Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-17

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The charts below show the number of French adults whose parents spoke a French regional language to them when they were children and the number who speak a French regional language to their own children.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

Number of adults (in thousands) whose parents spoke a regional language to them in childhood

Student answer (Band 5.0)

THE BAR CHART COMPARES THE NUMBER OF PARENTS THAT WERE TOLD THE FRENCH LANGUAGE WHEN THEY WERE CHILD BY THEIR PARENTS AND AND THE DEMINSTARTES THE PARENTS WHO SAY THE LANGUAGE TO THEIR OWN CHILDREN.

OVERALL, THE OCCITAN IS ON THE TOP IN BOTH THE HABITUAL AND OCCASIONALLY WHILE THE ALSATIAN JUST MISSED THE TOP SPOT BY MINIMUM INDIVIDUALS IN HABITUALLY AND REMIAN IN THE THIRD IN OCCASIONALLY. CORSICAN IS ON THE BOTTOM IN THE BOTH, HABITAULLY AND OCCASIONALLY. ON THE OTHER HAND, THE ALSATIAN IS ON THE HIGHEST AND SAME CORCASIAN IS ON THE LOWEST IN THE LANGUAGE SPOKEN TO THEIR CHILDREN BY ITS PARENTS.

OCCITAN IS SPOKEN BY ALMOST 605 THOUSANDS PEOPLE IN HABITAULLY AND THE NUMBER INCREASED TO ALMOST 1.1 MILLION IN OCCASIONALLY. THERE IS A SMALL CHANGE SEEN IN THE ALSATIAN AS IT WAS TOLD BY 600 THOUSANDS IN THE HABITAULLY AND AROUND 210 THOUSANDS IN OCCASIONALLY. THE CORCSIAN WAS AT THE LOWEST WITH APPROXAIMATELY 80 THIUSANDS PUBLIC IN THE HABITUALLY AND 100 THOUSAND IN OCCASIONALLY.

TURNING TO THE REMAING CATEGORIES, THE ONE THE PARENTS SPEAK WITH THEIR CHILDREN SO THE LANGUAGE THAT IS ON THE HIGHEST IS THE ALSATAIN WITH 400 THOUSANDS SOCIETY AND THE BOTTOM IS HOLD BY CORSIAN WITH ALMOST 30 THOUSANDS PEOPLE.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to address the task by describing the main features of the charts, such as the highest and lowest regional languages. However, there are significant misinterpretations of the data, such as claiming that Occitan was spoken by '605 thousands people in habitaully' (where the figure is 620 for habitual and over 1,000 for occasional) and misreading the second chart regarding transmission to children. Furthermore, the overview is confused and lacks clarity, failing to accurately summarise the main trends. According to the descriptors for Band 5.0, the response addresses the task only partially, and the reporting of data contains notable inaccuracies that hinder a clear overview.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is divided into four paragraphs, which shows an attempt at structured organization. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by confusing phrasing and poor referencing (e.g., 'and and the deminstartes', 'same corcasian is on the lowest'). Cohesive devices are either missing or used inaccurately, making the text feel disjointed and mechanical. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal paragraph cohesion is weak. This aligns with Band 5, where there is some organization and paragraphing, but overall progression is unclear and cohesion is faulty.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive ('on the top', 'on the bottom', 'small change'). There are numerous spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'deminstartes', 'habitaully', 'remian', 'corcasian', 'thiusands', and 'remaing'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary items but lacks control over them, often leading to inappropriate collocations and inaccurate terms like 'public' or 'society' to refer to numbers of people. This corresponds to Band 4.0 or 5.0; given the attempts at task-specific terms, a score of 5.0 is appropriate as errors cause some difficulty for the reader.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The response contains a very limited range of grammatical structures, and attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty. Examples of serious grammatical errors include 'THE BAR CHART COMPARES THE NUMBER OF PARENTS THAT WERE TOLD... BY THEIR PARENTS', 'the bottom is hold by corsian', and heavy reliance on simple subject-verb-complement structures with persistent errors in verb forms, prepositions, and agreement. Punctuation is basic (entirely in capital letters, which is inappropriate for an academic report). Errors are frequent and often impede communication, fitting the Band 4.0 descriptor well.

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