Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-10

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 given pie charts gives information about goods that are imported from EU countries to India and Chaina between 2000 and 2011. Overall, in India most of goods are came from United Kingdom, Belgium and Germany. While Germany was bigest and Austria smallest exporter of Chaina.

Firstly, EU export to India in 2000, United kingdom was bigest exporter with 29%, Belgium 25%, Germany 15%, France 8%, Italy 7% and others with 5% but Austria was smallest exporter but in 2011 other countries increase their value with 9%, Austria was little improved and Belgium also decreased his percentage.

Secondly, EU export to Chaina Germany boosted his goods export from 38% to 48%, Finland also reduce their service from 13% to 105 while others like Spain, Sweden, Italy and others droped valuesin a small value in 2011. Netherlands imrove service and goods from 4% to almost 5% which is not so big in all this period. Moreover, many contries are increasing their trade.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify some important features, including the UK and Belgium as leading exporters to India in 2000 and Germany’s rise in its share of exports to China. However, the overview is incomplete and partly inaccurate: Germany, not the UK, was the largest exporter to China in both years, while Austria was among the smallest. Several details are misreported: Finland’s share to China fell from 6% to 2%, not from 13% to 105%, and the response says that Spain, Sweden and Italy all declined even though Spain rose from 2% to 3%. The India comparison also omits Germany’s substantial increase and the UK’s marked decline. Select the main changes accurately and summarise them in a clearer overview.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure: an introduction and overview are followed by separate paragraphs about India and China. Sequencing with “Firstly” and “Secondly” helps readers follow the country-by-country discussion. However, the overview is brief and does not clearly guide the comparisons that follow, while some sentences combine several figures and changes without clear relationships. For example, the India paragraph moves from the 2000 ranking to 2011 changes in one long sentence. “Moreover, many countries are increasing their trade” is vague and does not clearly connect to the specific data. Use shorter, focused comparisons and link each paragraph’s details to a clear main trend.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “exporter,” “percentage,” “decreased,” and “improved,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate or unclear. “Reduce their service” does not describe a change in export share, and “improve service and goods” is not a natural way to report the Netherlands’ figures. There are also noticeable spelling errors, such as “Chaina,” “bigest,” “droped,” and “contries,” which reduce precision. Use consistent terms such as “share of exports” and “proportion,” and check spelling and collocations when describing increases and decreases.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, but complex constructions are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make some comparisons difficult to follow. The opening has subject–verb disagreement in “charts gives,” and “most of goods are came” combines an incorrect article pattern with an incorrect verb form. Other examples include “Germany boosted his goods export” and the run-on construction beginning “Firstly, EU export to India in 2000.” Articles, plurals, agreement and sentence boundaries need more consistent control. Practise writing one comparison per sentence, using accurate past-tense forms—for example, “Germany’s share rose from 38% to 48%”—before attempting longer linked sentences.

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