Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-15

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)

If you look at the first chart of the # of French adults whose parents spoke French regional language when they were children, notice that the Occitan and Alsatian parents has the largest # of adults who speaks to their children in the daily basis. On the other hand , Occitan also made the largest # of parents who spoke their children on occassional basis.Breton parents consistently spoken in both daily and occationally making it the second largest group of parents. Both Creaole and Corsican made it to the smallest group of parents that spoken to their children in daily and occasional basis.

Meanwhile, Alsatian takes the higher lead on the number of adults who speaks a regional language to their own children. Following the Occitan which came second largest among the languages. Breton,Creole and Corsican are the 3 languages that have smallest # of parents, with a slight difference on between them.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response identifies some relevant broad patterns, including Occitan’s high figure for occasional parental speech and the relatively low figures for Creole and Corsican. However, it only minimally reports the charts and does not clearly distinguish the two measures in the first chart from the number speaking to their own children in the second. The claim that Alsatian and Occitan have the largest numbers of adults who speak to their children daily is not supported: those figures describe parents speaking habitually in childhood, and Occitan is slightly higher than Alsatian. Breton is not the second-largest group in both first-chart categories. Include a clear overview and accurate comparisons across the three series to address the task more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic two-paragraph structure, with the first paragraph discussing the childhood chart and the second turning to adults speaking to their own children. Transitions such as “On the other hand” and “Meanwhile” help signal a change in focus. However, the first paragraph moves between habitual and occasional speech without consistently making the comparison clear, and the repeated references to “parents” make it difficult to tell which chart or group is being described. The final paragraph lists languages but gives little progression beyond their ranking. Organise the report around a clear overview followed by grouped comparisons, and use precise references to each measure so the reader can follow the data.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The writer uses some task-related vocabulary, including “regional language,” “largest,” “smallest,” and “slight difference,” so the main topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several phrases are imprecise or unnatural, such as “made the largest # of parents” and “takes the higher lead.” Informal shorthand (“#”) is unsuitable for an academic report, while spelling errors such as “occassional” and “Creaole” reduce accuracy. Repeated use of “group” and “parents” also limits precision. Use standard written forms and vocabulary that describes quantities and comparisons directly, such as “recorded,” “approximately,” and “the highest figure.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few longer sentence patterns, including “On the other hand, Occitan also…” and “Both Creaole and Corsican…,” but most sentences rely on simple structures and grammatical errors are frequent. Subject–verb agreement is inconsistent in “parents has” and “adults who speaks,” and the phrase “parents who spoke their children” is missing a necessary grammatical construction. The opening “If you look…” addresses the reader rather than using the neutral report style expected here. Punctuation and spacing are also uneven, for example in “Breton,Creole.” Practise accurate agreement and complete comparison sentences, and use a consistent formal reporting structure.

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