Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-19

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)

In 2000,UK was the biggest region which exported good to india as they were standing with big ratio than others,(29%) meanwhile Germany was the biggest country to exports good to china in the same year,standing with 38%.

Whereas, other countries like belgium and germany were also listed in big ratio to export goods to india meanwhile other countries like Finland,France,Italy,Sweden,Netherland and spain were alo exporters with low percentages.

On the other hand, Austria, belgium,Finland etc were standing with low percentages meanwhile France and united kingdom were standing with high percentages as compared to other countries.

In 2011,biggest exporter of goods to india was Germany(25%) and after that, comes belgium(20%) there were also plenty of other countries that stood with high percentages like UK ,France and Italy.

Meanwhile countries like Netherland,Sweden,Spain etc which were standing with low percentages but were exporting goods to india.

Meanwhile, Germany played the main role and took benifits of exporting good to china as it was standing with 48% which means almost half of goods were exported from Germany,meanwhile other countries like Finland,Italy,Netherland, Spain and many other countries were also exporting goods.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify several important leaders, including the UK for exports to India in 2000 (29%) and Germany for China in both years (38% and 48%). However, the response does not give a clear overview of the main changes across all four charts, and it largely describes selected countries rather than comparing the distributions systematically. Some statements are inaccurate or unclear: France and the UK are described as having high shares of exports to China in 2000, although the UK was 9% and France 13%, while Germany led at 38%. The 2011 China figures are also only partly covered. To strengthen the response, summarise the contrasting patterns—especially Germany’s growing dominance in China and the UK’s decline in India—and support these with accurate comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has some organisation, moving from 2000 to 2011 and using linking expressions such as “Whereas,” “On the other hand,” and “Meanwhile.” These help signal shifts, but the progression is not consistently clear: the first two paragraphs mix countries and destinations, and the final paragraph discusses China in 2011 without a clear transition from the India figures. Repeated use of “meanwhile” also makes the links feel mechanical, while phrases such as “other countries” do not specify which chart or comparison is being discussed. Group the information into clear sections—for example, India across both years and China across both years—and use comparisons to connect the figures within each section.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “exporter,” “percentages,” and “biggest,” and the reader can generally understand the topic. However, the vocabulary is limited and repetitive, with “standing with” and “high/low percentages” used several times where more precise descriptions would help. Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate, such as “biggest region” for a country and “took benefits of exporting.” Spelling errors, including “benifits” and “alo,” also reduce accuracy. Build a more varied set of terms for describing shares and change, such as “accounted for,” “represented,” “rose,” and “fell,” and use country names consistently and accurately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt longer sentences and clauses, for example, “Germany played the main role … as it was standing with 48%,” but these structures are often not controlled well. Errors include missing or misplaced articles and prepositions (“exported good to india”), awkward verb forms (“was the biggest country to exports”), and run-on sentences joined by commas. Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, particularly around country names and percentage figures. Most sentences remain built from similar simple patterns, so the range is limited. Practise writing shorter, accurate comparison sentences first, then combine them with controlled clauses such as “while” or “whereas”; check verb forms, articles, and sentence boundaries during editing.

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