Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-24

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 pie charts illustrates export from different European countries to India and China in 2000 and 2011.

Overall, The number of exports from European countries to India showed higher in 2000 while China was behind the numbers. In 2011, the number of goods has been increased in china.

In 2000, European exports 100% of good to India from various countries, 29% goods was from United Kingdom which is the most highest amoung all european countries, on second belgium exported 25% and germany is on the third with 15%, while other countries contributed with lower numbers. Subsequently in china the total number goods exported was 99%. Major countries with higest number are Germany with 38%, France with 13% and United Kingdom with 9%, while the rest was from other European nations.

In 2011, United kingdom export only 13% of goods to india, where belgium ith 20% and Germany with 25 percent, decreased showed in percentage from United Kingdom and Belgium while Germany has been increased with 10%.

while the number of good to china Germany has been increased with 10% while other European countries has been decresed,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main countries in the 2000 charts and note the key shift in India, where the UK share fell while Germany’s rose. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: the charts show shares of exports, not the “number” of exports, and they do not establish that total goods exported to China increased in 2011. The statement that other European countries’ shares to China decreased is also too broad: Germany rose from 38% to 48%, but several shares rose or stayed level, including “Other” (4% to 8%) and the Netherlands (4% to 5%). To make the summary more complete, compare the dominant pattern in both years: Germany led exports to China, while the leading shares to India changed from the UK to Germany.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to 2000 and then 2011, and words such as “Overall,” “while” and “In 2011” help signal relationships. However, progression is weakened by unclear or incomplete links. The final paragraph begins with India and then shifts to China without clearly separating the comparisons, and it ends abruptly without summarising the remaining data. Some connections are also difficult to follow, as in “while the number of good to china Germany has been increased.” Organise the body into one paragraph comparing India across the years and another comparing China, and use clear references to each destination so the reader can follow the contrasts.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “contributed,” “exported,” “percentage” and “increased,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive: “number of exports” and “number of goods” are used where the chart reports proportions or shares, while “the most highest” is redundant. Spelling errors such as “amoung,” “higest” and “decresed” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise terms such as “share,” “proportion” and “accounted for,” and vary the language used to describe rises and falls. For example, describe a country’s share as having “risen” or “declined,” rather than repeatedly saying its number increased or decreased.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

There are attempts to combine ideas using subordinate clauses and contrast, for example “while other countries contributed with lower numbers,” but the range is limited and errors occur frequently. Subject–verb agreement is faulty in “The pie charts illustrates,” and tense and verb forms are often inaccurate, as in “Germany has been increased” and “Belgium ith 20%.” Articles, plurals and sentence boundaries also need attention: “the total number goods exported” is missing a preposition, and the final paragraph contains a fragment-like construction beginning “while the number of good to china.” Use simple, controlled sentence patterns first, checking agreement and past-tense reporting verbs, then add comparisons with accurate clauses such as “Germany’s share rose from 38% to 48%.”

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