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 illustrates the number of parents spoke a french regional language to them in their childhood(primary generation) and the amount of people speak same regional language to their own children(secondary generation).

Overall, the occtian language is highly spoken occasionally and habitually and the corsican language is the least spoken language in both occasionally and habitually, where parent spoke to children in childhood .Also the alsatian language is the most spoken language where adults speak to their own children.

Firstly, the alsatian language is moderatly spoken habitually more than the double of occasionally spoken in the first generation, whereas the same language is spoken in secondary generation. Then the occtian is the most spoken language in both, In Habitually around 600 thousand people and nearly 1.1 million spoken occasionally in first generation, the later generation is second in the graph.

The remaining languages Breton, Creole and Corsican are spoken compartively low in both categories habitually and occasionally except Breton, it is somewhat used higher than Alsatian in occasions in primary genration. In secondary generation these are relatively less spoken comparing Alsatian and Occitan.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the two generations and give an overview that correctly highlights Occitan as prominent in the parental figures and Alsatian as the leading language spoken to children. Several comparisons are also relevant, including Occitan at about 600,000 habitual and 1.1 million occasional speakers, and the relatively low figures for Breton, Creole and Corsican. However, the report only partially covers the data: it does not clearly compare all five languages across both parental categories and the next generation. The claim that Corsican is the least spoken in both parental categories is not accurate, since Creole is lower for habitual speech. The statement that Breton exceeds Alsatian in occasional use is also incorrect. More precise, complete comparisons would make the key features clearer.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable report structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs of details. Sequencing words such as “Overall,” “Firstly,” and “Then” help signal movement between points. However, progression within the detail paragraphs is uneven. The sentence beginning “Then the occtian is the most spoken language in both” combines several comparisons, and “the later generation is second in the graph” does not clearly explain what is being ranked. The final paragraph groups three languages together without distinguishing their figures, while references such as “these” and “both categories” are not always precise. Organise the details into clearer comparisons—parental speech first, then speech to children—and use explicit references to each language and category.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “habitually,” “occasionally,” “generation,” and “spoken,” which helps communicate the chart’s subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “the amount of people,” “spoken compartively low,” and “the later generation is second in the graph.” Repetition of “spoken” and “language” also makes the report less precise. Spelling errors, including “occtian,” “moderatly,” and “genration,” are noticeable and can distract the reader. Aim for accurate chart-reporting phrases such as “the number of adults,” “was spoken to,” and “ranked second,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts some longer sentences and uses comparison structures, for example “whereas” and “except,” but the range is limited and complex sentences are often faulty. The opening has a missing relative structure in “the number of parents spoke,” and “the amount of people speak” lacks an appropriate verb form. In “the same language is spoken in secondary generation,” the article and tense are not well controlled. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also inconsistent: the overview has a full stop placed directly before “Also,” and the sentence beginning “Then the occtian” runs several ideas together. Use simpler, complete clauses first, then add controlled comparisons with accurate articles, verb forms and punctuation.

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