Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-12

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 graph below presents the number of adults whose parents used to spoke local french language to them in their childhood, and the number of parents who speak French local language to their kids.

Overall, highest number of children whose parents used to spoke a domestic french language occasionally is, Occitan. Another language with highest number is, Alsatian, this comes under the category, who speak this language to their kids.

More than 1 million children’s parents used to speak Occitan to them occasionally, which is followed by the same language, spoken to children by more than 600 thousand parents habitually. Alsatian was spoken to their children by around 600 thousand parents, habitually.

On the other hand, Alsatian is the most spoken by parents to their own kids, the number was around 400 thousand. This was followed by Occitan, 250 thousand parents speak this language to their kids. All other languages stayed less than 100 thousand parents for each language.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the two main patterns: Occitan is prominent in the childhood figures, while Alsatian leads in the figures for speaking a language to one’s own children. You also include several relevant values, such as over one million for occasional Occitan and about 400,000 for Alsatian in the second chart. However, coverage is partial and some comparisons are unclear or inaccurate. The sentence saying Occitan was “spoken to children by more than 600 thousand parents habitually” confuses the childhood habit category with the separate chart about speaking to one’s own children. The overview also omits that occasional use exceeds habitual use for most languages, and the final claim that all other languages are below 100,000 overlooks Occitan at 250,000 and Creole at 80,000. Compare both charts systematically and distinguish their categories clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction to an overview and then to supporting details. Phrases such as “Overall” and “On the other hand” signal the intended organisation. However, progression is not consistently clear: the overview mixes childhood use with transmission to children, and the third paragraph shifts between Occitan’s occasional and habitual figures without clearly identifying which chart each belongs to. The contrast marker “On the other hand” does not fully clarify the relationship between the two sets of data. Some linking is also repetitive, particularly the repeated use of “This was followed by.” Group the information by chart or compare the languages across both charts, and use precise references such as “in the childhood chart” to make connections easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use enough topic vocabulary to communicate the general subject, including “occasionally,” “habitually,” and “followed by.” However, the range is limited and several expressions are unnatural or imprecise, which sometimes makes the data difficult to interpret. “Local french language” and “domestic french language” are not suitable descriptions here; “regional language” is the accurate term. “The number of parents” also mislabels the chart’s measure, which is the number of adults. In addition, “highest number … is, Occitan” is awkwardly phrased, and “kids” is less appropriate than “children” in a formal report. Aim for consistent, precise chart vocabulary and use natural collocations such as “spoke a regional language to their children.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few longer structures, including “More than 1 million …, which is followed by…” and “Alsatian was spoken …, habitually,” but control is inconsistent. The opening phrase “used to spoke” has an incorrect verb form; after “used to,” use the base form “speak.” There are also problems with sentence construction and punctuation, as in “Overall, highest number … is, Occitan,” where the article and comma placement disrupt the sentence. The phrase “All other languages stayed less than 100 thousand parents” has an incorrect grammatical pattern for describing figures. Most sentences rely on simple structures, and errors recur. Practise accurate comparisons and reporting patterns, such as “the figure for X was…” and “X was followed by Y.”

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