Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-14

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 5.5)

The given charts depict the number of adults whose parents spoke a French regional language to them in childhood and who speak a French regional langauge to their offsprings.

Overall, Occitan was the most popular language for the person whose parents spoke a regional langauge, whereas Corsican was the least spoken by same population. In additon, Alsatian is more preferred by current regional speakers to their children.

Regarding the scenario where parents of french adults spoke a regional langauge to them when they were children, the most spoken lanaguage is Occitan by around 1 million occosional speakers and 600 thousands regular speakers. Around 100 thousand people liked to speak Corsican occassionally and habitually, which is the lowest population across five different regional languages.

In the adults who speak a regional laguage to their own children, 400 thousand of French speakers speak in Alsatian, followed up by Occitan at around 250 thousand of speakers. Intestingly, Corsican is the least spoken langauge, approximately 70 thousand which is lowest of the speakers in ranking. Breton and Creole remains

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the two chart topics and give a useful overview: Occitan is prominent among adults whose parents spoke a regional language, while Alsatian leads for adults speaking to their own children. Several figures are also reported accurately, including about 1,000 thousand occasional Occitan speakers and 400 thousand Alsatian speakers in the second chart. However, the overview is incomplete: Occitan’s occasional figure is the highest, but the response does not clearly distinguish this from the habitual figures, and the claim that Corsican is the least spoken in the first chart overlooks that Creole has lower habitual and occasional totals. The final comparison is unfinished (“Breton and Creole remains”), leaving important data unreported. Develop the comparisons across both charts more fully and check rankings against the figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to separate paragraphs about the two charts. This gives the reader a basic route through the information, and phrases such as “Regarding the scenario” and “In the adults who speak” signal a change of focus. However, progression within the paragraphs is limited: figures are listed without consistently explaining how they compare, and the final sentence stops abruptly, disrupting the report’s conclusion. Some linking expressions are awkward or do not clearly connect the ideas, while “In addition” introduces a point that is not fully developed. Group the data by meaningful comparisons, use clear references to each chart, and complete the final paragraph so the report feels finished.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “regional language,” “habitually,” “occasionally,” and “population,” and the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing chart data. “Liked to speak Corsican” suggests preference rather than the number of speakers, while “more preferred” is an awkward way to describe the leading language. There are also repeated spelling errors, including “langauge,” “occossional,” and “Intestingly,” which reduce precision. Choose neutral reporting verbs such as “spoke,” “used,” or “accounted for,” and check spelling and collocations carefully. More precise vocabulary would make the comparisons clearer and more academic.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of simple statements and longer clauses, and the main meaning is usually recoverable. However, grammatical control is uneven, with errors in sentence construction, agreement, and articles. For example, “Corsican was the least spoken by same population” is missing an article, and “Breton and Creole remains” has incorrect subject–verb agreement and is incomplete. The phrase “In the adults who speak…” also creates an awkward grammatical opening, while “400 thousand of French speakers speak” uses an unclear construction. Use direct patterns such as “The number speaking Alsatian was…” and check agreement when subjects are plural. More consistently accurate sentence forms would make the data easier to follow.

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