Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-19

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 chart illustrates data on the native languages of France. It shows how many of their elders speak regional languages to their children, and how many of them speak to their children.

Overall, the number of Alsatian adults was the greatest when French was spoken habitually, and the number of Occitan adults was greater in the past when it was spoken occasionally. Furthermore, Alsatian are the greatest number of parents who speak the regional language to their own kids.

The numbers of Alsatian and Occitan Older people who spoke local language habitually was approximately 600. Whereas, the numbers of Berton, Creole and Corsican are over 200 and less than 200 resoectively. When spoken occutionally Occitan adults have the lead with nearly 1.5 million people, whereas Berton have 400 and Alsatian have more than 200 in this aspect. Creole and Corsican are below 200 .

number of adults who speak to thier own ch

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to address the task by describing the charts on French regional languages, but it suffers from significant misinterpretations and inaccurate data reading. For instance, the student states that 'Occitan adults have the lead with nearly 1.5 million people,' whereas the chart shows around 1.06 million for occasional speakers, and confuses categories and figures across the different charts. Furthermore, the response is incomplete, trailing off at the end into an unfinished sentence fragment: 'number of adults who speak to thier own ch'. The overview provided is very basic and contains factual inaccuracies regarding the trends. Consequently, the response falls short of the Band 6 descriptor, as key data points are misreported and the task is only partially addressed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay lacks clear overall progression and logical paragraphing. The response begins with a brief introduction, but the body paragraphs quickly become disjointed and difficult to follow. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as abrupt transitions ('Whereas, the numbers of Berton...') and repetitive sentence structures. Paragraphing is severely disrupted, culminating in an uncompleted final paragraph that consists of a broken sentence fragment. Reference words are sometimes ambiguous or incorrect, which hinders the smooth flow of information. While there is a basic attempt to group information, the poor structural control and abrupt ending place this response firmly in the Band 5 category.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The student demonstrates a limited and basic lexical range. There are noticeable spelling errors throughout the text, such as 'resoectively', 'occutionally', 'Berton', and 'thier'. Vocabulary is repetitive, relying heavily on basic terms like 'number', 'adults', 'speak', and 'greatest'. While the writer attempts some less common vocabulary items related to the prompt (e.g., 'habitually', 'occasionally', 'regional languages'), word choice is frequently imprecise or inaccurate (e.g., referring to the language groups as 'Alsatian adults' and 'Occitan adults' rather than speakers of those languages). These errors cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect Band 5 performance.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The text displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, consisting mainly of simple sentences and flawed attempts at complex clauses. There are frequent grammatical errors, including subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'Alsatian are the greatest number'), missing articles, and punctuation errors. The presence of incomplete sentences, particularly the trailing fragment at the end of the text, demonstrates poor control over sentence construction. Although some simple sentences are correct, the frequency of errors causes noticeable difficulty and strain for the reader, aligning with the descriptors for Band 5.

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