Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-24

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 following Pie charts show the exports EU countries made to India and China in 2000 and 2011.

First of all we have data of EU exports to India in 2000 and 2011, If we carefully examine the pie charts, we find overall increase in the percentages of exports from various countries of Europian Union to India. Belgium made the highest exports of 25% has droped by 5%. whereas the exports from Germony have increased by 10%. All the other countries show incease in overall export percentages in the year 2011.

Next we have exports from Europian Union to China, here we see that Germony which exports bulk in the year 2000 has incresed in the year 2011 by 10%. Other countries show a decrease in overall export percentages.

Although UK is not included in EU but if we see UK in the charts, The exports have decreased from 2000 to 2011 for both India and China.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response attempts to cover the main features of the pie charts, such as mentioning Germany's increase in exports to both India and China, and Belgium's decrease in exports to India. However, the data interpretation is somewhat superficial, and there are inaccuracies or sweeping generalizations (e.g., claiming 'All the other countries show incease in overall export percentages' to India, which is not strictly true for every single nation if you look closely at minor shifts, and incorrectly asserting that the UK is not included in the EU). Furthermore, the overview is weak, lacking a cohesive synthesis of the overall trends. The selection of data points is limited, resulting in an under-developed response that touches upon Band 5 level task fulfillment.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The essay is divided into short paragraphs, but the logical progression and overall flow are disrupted by informal conversational markers ('First of all', 'Next we have') and run-on sentence structures. Cohesive devices are used rather mechanically, and referencing is occasionally faulty, such as the confusing transition regarding the UK at the end. Paragraphing is attempted to separate India and China, but internal cohesion within sentences is weak, often resulting in choppy or overly convoluted phrasing. This corresponds to a Band 5 level of organizational control.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, relying on standard terms like 'exports', 'increase', and 'decrease'. There are several spelling mistakes throughout the text, including 'Europian', 'droped', 'Germony' (repeated multiple times), and 'incresed'. While the writer attempts some less common vocabulary, the frequent spelling and word-choice errors impede precision and pull the score down. The lexical range is minimally adequate for the task, fitting the Band 5 descriptor.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writing displays a limited range of sentence structures, with frequent run-on sentences and comma splices, such as 'Belgium made the highest exports of 25% has droped by 5%. whereas the exports from Germony have increased by 10%.' Errors in verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, and punctuation occur regularly throughout the response, often causing some difficulty for the reader. Complex structures are attempted but are generally faulty. These grammatical issues place the writing firmly at Band 5.

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