Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-28
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 depicts the number of older parents who spoke the regional French languages to their children during their childhood.
Overall, it is evident that the proportion of occasionally speakers dominate the habitually category in terms of speakers , except for the Alsatian language . In contrast, Occitan witnessed the largest amount of people who spoke it.
The Occitan language accounted for the greatest numbers of speakers in both habitual and occasional categories. However, 600,000 peoples spoke Alsatian habitually as compared to occasional proportion which was over than 200,000 speakers. Furthermore, the Corsican language accounted for the lowest figures in this chart in both habitual and occasional categories with just under 200,000 and exactly 200,000 speakers respectively.
On the other hand, the Alsatian language registered exactly 400,000 adult parents who speak a regional language to their own children .Consequently, Breton and Creole witnessed just under 100,000 adult speakers. In this chart Corsican recorded the lowest number of regional language speakers approximately 70,000 speakers which was the lowest among all categories.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The student attempts to cover the main features of the charts, noting that Occitan had the highest figures and Corsican the lowest. However, there are significant inaccuracies in data interpretation. For instance, the text claims that 'Occitan witnessed the largest amount of people who spoke it' in the first paragraph before data is properly established, and later states that Corsican had 'exactly 200,000 speakers respectively' in the occasional category, which contradicts the actual chart data (around 105,000). Furthermore, the second chart regarding adults speaking to their own children is only partially integrated. While an overview is attempted, inaccuracies in reading the data prevent a higher score.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response is organised into four paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, and body details. However, logical progression is hindered by confusing statements and mechanical cohesive devices such as 'On the other hand' and 'Furthermore', which are used incorrectly to transition between unrelated data points. Referencing is occasionally unclear, such as 'in this chart' being repeated without clear distinction between the two datasets provided in the prompt. Paragraphing is present but internal cohesion needs strengthening.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is adequate for a basic response but contains noticeable errors and awkward collocations. Examples include 'occasionally speakers' instead of occasional speakers, 'dominate the habitually category', and 'peoples' instead of people. There are also spelling and word choice slips such as 'over than' instead of more than. Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited success, restricting the lexical score to the mid-range.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but grammatical accuracy is inconsistent. Errors include subject-verb agreement issues ('proportion of occasionally speakers dominate'), awkward relative clauses, and tense confusion ('who speak a regional language to their own children' mixed with past tense narrative). Punctuation and spacing errors (e.g., double spaces) are also visible. While meaning is usually retrievable, frequent grammatical errors constrain the score.
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