Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-20

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 charts under illustrates the information of the number of French peoples whose parents spoke a French regional language to them when they were children and the quantity of who communicates in a French regional language to their own offsprings.

Overall , There are differents French local languages that were spoken and then different languages were used like Alsatian and Occitian , both are higher numbers .

The number of adults whose parents spoke a regional language to them in childhood The French territorial language ,The Alsatian language spoken habitually is 600 thousands while spoken occasionally is approximately 250 thousand while the others local languages like Breton is more in spoken occasionally approximately 1 million and less then spoken habiitually

The rest two Geographical languages Creole and Corsican is less then 200 in both habitually and occasionally.

Although , the adults who speak a Provincial language to their Youngsters ; The Alsatian is very large in numbers approximately 400 thousands while the Occitian is roughly 250 thousand and the others two local languages is less then 100.

Generally , the Occitan language is the winner because it is spoken more in both habitually and occasionally While Alsatian is winner in the adults who speak a regional language to their children.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to describe the main features of both charts, mentioning languages like Alsatian, Occitan, Breton, Creole, and Corsican, as well as providing some figures such as 600 thousand for habitual Alsatian and 250 thousand for Occitan. However, there are significant inaccuracies in data interpretation and reporting. For instance, the text states that Occitan occasional speakers are around 1,065 thousand in the chart, but the student misinterprets several values, and the overall summary is overly simplistic ("the Occitan language is the winner"). The selection of data lacks a fully clear overview of the main trends across both charts, leading to an under-developed response that fits the Band 5 descriptor.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The essay is divided into paragraphs, which attempts to structure the response, but the progression of ideas is often unclear and disjointed. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or incorrectly, such as "The rest two Geographical languages Creole and Corsican is less then 200" and repetitive sentence openings. Paragraphing is somewhat arbitrary, with single-sentence paragraphs disrupting the flow of the report. Referencing is inconsistent, and the relationships between the data points are not smoothly linked. Overall, this demonstrates the characteristics of Band 5 cohesion, where organization is present but progression and cohesive devices are inadequate.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with numerous lexical and word choice errors. Examples include "French peoples" instead of 'people', "quantity of who communicates" instead of 'proportion of those who speak', and "offsprings" (an uncountable plural error). The student also uses informal or imprecise terminology like "the winner" to describe a statistical category. While there is an attempt to use topic-specific words such as "habitually", "occasionally", and "regional language", the frequent inaccuracies in collocation and word formation limit the lexical score to a Band 5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response contains a very limited range of grammatical structures, and attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty. There are constant errors in subject-verb agreement (e.g., "The rest two Geographical languages... is", "both are higher numbers") and misuse of comparative forms (e.g., "less then" instead of 'fewer than'). Punctuation and capitalization are also erratic, with random commas and capitalization mid-sentence (e.g., "Overall , There are differents..."). These frequent grammatical errors cause difficulty for the reader and reflect a Band 5 level of grammatical accuracy.

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