Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-13

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 number of adults, measured in thousands, whose parents spoke a French regional langauage to them when they were children and the number of adults who speak a French regional langauge to their own children.

The first bar chart highlights the number of adults whose parents spoke a regional language to them in their childhood.The results show, habitually nearly 600 thousands parent's spoke Alsatian, slightly over 600 thousands of them spoke Occitan, and nearly 300 thousands spoke Breton, while less than 100 thousands spoke Creole and Corsican.Furthermore, it shows that occasionally around 300 thousands spoke Alsatian, and over 1 million parents spoke Occitan. Additonally, the number of parents who spoke Breton occassionally crossed well over 300 thousands close to 400 thousands while about only 100 thousands of parents spoke Creole and Corsican

The second chart shows the number of adults who speak a regional language to their own children. The results indicate that nearly 400 thousands of adults speak in Alsatian to their children while little over 1 million adults speak Occitan.However, less than 100 thousands speak Breton, Creole, and Corsican.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify both charts and report several relevant figures, including the approximate habitual totals for Alsatian, Occitan and Breton and the occasional total for Occitan. However, the account is incomplete and contains a major misreading: the second chart shows about 250,000 adults speaking Occitan to their children, not “little over 1 million.” The overview also does not clearly summarise the main pattern across the charts, such as the much lower figures for passing languages on to children and the relative ranking of the languages. Some figures are imprecise, and the report mainly lists data rather than selecting and comparing the most important features. A clearer, accurate overview and more reliable comparisons would make the response more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic, helpful division between the first and second charts, and phrases such as “The first bar chart” and “The second chart” make the topic of each paragraph clear. Within the first paragraph, however, the figures are presented as a long sequence, with limited comparison or progression. Linking words such as “Furthermore,” “Additionally,” and “while” are used, but they do not consistently clarify how the data relate, and the second paragraph ends without a concluding overview. There are also missing spaces after full stops, which interrupt the flow. Grouping the figures by the most important contrasts and adding a concise overview would improve the organisation.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use enough chart-related vocabulary to communicate the general subject, including “illustrates,” “highlights,” “indicate,” and “measured in thousands.” There is some repetition of “number of adults” and “spoke,” and several expressions are inaccurate or awkward, such as “speak in Alsatian” and “crossed well over 300 thousands.” Spelling errors in “langauage,” “Additonally,” and “occassionally” also reduce accuracy. These issues do not prevent the reader from understanding most of the report, but they limit precision and naturalness. Use standard data-reporting collocations, and check spelling and plural forms when describing quantities.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of sentence forms, including a complex sentence with “while” and a contrast introduced by “However.” Most of the basic meaning remains understandable, but grammatical errors occur repeatedly. For example, “600 thousands parent's spoke” has an incorrect plural and possessive form, while “less than 100 thousands spoke” uses an incorrect plural after a quantity. The sentence beginning “The results show” also shifts awkwardly between the chart’s adult counts and “parents” as the subject. Punctuation is inconsistent, with missing spaces after full stops and a paragraph-ending sentence lacking a final full stop. Practise accurate quantity structures and keep subjects consistent.

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