Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-22

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 5.0)

The pie chart illustartes exports from diffrent EU countires to china and india over the period from 2000 and 2011.

Overall it is clear that EU exoprts of goods of india in 2000 The United kingdom has highest and it sightly decrease in 2011. and coming to goods of china other is lowest in 2000 and arise in 2011.

Looking at pie chart The UK is 29% in 2000 and it decrease to 13% in 2011. in 2000 Netherlands have 4% and rose to 5% in 2011. Third is the Germany is 15% and arise to 25% in 2011. Finally, other is 5% in 2000. it slightly rose tom 9% respectievely.

Coming to EU of good of china The UK is 9% in 2000, it fall to 7% in 2011. Belgium have steadily in both india and china. and Austria have same in india and china it is 2%. Lastly other is 4% in 2000. in 2011 it is increased to 8%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to address the task by reporting several data points from the charts, such as the UK's export figures to India and Germany's exports to China. However, the response lacks a clear, cohesive overview of the main trends. Furthermore, the selection of data is somewhat haphazard and incomplete, focusing heavily on individual countries rather than capturing the broader comparative picture between the two destination countries and the two years. Several values are reported, but the lack of a proper introductory overview and the limited depth of reporting place this response in Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is divided into paragraphs, which provides a basic structural framework. However, the logical progression is weak. The transition between sentences and paragraphs often feels abrupt, and cohesive devices are minimal or misused, such as 'coming to goods of china'. Referencing is also occasionally unclear. While there is an attempt to structure the answer into an introduction, overview, and body paragraphs, the overall organizational flow is disjointed, consistent with Band 5.0 descriptors.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with frequent spelling mistakes throughout the text, such as 'illustartes', 'diffrent', 'countires', and 'exoprts'. There is very limited use of less common vocabulary, and precision is lacking when describing statistical data (e.g., 'arise' instead of 'increase' or 'rise'). The lexical range is minimally adequate to convey basic information, but noticeable errors in word choice and spelling place this firmly at a Band 4.5, which rounds to 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student uses a very limited range of sentence structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with frequent grammatical inaccuracies. Errors include subject-verb agreement issues ('Netherlands have', 'Belgium have steadily'), incorrect prepositions ('exports of goods of india'), and tense inconsistencies. Punctuation and capitalization are also poorly controlled (e.g., lowercase 'china', 'india', 'uk'). Because complex structures are rarely attempted and basic sentences contain frequent errors, a Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0, is appropriate.

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