Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-28

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 6.0)

Given four pie charts compare percentages of exports from various EU contries to India and China in 2000 and 2011. EU countries are the United Kingdom, Sweden, Spain, Netherlands, Italy, Germany, France, Finland, Belgium and other.

Overall, Germany was the main figure in the exporting industry. The United Kingdom export the highest percentage of goods to india in 2000. However, Germany became the leading country in the exporting industry in 2011. Germany reported the highest figure in Eu exports of goods to China in both given two years.

India imported the highest percentage of things from the United Kingdom in 2000 at 29%. The second most contributing country was Belgium at 25% in 2000. The least proportion of goods exported from Austria stood at 1%. Significant percentage of things exported from Germany too, which was 15% from total. The export industry expanded in Germany by 10% in 2011 compared to 2000. In contrast export industry dropped to 20% and 13% in Belgium and the United Kingdom respectively. Contribution to the total exports was less than 10 in other contries in both 2000 and 2011.

Furthermore, Germany managed to become highest contributor for exports goods to China in both given years. It was 38% in 2000 and industry grew up by 10% in 2011. The second most leading exporter was France in both two years. All other countries imprted less than 10% in both years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main patterns: the UK led exports to India in 2000, Germany became the largest contributor to India in 2011, and Germany dominated exports to China in both years. Several figures are accurate, including the UK’s 29% share and Germany’s 38% share of exports to China in 2000. However, some comparisons are incomplete or imprecise. For example, “the second most leading exporter was France” for China is not accurate in 2000, when France was second at 13%, but Italy and the UK were both ahead of France in 2011, with 8% and 7% compared with France’s 10%—so France was second then. The claim that all other countries were below 10% overlooks France’s 13% in 2000. Develop the overview and select comparisons more carefully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for India and China. This makes the main topic and broad comparison easy to follow. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “In contrast,” and “Furthermore” help signal shifts between ideas. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear, and the India paragraph moves between rankings, individual figures, and general statements without a consistent comparison pattern. The phrase “Contribution to the total exports was less than 10” is also unclear about which countries or years it refers to. Grouping changes by destination and comparing 2000 directly with 2011 for the same leading countries would create smoother progression and clearer referencing.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “percentage,” “proportion,” “contributing country,” and “exported,” and the reader can generally understand your comparisons. There is some attempt to vary wording, but several expressions are unnatural or imprecise for describing chart data. “Main figure in the exporting industry” and “industry grew up by 10%” do not clearly express a share of exports; “highest contributor for exports goods” is also awkward. Spelling errors such as “contries” and “imprted,” along with inconsistent capitalisation of “India,” “EU,” and “United Kingdom,” reduce accuracy. Aim for precise collocations such as “accounted for,” “share of exports,” and “rose by 10 percentage points.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mixture of simple statements and some more developed structures, including “In contrast…” and “compared to 2000,” and most of the intended meaning remains understandable. However, some errors in verb forms, articles, and sentence construction persist. For example, “The United Kingdom export the highest percentage” needs a past-tense verb, while “Germany managed to become highest contributor” needs an article before “highest contributor.” The fragment “Significant percentage of things exported from Germany too” lacks a finite verb, and “All other countries imprted less than 10%” has an unclear grammatical subject for the intended meaning. Check tense consistency when describing past data and ensure each sentence has a complete clause.

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