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 chart below illustrates the number of french adults whose parents used to spoke a french language to them when they were a children and the number of adults whose parents used to spoke a regional langauge to their own children.

In comparison with all the languages, the occitan was the most trended langauge that was spoken habitually with the number of 600 adults in thousands and in spoken occassionally with the 1m numbers of adults. By contrast with this language Alsatian was also the trended language that was spoke with number of 600 adults that spoke habitually but this range was declined in number of adults that spoke this language occassionally with the range of 200.

Number of people who used to spoke regional language to their own children mostly used the Alsatiaon with the number of 400 adults. Breton language was third most spoken language in both in both graph those parents who spoke regional language to them in childhood or to their own children.Creole and Corsican was the least usage of language in both graph.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response identifies some relevant comparisons, including Alsatian’s relatively high habitual figure and its 400-thousand figure for adults speaking to their children. However, the account only partially covers the charts and contains important inaccuracies: Occitan, not Alsatian, has the highest occasional figure (about 1,065 thousand), while the response gives this as “1m” and calls Occitan the most prominent overall without distinguishing the two childhood-speaking categories. It also says Breton is third in both charts, although Creole is above Breton for occasional childhood exposure, and it omits the substantial contrast between Occitan’s childhood figures and its 250-thousand figure for speaking to children. A clear overview of the main patterns, followed by accurate comparisons across both charts, is needed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some basic organisation: the response begins by introducing the charts, then discusses childhood language use and moves to speaking languages to children. Comparisons such as “By contrast” and “In both graph” show an attempt to connect information. However, the progression is not consistently clear, and the two charts’ figures are sometimes mixed together. The second paragraph combines several points without clearly separating the categories or explaining how the comparisons relate. Repetition, including “in both in both graph,” also interrupts flow. Use a distinct overview and organise the details by chart or by meaningful comparisons, with clear references to habitual, occasional, and intergenerational use.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some task-related vocabulary, including “habitually,” “occasionally,” “in comparison,” and “by contrast,” so the reader can recognise the intended topic. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive. Phrases such as “most trended language,” “this range was declined,” and “least usage of language” do not express the comparisons naturally; “trended” is especially unsuitable for describing the most common language. There are also spelling errors in “french,” “langauge,” “occassionally,” and “Alsatiaon.” Use precise chart-reporting language such as “had the highest figure,” “fell to,” and “was the least commonly used,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts longer sentences and comparisons, but grammatical control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make relationships between figures difficult to follow. For example, “parents used to spoke” uses the wrong verb form, while “when they were a children” has an article and number error. In “the number of 600 adults in thousands,” the noun phrase is not formed clearly, and “Creole and Corsican was” has subject–verb disagreement. The opening sentence also repeats the faulty “used to spoke” construction and does not clearly distinguish parents speaking to the adults from adults speaking to their own children. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and simple comparison structures before adding longer clauses.

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