Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-20

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 illustrates exports from various EU countries to India and China in 2000 and 2011. In 2000, United Kingdom contributed a major role in exports of goods to India upto 29% and Belgium upto 25%. Austria contributed the least during this era. In comparison, during 2000 Germany was the major contributor of export of goods to China upto 38%. Austria had the least contribution of 2% followed Spain in same contribution. After a few years in 2011, Germany became the major contributor of exports of good to India, sharing 25% of EU goods to India. While the contribution of Belguim and United Kingdom declined to 20% and 13% respectively. Austria remained the least contributor during 2011. In contrast, the contribution of Germany in EU to export goods to climbed upto 48% with a rise and decline of contribution of other countries. Germany had highest export to China and India in 2011 among all the European countries.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The student successfully addresses all parts of the task by reporting key features and making relevant comparisons between the two years and destinations. Major trends, such as Germany becoming the dominant exporter to both India and China by 2011 and the shifting shares of the UK and Belgium, are accurately captured. An overview is present at the end of the text. However, some minor details contain minor inaccuracies or awkward phrasing, such as stating that Germany exported to India sharing 25% of EU goods in 2011 when the chart shows it was the largest share. Overall, the response covers the main data points well and fulfills the requirements of Task 1.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The response has a clear overall progression, moving logically from exports to India in 2000 and 2011 to exports to China, concluding with a helpful summary statement. Cohesive devices such as 'In comparison', 'After a few years', and 'In contrast' are used to guide the reader through the data. Paragraphing, however, is deficient as the entire response is grouped into a single block of text rather than being separated into an introduction, body paragraphs, and an overview. Referencing is mostly clear, though paragraph structure needs significant improvement to reach a higher band.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, incorporating terms like 'contributor', 'exports', 'declined', and 'highest export'. There are some lexical inaccuracies and awkward collocations, such as 'contributed a major role' instead of 'played a major role' and 'EU to export goods to climbed' instead of 'EU exports of goods climbed'. Spelling is generally accurate, but word choice errors occasionally surface, placing this response firmly in the band 6 category.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing introductory prepositional phrases and comparative structures. However, grammatical errors are frequent throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('The pie charts illustrates') and preposition errors ('upto 29%' instead of 'at 29%', 'followed Spain' instead of 'followed by Spain'). While these errors do not severely impede communication, they reduce the proportion of error-free sentences and reflect typical band 6 control.

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