Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-23

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 below illustrates the number of french adults whose parents spoke a french regional language to them when they were child and number who speaks a french language with their owm kids.

Overall it is evident that Occitan language is highly spoken at the time oof occasionally where adults parents spokes this language to them in the childhood additionally Aisatian language is highly spoken where adults speak this language to their own childs meanwhile Creole and Corsican languages are rarely spoken by adults with parents and alsoadults speaks with their child.

The Aisatian and Occitan languages are spoken habitually by adults to parents to them in childhood 600 thousand where Aisatian language is decreased rapidly to 220 thousand where sit is spoken occasionally ,Moreover Occitan language got rapidlu increased to 1.2m thousand , Futhermore Breton language is rapidly increase to 400 thousand from 220 thousand where Creole and Corican languages are completely stable in bothe catogerys habitually and occasionally.

The Aisatian language speaks as a regional language where adults speak to their kids nearly 400 thousand, Futhermore Occitan language is spoken by 250 thousand and remainig Breton,Creole and Corsican are the languages below to 100 thousand adults speaks to their childrens

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The candidate attempts to cover the main features of the charts, noting the highest and lowest categories such as Occitan and Corsican. However, the response contains significant inaccuracies in reporting the data. For instance, the text states that 'Aisatian language is decreased rapidly to 220 thousand where sit is spoken occasionally', whereas the chart shows Alsatian at 600 thousand habitually and 240 thousand occasionally. Furthermore, the phrasing 'adults to parents to them in childhood' is confusing and misinterprets the survey categories. While an overview is attempted ('Overall it is evident that...'), the lack of precision in data citation and flawed comparisons prevent the response from achieving a higher band. It satisfies the basic requirements of addressing the prompt but falls short on accurate data representation.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The text is divided into three paragraphs, providing a basic structural layout with an introduction, body, and conclusion-like summary. However, logical progression is frequently disrupted by poor sentence construction and mechanical linking words (e.g., 'Futhermore', 'Morever', 'meanwhile'). Referencing is often unclear, as seen in the sentence 'where adults parents spokes this language to them in the childhood additionally Aisatian language is highly spoken where adults speak this language to their own childs', which runs multiple ideas together without adequate segmentation or cohesive devices. Paragraphing is present, but internal cohesion is weak, leading to a disjointed reading experience that aligns best with Band 5 descriptors.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with frequent misspellings and lexical errors ('french' instead of 'French', 'child' instead of 'children', 'owm' instead of 'own', 'ooof' instead of 'of', 'Aisatian' instead of 'Alsatian', 'rapidlu' instead of 'rapidly', 'Corican' instead of 'Corsican', 'bothe' instead of 'both', 'catogerys' instead of 'categories'). The writer attempts some task-specific vocabulary such as 'habitually', 'occasionally', and 'regional language', but the pervasive spelling errors and limited control over word choice restrict the lexical score. Communication is occasionally strained due to these lexical inaccuracies, placing the response firmly in the Band 5 range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The response displays a very limited range of grammatical structures. Simple sentences dominate, and attempts at complex or compound structures are consistently marred by severe grammatical errors and poor punctuation (e.g., run-on sentences lacking proper conjunctions, missing articles, and incorrect verb forms like 'number who speaks', 'adults parents spokes', and 'adults speaks with their child'). There is a persistent lack of subject-verb agreement and incorrect prepositions throughout the text. Error frequency is very high across almost every sentence, meaning error-free structures are rare. This performance reflects the criteria for Band 4.

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