Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-07

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 cahrts depict the proportion of goods exported to India and China from several EU nations during 2000 and 2011.

Overall, United Kingdom and Belgium were the leading exporters of goods to India in former year and in China, most of the export was done by Germany only over the period.

In 2000, India imported the maximum goods from United Kingdom accounting at 29 percent,followed by Belgium with a quarter of exports done by it.The export from both dropped to 13 and 20 percent in 2011, respectively.Germany's export to India rose from 15 to 25 percent over the period.Similarly, the goods exported by all other EU nations surged by 1 to 2 percent with France leading them all and behind all was Austria.

As far as exports to China are concerned, Germany took the lead by 30 percent export in 2000 and 48 percent in 2011.Remaining all the countries exported less than 15 percent goods to China among which the UK and Italy sent 7 to 9 percent goods and just like India, China received the least goods from Austria(merely 2 percent).

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You provide a clear overview by identifying the UK and Belgium as major exporters to India in 2000 and Germany’s dominance in exports to China. You also report several relevant changes, including Germany’s rise in India’s share and the UK’s decline. However, some details are inaccurate or insufficiently precise: Germany accounted for 38%, not 30%, of exports to China in 2000, and the claim that all other EU nations’ shares to India rose by 1–2 percentage points is too broad, since Finland stayed at 2% and Belgium and the UK fell. The comparison that Austria was the smallest exporter to China is also incomplete, as Austria tied with Finland in 2011. More selective, accurate comparisons would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a coherent overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for India and China. This makes the main comparisons easy to follow, and phrases such as “As far as exports to China are concerned” signal the shift clearly. Some linking and referencing are less controlled, however. “Similarly” does not accurately introduce the broad claim about other countries’ shares, and “Remaining all the countries” is an awkward transition. The final sentence also combines several comparisons without clearly distinguishing the 2000 and 2011 figures. Use more precise links and organise each destination paragraph around the largest shares and the most notable changes to make progression more consistently clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “accounting,” “exported,” and “surged,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “As far as exports to China are concerned.” Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural: “accounting at 29 percent” would be better as “accounting for 29%,” while “the maximum goods” and “the least goods” are imprecise ways to describe shares. “Goods exported by all other EU nations surged” overstates the changes and uses “surged” where modest increases are meant. Correct the spelling slip “cahrts” as well. More precise language for proportions and changes would improve clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including comparisons with “while” and “followed by,” and most of the message remains understandable. Some grammatical errors recur, though, particularly in sentence construction and punctuation. For example, “In 2000, India imported the maximum goods from United Kingdom accounting at 29 percent” needs an article before “United Kingdom” and a clearer participial structure. In “the UK and Italy sent 7 to 9 percent goods,” the relationship between the figures and the countries is unclear. Several sentences also run together after full stops, as in “percent,followed” and “respectively.Germany's.” Add spaces after punctuation and use complete, carefully structured sentences. These corrections would make your range more accurate and controlled.

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