Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-11-03

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)

The piecharts show the comparision between exports of goods by EU to India and China in the year 2000 and 2011.

Overall, United Kingdom and Germany was the highest exporter to India and China in 2000. Germany turned outto be the highest exporter to both India and China in the year 2011. Austria remained the lowest exporter to both China and India.

To begin with, United Kingdom has the highest amount of goods export to India in the year 2000(29%). In contrast, Austria has the lowest percentage of goods export to India i.e 1%. Moving to 2011, the amount of goods exported to India by United Kingdom decreased by more than half and reached to 13% only. Eventually, Germany became the highest exporter to India in 2011 with 25% and Finland joined Austria being the lowest exporter to India.

Moreover, Germany exported the huge amount of goods to China in the year 2000(38%) with Austria and Spain beign the lowest exporter. Germany remained the highest exporter to China in the year 2011 as well with 48% and Austria remained the lowest exporter and Finland joining them with 2%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main shift clearly: the UK led exports to India in 2000, while Germany was the largest exporter to both destinations in 2011. Several key figures are accurate, including the UK’s 29% share of India exports in 2000 and Germany’s 48% share of China exports in 2011. However, the overview is partly inaccurate: Germany was not the highest exporter to China in 2000; it was already the leader, but the UK was not the leader to China, and Austria was not consistently the lowest. For China in 2000, Spain was lowest at 2%, while Austria was also 2%; in 2011, Finland was lowest at 2%, not Austria. More comparison of changes across the charts would make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement, with an introduction, an overview and separate paragraphs for India and China. Linking phrases such as “In contrast,” “Moving to 2011” and “Moreover” help readers follow the comparisons, and the information generally progresses in a sensible order. This is already a strength. Some connections are less precise, however: “Finland joined Austria being the lowest” is difficult to process, and the overview’s claim about the lowest exporter does not clearly distinguish between the two destinations and years. To make the progression more controlled, group the main changes by destination and use explicit comparisons, such as stating which shares rose or fell between 2000 and 2011.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “exporter,” “decreased” and “remained,” so the meaning is generally clear. There is some repetition of “highest exporter,” “lowest exporter” and “goods export,” and several word choices or collocations are unnatural, such as “the huge amount of goods” and “reached to 13% only.” Spelling errors in “piecharts,” “comparision” and “beign” also reduce accuracy. Aim for more precise, natural expressions for describing shares and changes, and check spelling carefully. A wider range of accurate terms such as “accounted for,” “share” and “fell” would help you report the data more efficiently without changing the meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, and the overall meaning is usually understandable. However, some errors in agreement, tense and sentence construction remain. For example, “United Kingdom and Germany was” needs plural agreement, while “United Kingdom has” and “Germany exported” shift between present and past when describing historical data. The phrase “with Austria and Spain beign the lowest exporter” also needs a clearer grammatical structure, and “Austria remained the lowest exporter and Finland joining them” is not a complete parallel construction. Use the past tense consistently for the chart years, check singular and plural subjects, and build comparisons with complete clauses. These changes would improve accuracy while preserving your range of sentence forms.

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