Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 illustrates the french adults whoes parents spoke one of the 5 regional language to them in their childhood. The acompaying bar chart shows how many frech grownups spoke the regional languaue to their kids.

From the 5 languages Alsatian and Occitan were the most spoken at around 600 thousand habitual speakers and Breton was spoken by almost 400 adults. Cerole was spoken by exactly 100 thousand adults. Whereas, Corsican was the least spoken. Occitan took a sharp lead, spoken by just over a million adults occasionally. Breton surpassed Alsatian when spoken occasionally. Creoie and Corsican remained virtually unchanged at 100 thousand adults speaking it.

Alsatian was recorded the highest peak, 400 thousand adults spoke alsatian to their kids. Occitan was the second most spoken language of french adults to their childern, nearly 300 thousand people used this language. Breton declined with almost 100 thousand adults using it to communicate it with their childrens. Creole and Corsican remained the least spoken languages with roughly 100 thousand and around 75 thousand speakers respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response identifies the two charts and makes several relevant comparisons, including Occitan’s high occasional figure and Alsatian’s leading total for speaking to children. However, the description is incomplete and some figures or comparisons are inaccurate: Breton is about 260,000 habitual speakers, not almost 400,000; the latter is its occasional figure. Occitan’s occasional figure is about 1.065 million, while its habitual figure is about 620,000. The report also lacks a clear overall summary of the main pattern across both charts, such as the much lower numbers speaking languages to their own children compared with the childhood figures. Select the key contrasts accurately and state them in a concise overview before giving details.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic, understandable structure: an introduction is followed by discussion of childhood use and then language use with children. This helps the reader distinguish the two charts. Some progression is present through comparisons such as “Occitan took a sharp lead” and “Alsatian was recorded the highest peak.” However, the first body paragraph moves between habitual and occasional figures without consistently signalling which series is being discussed, and “Whereas” begins a fragment rather than linking a complete contrast. The final paragraph also lists figures with limited comparison between them. Use clearer topic sentences and linking phrases that explicitly distinguish the two categories and connect the figures to the overall pattern.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some relevant chart vocabulary, including “habitual,” “occasionally,” “declined,” and “remained virtually unchanged,” so the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “highest peak” for the largest figure and “communicate it with their childrens.” There are also frequent spelling errors, including “frech,” “languaue,” “Cerole,” and “Creoie,” which reduce clarity and control. Aim for precise, repeated chart language such as “number of speakers,” “spoke the language to their children,” and “the highest figure.” Proofreading language names and common words would also make the report more reliable.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The report includes some simple sentences and attempts more complex forms, for example, “Occitan took a sharp lead, spoken by just over a million adults occasionally.” However, sentence structures are often incomplete or awkward: “Whereas, Corsican was the least spoken” is not properly joined to the preceding idea, and “Breton declined with almost 100 thousand adults using it to communicate it with their childrens” has an unclear structure. There are also recurring problems with articles, plurals, and agreement, as in “one of the 5 regional language” and “their childrens.” These errors sometimes make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. Practise complete sentences with clear subjects and verbs, and check plural forms and sentence boundaries.

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