Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-09

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 below respresents the number of frech speakers from childhood and the ones whose parents spoke to them in french up to date.

As we can see in the chart Alsatian and Occitan were leading with 600 thousand in the habitually spoken to in there chilhood by there parents on the other hand the Corsican were in the bottom of the chart with a little under 100 thousand making it the lowest spoken language followed by Creole with 100 thousand while at third palce was the Breton with over 250 thousand people

On the occasionally spoken langauge on the top of the board we had the Occitan with over 1 million followed by the Breton who had 400 thousand people and on the third place we have the Alsatians a littele over 200 thousand and the fourth position was a tie betwwen Creole and Corsican with 100 thousand each.

Lastly, we also looked at the number of adults who spoke a reagional language to there children and the results were quite amazing.Starting of with the Alsatian who are leading with 400 thousand adults followed by occitan who were second on the chart with over 200 thousand and on the third place was Breton with a little under 100 thousand while on the fourth place was Creole who had 1/9 of the people and lastly was Corsiacan with over 50 thousand

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify several relevant rankings across all three measures, including Occitan as the most frequently spoken occasionally and Alsatian as the leading language passed on to children. However, the report does not clearly explain the chart’s two different childhood categories, and its opening description is inaccurate: the first chart concerns adults whose parents spoke to them in childhood, not simply “French speakers from childhood.” Some figures and comparisons are also unclear or incorrect. For example, Alsatian and Occitan are not both at 600 thousand for habitual speech (Occitan is about 620 thousand), and Creole and Corsican are not tied for occasional speech. There is no clear overview of the main pattern across the charts. Select the key contrasts accurately and summarise them before giving details.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic, helpful sequence: it discusses habitual childhood speech, occasional speech, and then language use with the next generation. Paragraph breaks and signposts such as “Lastly” make the stages identifiable. However, the report lacks a distinct overview, so the reader must infer the main message from the detail. Some transitions are awkward or repetitive, including repeated use of “followed by” and “on the third place,” while “on the top of the board” does not clearly connect the comparison to the chart. The final paragraph also runs several comparisons together in one long sentence. Use a concise overview and organise each chart’s key comparisons in shorter, clearly linked sentences.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant terms, including “habitually,” “occasionally,” “leading,” and “followed by,” which help describe categories and rankings. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or informal for an academic report. Phrases such as “top of the board,” “quite amazing,” and “a little under” are either unnatural or imprecise in this context; “the highest figure” and “approximately” would be more suitable. Spelling errors are frequent, including “respresents,” “frech,” “langauge,” and “Corsiacan,” and these can distract the reader. Build a reliable set of chart-description vocabulary and check spelling carefully, especially for the language names and terms repeated throughout.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt longer sentences with contrast, for example, “on the other hand” and “while,” and the reader can generally follow the intended comparisons. However, sentence structures are limited, and longer sentences often contain several grammatical problems. Examples include “the Corsican were” and “the Alsatian who are leading,” where subject–verb agreement is faulty, and “spoke a regional language to there children,” where the possessive form is needed. Articles and sentence boundaries are also inconsistent; the opening sentence is unclear, and “amazing.Starting” needs punctuation and a new sentence. Practise accurate simple comparison sentences first, then combine them with controlled clauses. Check agreement, possessives, articles, and punctuation during revision.

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