Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-08

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 chart illustrates the comparison between the number of adults and parents who speak French language with their offsprings.

Firstly, the language that is mostly used by parents to adults, both occasionally and habitually is Occitan. After that, Aisatian language is widely spoken to about 800 habitually and occasionally close to 200. There are three languages that are spoken minimal named as Breton, Creoie and Corsican. Breton is apparently used among them that ranges between 200 and 400. However, Corsican is spoken somewhere with minimum range of 100.

On the other hand, the adults widely used to speak Aisatian with their children at 400. Secondly, Occitan is used by adults that lie between 200 and 300. While, thousands of adults do not used to utter Breton, Creoie and Corsican because of their difficulty level. Lastly, Corsican is also not frequently used by adults with their offsprings.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response identifies the broad contrast between adults’ childhood exposure to regional languages and their use with their own children, and it correctly notes Occitan as prominent in the first chart and Alsatian as highest in the second. However, it only minimally fulfils the reporting task: there is no clear overview of the main pattern, and several comparisons are vague or inaccurate. For example, Occitan was spoken occasionally by about 1,065,000 adults, far more than the other childhood figures, while Alsatian was about 600,000 habitually and 240,000 occasionally; the response gives only an unclear estimate for Alsatian. It also claims adults do not use Breton, Creole and Corsican because of difficulty, although all three have reported values and no reason is shown. The report is 146 words, below the 150-word minimum. Include a concise overview and accurate key figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has some basic organisation: it separates childhood language use from adults speaking to their children, using “Firstly” and “On the other hand.” This gives the reader a general sense of the two chart topics. However, progression within the paragraphs is limited, and the sequence of comparisons is not consistently clear. Phrases such as “After that” and “Secondly” do not always show a meaningful ranking, while “Lastly” repeats the point that Corsican is infrequently used. The contrast between habitual and occasional use is also not clearly structured. Use one paragraph for the first chart and one for the second, group figures by meaningful similarities, and use linking expressions only when they accurately signal comparison or contrast.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary is sufficient to communicate the general subject, with relevant terms such as “habitually,” “occasionally,” “ranges,” and “widely spoken.” However, the range is limited and several word choices or spellings make the report less clear. “Offsprings” is not the natural plural in this context, “used to speak” suggests a past habit rather than the chart’s reported figures, and “utter” is an unsuitable choice for speaking a language to children. The language names “Aisatian” and “Creoie” are also misspelled, and “spoken minimal” is not a natural collocation. Prefer precise chart-reporting language such as “the number of adults,” “spoke,” “approximately,” and “the least common,” and check the spelling of each category.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some complex sentence forms, including “After that, Aisatian language is widely spoken to about 800 habitually and occasionally close to 200” and “While, thousands of adults do not used to utter…”. However, these structures are often faulty, and the limited range means that grammatical errors recur. For example, “do not used to” has an incorrect verb form, “There are three languages that are spoken minimal” has an incorrect adverb form, and “Occitan is used by adults that lie between 200 and 300” has an unclear relative clause. The opening comparison also does not form a clear grammatical relationship between adults and parents. Use straightforward, complete sentences with accurate subjects and verbs, and check tense and clause structure before attempting longer constructions.

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