Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-13

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 chart illustrates export of goods from multiple EU countries to India and China in 2000 and 2011.

Overall, Germany was the largest exporter of goods to China in 2000 and 2011, it replaced the UK and became the largest exporter of goods to India in 2011. Moreover, Austria and Finland exported the least amount of goods to both India and China.

The United Kingdom with 29% had largest proportion of export to India in 2010 but it dropped to 13% in 2011. Sweden, Spain and Finland exported 2% and Austria 1% of exported goods to India in 2010 but in 2011 Sweden and Spain increased to 3% whereas Finland and Austria stayed at 2%. Belgium dropped from 25% to 20%, France 8% to 9%, Germany increased from 15% to 25%, Italy from 7% to 9%, Neterlands 4% to 5%, whereas, other countries increased from 5% to 9% in exporting goods to India.

Moreover, Germany increased its export from 38% to 48%. In 2010 Austria and Spain exported 2%, Spain increased to 3% whereas Austria remained the same. Belgium exported 5% in both years. Finland, Italy and France export dropped from 6%, 9% and 13% to 2%, 8% and 10%, respectively. Furthermore, Netherlands increased from 4% to 5%. Germany remained the largest exporter in both countries.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main contrast that Germany dominated exports to China in both years and became the leading exporter to India by 2011, and you report many relevant country shares. However, the overview is partly inaccurate: Austria and Finland were not consistently the smallest exporters, and the UK was still the largest supplier to India in 2000, not Germany. Several dates are also misreported as 2010 rather than 2000, and the China account omits the notable rise in Germany’s share and the decline in the UK and Sweden. The response therefore covers the charts but does not select and summarise the key features consistently; clearer, accurate comparisons across both destinations would strengthen it.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic structure, with an introduction, an overview and separate paragraphs for India and China. This helps the reader identify which destination is being discussed. However, progression within the paragraphs is uneven: the India paragraph lists many figures in succession, while the China paragraph moves between countries without a clear hierarchy of major and minor changes. “Moreover” and “Furthermore” are repeated, and the final sentence, “Germany remained the largest exporter in both countries,” is unclear because Germany was not the largest exporter to India in 2000. Use clearer topic sentences, group the most important changes, and make references and linking expressions more precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “increased,” “dropped,” and “exporter,” which generally communicates the comparisons. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “largest proportion of export.” However, some collocations are awkward or repetitive: “exported goods” and “export” recur frequently, and “export of goods from multiple EU countries” is less natural than describing the shares of EU exports. “Neterlands” is misspelled, and “export” is used where the past-tense form is needed in “Finland, Italy and France export dropped.” More precise terms such as “share,” “accounted for,” and “fell” would improve fluency and accuracy.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple sentences and some more complex structures, including comparisons with “whereas” and clauses such as “it replaced the UK and became the largest exporter.” The main meaning is usually understandable, but some errors remain in sentence construction and tense. The overview joins two independent clauses with a comma in “Germany was the largest exporter …, it replaced the UK,” and “had largest proportion” is missing an article. The repeated reference to 2010 also makes the time frame inaccurate, while “Finland, Italy and France export dropped” has an incorrect verb form. Check articles, clause boundaries and consistent past-tense forms, and proofread punctuation in longer sentences.

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