Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-29

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)

This chart illutrates the number of french adults whose parents spoke a French regional language to them when they were children and also show the number who speak a french regional language to their own children .We need to write a report for universty lecturer describing the information written below in chart.

First chart show us number of adult in thousand whose parents spoke a French regional language to them in childhood. The parents who spoke Alsatian and Occitan habitually are almost 400 thousand while who spoke Alastian occassianly is almost near about 250 thousand. The parents who spoke Occitan occasionally is more than 1 million people. The parents who spoke Breton habitually are more than 200 thousnad peope while on other hand the people who spoke breton occassionally are almost 400 thousand people.. The people who spoke Creole and Corsican habitually are almost 100 thousand peoiple while people who spoke these language occassionally are almost 100 thousand people.

Number of adult who spoke regional language to their own children.In these languages almost 400 thousand people spoke Alsatian language to their own children. The people who spoke Breton and Creole are approximately 100 thousand people. While people who speak Occitan to their children are more than 200 thousand people and and almost about 250 thousand people. the people who spoke Corsican to their children are less than 100 thousand people.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The student attempts to address the prompt by describing the two charts regarding French regional languages. However, the response includes inappropriate features such as copying instructions and addressing the reader directly in sentences like 'We need to write a report for universty lecturer describing the information written below in chart.' Furthermore, the data description contains numerous inaccuracies and misinterpretations of the figures shown in the chart. For instance, the number for Occitan occasionally is over 1 million, but other figures are confused or imprecisely stated. The overview is completely missing, which is a key requirement for Academic Task 1. Ideas are presented mechanically without a clear summary of main trends. This performance aligns best with Band 5.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The text is divided into paragraphs, but the logical organisation and overall progression are weak. The introduction includes meta-commentary rather than a proper paraphrasing of the task and an overview. Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes repetitive. Sentences are strung together without smooth transitions, and referencing is occasionally unclear, as seen in abrupt paragraph shifts like 'Number of adult who spoke regional language to their own children.In these languages almost 400 thousand people...'. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion within paragraphs lacks sophistication. These features correspond to a Band 5 rating.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The student uses a very basic and repetitive vocabulary range, heavily relying on the words provided in the prompt (e.g., 'French regional language', 'adults', 'parents', 'children'). There are several spelling and word choice errors throughout the text, including 'illutrates', 'french' (uncapitalized in places), 'universty', 'occassianly', 'thousnad', and 'peoiple'. Less common vocabulary is virtually absent, and precision is lacking when discussing data points. The lexical adequacy is minimally sufficient for basic communication of numbers, but frequent errors place this in the Band 5 category.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response features a very limited range of sentence structures. Most sentences are simple or poorly constructed complex forms. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as subject-verb agreement issues ('First chart show us', 'The parents who spoke... are... while who spoke... is'), missing plural markers ('number of adult'), and punctuation errors. However, despite these frequent errors, the core meaning remains partially understandable, preventing a lower score. The lack of varied complex structures and persistent errors across simple and complex forms support a Band 5 score.

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