Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-06

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 illustrate the export of goods from multiple United Nation countries to India and China from 2000 to 2011.

Overall, it is clear that supply of goods from UN countries to China and India dramatically shifted the largest proportion of exporters from 2000 to 2011.

In 2000, the major exporting countries of UN to India were United Kingdom and Belgium, shares a total percentage of 29% and 25%. The lowest sharing proportion in exportation of goods to India wass Austria which stood at only 1%. In 2011, the Germany became the highest contributing country to export goods to India accounted for 25% and Belgium became the second highest, stood at 20%, respectively. The least recorded countries in 2011 were Austria and Finland, both stood at 2%.

In terms of China, Germany captured the market in 2000, stood at 38%, whereas the least constitued countries were Austria and Spain, both stood at 2%. In 2011, Germany drastically captured half of the market in China accounted for 48%, while Austria and Finland contributed for least sharing proportions, both stood at 2%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main shift in the charts: Germany becomes the leading exporter to India and strengthens its dominance in China, while the UK’s share to India falls. Several key figures are accurate, including the UK and Belgium’s 29% and 25% shares to India in 2000, and Germany’s 48% share to China in 2011. However, the overview is broad and unclear: “dramatically shifted the largest proportion of exporters” does not specify the contrasting patterns for the two destinations. Some details are also incomplete or inaccurate. For example, Austria alone was the smallest exporter to India in 2000; in China in 2011, Finland, Spain and Sweden were all at 3%, not just Austria and Finland at 2%. Include a clearer overview and compare more of the major changes.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction and overview are followed by separate paragraphs for India and China. This makes the destination-based comparisons easy to follow, and time markers such as “In 2000” and “In 2011” help orient the reader. The progression is generally logical, but the overview does not clearly preview the main trends, and the body paragraphs focus mostly on the highest and lowest shares rather than developing comparisons across the years. Some linking and reference choices are awkward, as in “In 2011, the Germany became…” and “while Austria and Finland contributed for least sharing proportions.” To strengthen the organisation, state the main contrast in the overview, then group the most important increases and decreases within each destination.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “contributing,” “captured the market” and “exportation.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing chart data. “United Nation countries” misidentifies the EU, while “captured the market” suggests commercial control rather than a share of exports. Phrases such as “lowest sharing proportion” and “least constituted countries” are also difficult to interpret, and “wass” is a spelling error. These issues do not prevent the reader from understanding the main comparisons, but they limit precision and naturalness. Prefer standard chart language such as “accounted for,” “share,” “largest exporter” and “smallest proportion,” and check spelling and collocations during revision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, and the meaning is generally understandable. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly in sentence construction and articles. For example, “United Kingdom and Belgium, shares a total percentage of 29% and 25%” lacks a clear grammatical link between the countries and their figures; “Germany became the highest contributing country to export goods to India accounted for 25%” also needs restructuring. Article use is inconsistent in “the Germany,” and the phrase “contributed for” uses an incorrect grammatical pattern. These errors sometimes make the reader pause, although the intended comparisons can usually be recovered. Practise complete clauses with accurate subjects and verbs, for example, “Germany accounted for 25% of EU exports to India in 2011.”

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