Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-11-04

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 6.5)

The pie charts compares the EU exports of goods to Indian and china in 2000 and 2011.

Overall, In the exports of Goods to indian, United Kingdom accounted for the largest share in the year 2000, while Germany had the highest proportion in 2011. Meanwhile, Germany remained the biggest figures for exports to China in 2000 and 2011.

In 2000, around 29% represented the united kindgom in the exports of goods to India, making the largest exporting country. Followed by belgium, at 25% and Germany, at 15%. France made up 8%, compared with italy at 7% and Netherlands, at 4%. Finland, Spain and Sweden each accounted for 2%. For goods taken to China, Germany ranked the highest with 38%, making it the biggest export country. France represented 13%, followed by United Kingdom, at 9% and Sweden, at 8% .

By 2011, Germany (25%) had become the largest country to export goods to India. The figure for belgium fell to 20%, while United Kingdom made up 13%. However, the proportion for France and Italy each rose to 9%, while netherlands increased to 5%. The share for Spain and Sweden each reached 3%, meanwhile finland remained at 2%. With respects to goods exported to China, the proportion for Germany had increased to 48%, maintaing the position for the biggest exporting countrry. In constrast, France fell to 10%, compared with United Kingdom, at 7% and Italy, at 8%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main contrasts accurately: the UK had the largest share of exports to India in 2000, Germany led in 2011, and Germany dominated exports to China in both years. The overview is relevant, and many figures are reported correctly, including Germany’s rise to 48% for China and Belgium’s fall to 20% for India. This covers the task well, but some details are less fully selected: for example, the China comparison for 2011 omits several notable shares, such as “Other” rising to 8%, while the India account does not mention the increase in “Other” from 5% to 9%. Also, “Finland, Spain and Sweden each accounted for 2%” in 2000 is inaccurate for China, where Finland was 6% and Sweden 8%; clarify that this sentence refers only to India.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the two years. The progression from India to China within each year is generally easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “By 2011,” and “In contrast” help signal comparisons. Some cohesion is less controlled, however. The long 2000 paragraph shifts from India to China and then back to a list of figures without a clear transition, and the sentence beginning “Finland, Spain and Sweden…” can be read as applying to both destinations. The final paragraph also relies on repeated “while” and “compared with” patterns. Use clearer topic references and group the most important comparisons more deliberately to make the links between figures more precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range of chart vocabulary, including “accounted for,” “represented,” “proportion,” “share,” and “rose,” which allows you to describe changes and rankings. Some choices are less natural or precise for this task: “the biggest figures for exports” is awkward, and “the biggest export country” confuses a country’s share with the country itself. There are also spelling and form slips, such as “united kindgom,” “maintaining” misspelled as “maintaining” in the text, and “countrry”; inconsistent capitalisation of country names also affects presentation. Aim for precise collocations such as “largest share of exports” and “accounted for 48%,” and proofread proper nouns and spelling. This would make the vocabulary more flexible and accurate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including comparisons with “while” and “compared with,” and most of the information remains understandable. Some grammatical errors persist. The opening has subject–verb disagreement: “The pie charts compares” should be “The pie charts compare.” In the overview, “Germany remained the biggest figures” has an incorrect noun structure; write “Germany remained the largest exporter” or “Germany accounted for the largest share.” There are also problems with articles and sentence construction in “making the largest exporting country,” and the phrase “the proportion for Germany had increased” is less suitable for describing the chart’s 2011 figure. Check agreement, noun phrases, and tense choices, while retaining the range of sentence forms you already attempt.

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