to 2015.

Overall, it can be determined that county is earning more than 50 billions in petroleum products and engineering goods in both years. Country is majorly exporting these goods compared to gems and jewellery, agricultural products and textiles industries.

In the year of 2016, all sector's exports are increasing except gems and jewellery, which export has seen downward growth of 5.18% compared to last year. All other industries has seen opposite trend in the year of 2016 and has been increased up to 15.24%.

The textiles sectors has shows more growth in export with the highest jump of 15.24%, compared to this engineered goods and petroleum products exports has seen growth of 8.5% and 3% respectively. The agricultural products exports has been fairly stable with the growth of less than 1%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern accurately: petroleum and engineered goods are the largest export categories, while textiles show the strongest growth and gems and jewellery decline. The overview and comparisons are relevant, and the reported percentage changes broadly match the table. However, some details are incomplete or imprecise. For example, saying all other industries “has been increased up to 15.24%” does not distinguish the very small change in agricultural products from the larger rises. The chart’s approximate dollar values are also not reported, so the reader cannot compare the categories’ actual earnings across the two years. To strengthen the response, include a few key figures, such as the leading categories’ values and the textiles increase from about $26 billion to $31 billion, and describe the near-stability of agriculture more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing trends and percentage changes. This makes the main comparisons easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “In the year of 2016,” and “compared to this” help signal relationships. Some connections are less smooth or precise, however. The third paragraph repeats the general point that most sectors increased, which was already stated in the overview, while the final paragraph shifts to individual percentages without referring back to the chart values. More deliberate progression—from the largest categories, to the declining category, then to the smaller changes—would reduce repetition. Use clearer referencing and transitions so each paragraph adds a distinct layer of information.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a relevant range of task vocabulary, including “exports,” “sectors,” “downward growth,” “highest jump,” and “fairly stable,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts at more formal reporting language, such as “depicts” and “compared to.” Some choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing data: “giver bar chart” is not an appropriate chart description, “country is majorly exporting” is awkward, and “highest jump” is less suitable than a neutral term such as “largest increase.” “Billions” is also used where the unit should be expressed as “billion dollars.” Aim for precise collocations and avoid repeating “exports” and “growth” when a more exact verb, such as “rose,” “fell,” or “remained stable,” would communicate the trend more naturally.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including the opening sentence with “additionally” and the contrast in “all sector’s exports are increasing except…”. The main ideas remain understandable, but some errors in agreement, tense, articles, and sentence construction reduce accuracy. For example, “all other industries has seen” should use a plural verb, while “The textiles sectors has shows” combines incompatible verb forms. The opening also needs an article and clearer sentence punctuation, and “which export has seen” has an unclear grammatical reference. Use consistent past-tense reporting for the 2015–2016 data, check singular and plural subjects, and simplify sentences when needed. More accurate control of these patterns would make your varied sentence forms easier to read.

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