Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-04

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 graphs illustrate the information of foreign trade from different EU nations to India and China from 2000 to 2011.

Looking from an overall, perspective it is readily apparent that the EU trade of goods to India maximum from the United Kingdom and Germany, While, Chian also get from Germany, but minimum from Sweden, Spain in both counties.

Turning towards the details, The shipments of goods toIndia from United Kingdom was highest in 2000 at 29%, which was just more than twice in 2011. In 2000 Belgium exports 25%, but in 2011 it was 20%. The expots of goods from Sweden, Spain, Finland Austria, and France to India were lowest in both years, which were 1% and 2% respectively. Moreover, Germany was the 10 % more trade in 2011. Form Netherlands the exports were 4% and 5% to India.

Moving further, EU exports of goods to China highest from Germany at 38% in 2000 and 48% in 2011. Apart from this, Austria, Spain exports of goods to China were same at 2% in 2000. In 2011, it were also same from Sweden and Spain at 3%. Whereas, France tarde was the double the trade of goods in Belgium in 2011. United Kingdom and Italy exports were almost same in both yeras, which was 9%, 7% and 8%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response attempts to address all parts of the task by reporting data for both India and China across the two specified years, which keeps it within the parameters of the prompt. However, some parts are addressed much more fully than others, and key features are sometimes obscured by confusing details or inaccurate reporting. For instance, the overview sentence attempts a summary ('EU trade of goods to India maximum from the United Kingdom and Germany'), but it is grammatically tangled and lacks clarity regarding overall trends. Furthermore, some data points are misreported or vaguely expressed, such as stating that Germany experienced '10 % more trade in 2011' when the share rose from 15% to 25%, or generalising about Sweden and Spain having the lowest figures. While main trends are touched upon, the lack of precise and fully developed comparisons across all categories prevents a higher score.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The report has a coherent overall arrangement with a clear attempt to structure the response into introduction, body paragraphs addressing India and China respectively, and an overview attempt in the second sentence. Paragraphing is used to separate the different destinations. However, the logical progression is frequently hindered by mechanical and faulty cohesion. Transition markers like 'Looking from an overall, perspective' and 'Moving further' are clumsily integrated, and referencing is sometimes unclear, such as the dangling pronoun reference in 'In 2011, it were also same'. While the flow is readable, the overuse and awkward deployment of cohesive devices mean the overall progression lacks seamless clarity.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is minimally adequate for the task, with simple terms like 'exports', 'goods', and 'trade' recurring throughout. The student attempts some less common vocabulary, such as 'illustrate', 'shipments', and 'proportions' (implied), but this is accompanied by noticeable inaccuracies in word choice, form, and spelling. Examples of lexical errors include 'foreign trade' used where export share is meant, 'Chian' (spelling error for China), 'tarde' (spelling error for trade), and unnatural collocations like 'trade of goods to India maximum'. These vocabulary limitations and frequent slips cause occasional difficulty for the reader and restrict the range of expression.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writing relies on a limited range of sentence structures, with frequent attempts at complex sentences resulting in faulty grammar. There are numerous errors in verb forms, subject-verb agreement, and prepositions within grammatical patterns. Examples include 'EU trade of goods to India maximum from' (missing verb), 'While, Chian also get from Germany' (incorrect tense and subject-verb agreement), 'The shipments of goods toIndia from United Kingdom was' (missing articles and singular/plural mismatch), 'Belgium exports 25%' (inconsistent tense usage alongside past data), and 'it were also same' (plural/singular mismatch). These frequent errors persist throughout the text and require effort from the reader to decode the intended meaning.

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