Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-19

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 given two bar charts illustrate the number of adults whose paresnt spoke to them in five local french language in their childhood habitually and occasionally whereas the third bar chart displays the number of individuals who speak various regional languages to their own children.

Overall,there were significant number of parents who spoke Occita to their kids occasionally while Creole and Corsican were the least spoken languages.In contrast, Alastian language becomes popular in young parents.

To begin with Occitan, that were the popular language used by 1 million parents of young generation in their childhood but the number of young parents who speak with their children in Alsatian increased significantly and reached peak at 400 thousands.

Alsatian and Occitan language spoken habitually by 600 thousands parents whereas only 220 thousands of parents spoke Aisatian occasionally to their children.Moreover, Breton,Creole and Corsican were remained least spoken languages by less then 400 thousands people over the period.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main contrast between childhood exposure and speaking a language to the next generation, and correctly note that Occitan was especially common in occasional use while Alsatian leads in transmission to children. However, coverage is partial and some figures or comparisons are inaccurate: Occitan’s occasional figure is about 1.065 million, not simply “1 million parents of young generation,” and Alsatian’s occasional figure is about 240,000, not 220,000. The statement that Alsatian “becomes popular” is also unclear because the chart compares counts, not popularity over time. Include a concise overview and compare the three series more systematically, using accurate approximate values.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure: an introduction, an overview, and a paragraph beginning “To begin with Occitan.” Linking phrases such as “Overall,” “In contrast,” and “Moreover” help signal relationships. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the final paragraph shifts from Occitan to Alsatian and then to several other languages without a clear organising principle. Some references are also unclear, including “that were the popular language” and “over the period,” although the charts do not show a time period. Group the information by chart or by the largest and smallest figures, and use clear topic sentences so each comparison follows logically.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “habitually,” “occasionally,” “regional languages,” and “increased significantly,” showing an attempt to describe chart data rather than relying only on basic terms. However, the range is limited and several word choices or spellings reduce precision: “local french language” is not the natural description, “Occita” and “Alastian” are misspelled, and “popular” is imprecise when describing a numerical total. Phrases such as “young generation” and “least spoken” also do not clearly distinguish childhood exposure from speaking to one’s own children. Use accurate language names and terms such as “number,” “reported,” “spoke to,” and “passed on to their children” to make comparisons clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some complex sentence forms, for example the opening sentence uses “whereas” to contrast the charts, and the overview uses “while” and “In contrast.” However, errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships difficult to interpret. Examples include “there were significant number,” “Occitan, that were,” and “Alsatian language becomes popular,” where agreement, clause structure, or tense is faulty. Articles and plurals are also inconsistent in phrases such as “five local french language” and “400 thousands.” Punctuation spacing is uneven, particularly after “Overall” and around commas. Practise building accurate simple comparison sentences first, then add subordinate clauses while checking subject–verb agreement, articles, and plural forms.

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