Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-30

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 6.0)

The pie charts illustrates exports from various EU countries to India and China in the period of 2000 and 2011.

Overall, Germany and United Kingdom were the largest destination for EU exports in the two countries, although their shares changed considerably over the period. In India, Germany's prportion increased substantially, while UK's share almost halved. In China, Germany remained the dominant destination and its proportion rose furthure. Meanwhile, the shares of most other countries changed only moderately.

In 2000, the United Kingdom accounted for the largest proportion of EU exports in India, at 29%, followed by Belgium at 25% and Germany at 15%. by 2011, however, Germany had become the largest recipent, rising to 25%, while belgium declined slightly to 20%. France and Finland remained at same portion at 8 and 2%. While United Kingdom dropped significantly from 29% to 13%. Swede, Spain, Netherlands and Austria increased slightly by 1%. Italy rose by 2% and other European Contries increased to 9%.

In both the years Germany's proportion remained the largest, in 2000 at 38% and by 2011 rose to 48%. Netherlands, Spain and other European countries showed a slight increase, meanwhile excluding Austria and Belgium every other country saw a little drop in portion.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The student successfully addresses all parts of the prompt by presenting an overview and reporting the main features and comparisons for both countries and years. The data cited is generally accurate, such as noting Germany's rise to 48% in China and the UK's drop from 29% to 13% in India. However, there is a minor misinterpretation in the overview, where the student refers to the UK as the 'largest destination for EU exports in the two countries' in 2000, when the charts actually show export destinations for India and China separately, and Germany was clearly largest for China. Despite this slight confusion in grouping the two destination countries, the key trends are effectively highlighted and supported with relevant figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is organized into logical paragraphs, beginning with an introduction, followed by an overall summary, a detailed paragraph on India, and a final paragraph on China. Cohesive devices are used adequately to guide the reader through the data, such as 'Overall', 'Meanwhile', and 'by 2011, however'. However, paragraphing could be slightly more balanced, as the paragraph on India is quite dense while the conclusion on China is brief. Referencing is generally clear, though occasional mechanical transitions slightly affect the fluency of the progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The student demonstrates a sufficient range of vocabulary to describe visual data, employing terms such as 'proportion', 'substantially', 'dominant destination', and 'declined slightly'. There are, however, a few spelling and word-form errors, such as 'illustrates' used with plural charts ('The pie charts illustrates'), 'prportion', 'furthure', 'recipent', and 'Contries'. Furthermore, there are minor typos like 'Swede' instead of 'Sweden'. Despite these slips, the vocabulary used is adequate to convey the intended meaning without impeding communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, incorporating subordinate clauses and comparative constructions effectively (e.g., 'while UK's share almost halved' and 'Germany had become the largest recipent, rising to 25%'). Grammatical control is generally decent, but there are recurring punctuation and capitalization issues, such as lowercase letters at the beginning of sentences ('by 2011, however', 'belgium declined') and missing articles ('while UK's share'). These errors are non-systematic and do not impede overall communication.

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