Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-21

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 below bar graph demonstrate the number of french adults that speak their regional language to their children and the number whose parents spoke to them when they were a child.

The numbers where adults whose parents spoke to them in regional French language in there childhood varied by spoken occasionally and habitually. Whereas, the number of adults speaking to their children are relatively less in comparision.

The regional languages including occitan was the highest amongst others when spoken occasionally, around 1.1(in thousands) million parents used this laguage to converse occasionally. However, other languages like breton and alsatian were the other top two when compared to speaking occasionally. For the languages that were spoken habitually by parents, alsatian and occitan were next to each other with number being 600(thousand) respectively. Moeover, in this bracket, breton took the third spot.

Subsequently, the language on frequently spoken by the adults to their kids was mostly alsatian with 400(thousand) people speaking it, the rest varied with ranges from 50-250(in thousands) when spoken to their children.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to address all parts of the visual data by mentioning both the number of adults whose parents spoke a regional language to them and the number speaking to their own children. However, the selection of data contains significant inaccuracies and misreadings of the chart. For instance, the student states that Occitan was used occasionally by around '1.1(in thousands) million parents', which is contradictory and confusing. Furthermore, the figures quoted are sometimes imprecise or awkwardly presented, such as '600(thousand) respectively'. The overview is underdeveloped, and key trends—such as the general decline in language transmission from parents to children—are not clearly highlighted or synthesised. Consequently, the response meets the criteria for Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text is divided into four short paragraphs, representing an attempt at logical structure. However, progression is hindered by poor transitions and awkward phrasing between sentences. Cohesive devices are used minimally and sometimes inaccurately (e.g., 'Whereas, the number of adults...', 'Subsequently, the language on frequently spoken'). Paragraphing is present, but the internal cohesion of the body paragraphs lacks smooth logical flow. Referencing is occasionally unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the comparisons between habitual use, occasional use, and transmission to children. This performance aligns with Band 5.0 descriptors.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, with several lexical errors and awkward word formations. Examples include 'french' (uncapitalized), 'in there childhood' (instead of 'their'), 'occitan' (uncapitalized), 'Moeover' (spelling error), and 'on frequently spoken'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary items related to the prompt (e.g., 'habitually', 'occasionally', 'converse'), but control is weak, and inaccuracies in collocation and word form are noticeable throughout the text. This fits the Band 5.0 profile.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response demonstrates a limited range of sentence structures. Simple sentences dominate, and attempts at complex structures often result in grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('The numbers where adults...', 'the number of adults speaking... are'). Punctuation and capitalization errors are frequent (e.g., missing capital letters for proper nouns like 'french' and 'occitan'). Frequent errors in grammar and mechanics cause some difficulty for the reader, placing this response firmly in the Band 5 category.

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