Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The pie charts given in the question illustrates the comparison in between exports from various EU countries to India and China both the years 2000 and 2011.

Overall, In the year 2000, India used to export the highest amount of things from the United Kingdom and Belgium whereas China used to export the highest amount of goodies from the Germany. However, over the 11 years the scenario changed for India and Germany became the highest contributing exporter.

In the year 2000, United Kingdom, Belgium and Germany was the three highest exporter country for India by exporting 29%, 25%.and 15% items respectively along with the other europe countries : Austria, Finland, France, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden etc which had contributed around one to seven percentage. On the flip side, China had imported highest from the Germany only which was 38%. Nevertheless, all other countries had contributed in the import only from 13 to two percentage.

However, In 2011, UK faced a decline in exporting to India and it was reduced to 13%. On the other hand, Germany became the largest exporter to that country. Nonetheless, Germany remained the highest exporter for China with a slight increase of percentage.

Overall, India's importing shifted largely from UK to Germany over the 11 years though China's import dependency remained more or less same for all the countries.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main contrast: the UK and Belgium were leading sources for India in 2000, while Germany dominated exports to China, and Germany became India’s largest source by 2011. However, the overview contains a major factual error: it says India “used to export,” when the charts show EU exports to India, and the final claim that China’s pattern remained “more or less same for all the countries” overlooks Germany’s rise from 38% to 48% and Finland’s fall from 6% to 2%. Several details are also vague or inaccurate: India’s 2011 shares are not reported, and China’s other countries did not all fall within 2–13% in 2000, since Germany was 38%. Select and compare the key changes more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details for 2000 and 2011. This gives the reader some organisation, and contrasts such as “On the other hand” help signal comparisons. However, progression is weakened by repeating the overview in the final paragraph and by giving most detail to 2000 while summarising 2011 in only a few broad statements. Some linking phrases are used mechanically or do not express the relationship accurately, including “Nevertheless” before a supporting detail and “On the flip side” for the China comparison. Improve the sequence by grouping India and China consistently across both years, and use clear references so that phrases such as “that country” have an unmistakable antecedent.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “decline,” “contributing,” “import dependency” and “remained,” and the main message is generally understandable. However, the range is limited by repeated use of “exporter,” “exporting” and “contributed,” while several choices are inaccurate or too informal for an academic report. “Goodies” is inappropriate for goods, and “India used to export” reverses the direction of trade. “Highest amount of things” and “highest exporter country” are imprecise; use terms such as “largest share of EU exports” and “leading destination-country supplier.” Also distinguish “exports to India/China” from “imports by India/China” consistently. More precise collocations and less repetition would make the comparisons clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple and longer sentences, including clauses introduced by “whereas” and “though,” but errors occur frequently and sometimes make relationships harder to follow. For example, “The pie charts … illustrates” has subject–verb disagreement, and “United Kingdom, Belgium and Germany was” should use a plural verb. The opening phrase “comparison in between exports” has an awkward grammatical construction, while “both the years” and “the Germany” show problems with articles and prepositions. Tense and sentence control are also inconsistent in “India used to export” and “Germany remained … with a slight increase of percentage.” Review agreement, articles, and the grammatical patterns used to describe shares and changes. Shorter, accurately controlled sentences would help before adding more complex structures.

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