Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-11-14

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The pie charts below show exports from various EU countries to India and China in 2000 and 2011.

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

EU Exports of Goods to India and China in 2000 and 2011

Student answer (Band 5.5)

The pie charts displays the information regarding exports from different EU countries to India and China. The pie charts shows the comparison between the years 2000 and 2011.

The pie charts consists of more than 10 EU countries such as United kingdom, Germany,Belgium,France etc. The pie charts shows the differences of these countries acquiring the market of exports between both the years.

In the year 2000 United Kingdom emerged as the biggest exporter of goods to india by capturing 29% of the market, whereas it dropped substantially to 13% in 2011. Germany was the biggest exporter after the United kingdom with 25%, Germany had a increase in the market by 10% in 2011 when compared to the stats of 2001. The third major competitor is Belgium falling from its 2nd position after it had a fall of about 5% in 2011. Other countries such as Austria, France, Spain, Sweden and Netherlands occupies a small market and their presence in the market increased by 1% each in 2011. Germany remains the biggest exporter of goods to China in both the years and it also increased by 10% in 2011. Another major exporter to China is France, acquiring almost 10% of the market in 2011. Other countries such as United Kingdom and Italy also had a small share each in the market. It can be safely assumed that Germany has been dominating the market of export of goods to china and India both.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several important features, including the UK’s fall in India’s export share and Germany’s dominance in China, and you make comparisons across the two years. However, some figures and rankings are inaccurate: Germany’s India share rose from 15% to 25%, not from 25% by 10%, and Belgium was the second-largest exporter to India in 2000, not the third. The claim that several smaller countries each increased by 1% is also too broad; Finland did not change, while Austria, France, Spain, Sweden and the Netherlands changed by different amounts. The overview is implied in the final sentence rather than clearly stated at the start, and China’s main changes are only briefly covered. Select the key trends more accurately and summarise them explicitly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic paragraph structure and moves from an introduction to details about India and then China, so the reader can follow its general direction. However, the first two paragraphs repeat the same introductory idea, while the main comparisons are crowded into one long paragraph. Some links are unclear: “Germany was the biggest exporter after the United kingdom with 25%” does not make clear whether this refers to India in 2000 or 2011, and “Other countries” introduces several different patterns without distinguishing them. The final sentence gives a useful overall point, but an overview near the beginning would guide the reader more effectively. Organise the body into clearer India and China comparisons and use references that make the year and destination explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing shares and changes, including “biggest exporter,” “dropped substantially,” “fall,” and “dominating.” These choices generally communicate the intended meaning, and the response attempts some more formal phrasing. However, several expressions are imprecise or unnatural for chart reporting, such as “capturing the market,” “acquiring the market of exports,” and “small market.” “Stats” is also too informal in this context, and repeated use of “market” limits precision. Prefer terms such as “accounted for,” “share of exports,” and “proportion,” and use “exporter” or “contributor” consistently. Check capitalisation of country names, including “United Kingdom,” “India,” and “China,” to maintain a polished presentation.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including a contrast with “whereas” and a comparison using “when compared to,” and the main meaning is usually understandable. However, there are some recurring errors in agreement and verb forms. For example, “The pie charts displays” and “The pie charts shows” should use plural verbs, while “The pie charts consists” has the same agreement problem. “Germany had a increase” needs the article “an,” and “Other countries … occupies” should be “occupy.” The sentence about Germany’s India share also has an unclear comparison of years (“stats of 2001”), which weakens grammatical clarity. Review subject–verb agreement, articles, and tense consistency, and divide long sentences where several comparisons are combined.

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