Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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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 clustered bar chart represents 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.

The first chart is divided into 2 parts one showing which regional languages were spoken habitually and the other shows which were spoken occasionally. Alsatian and Occitan with a slight difference were the 2 languages to be used habitually by the parents of adults mostly with around 600 speakers, while corsican was the least.on the other hand Occitan was the most spoken language occasionally with upto 1.1m people speaking it and corsican being the least spoken here as well with a hundred speaker.

In the third chart there are adults who speaks a regional language to their own kids, represents that Alsatian is the most spoken with upto 400 speakers and Corsican being the least with only 50 people speaking it

Overall Corsican is the least spoken regional language and Occitan being the most used in prior times while Alsatian being the most used with the new generation, and Breton and Creote were neither the most nor the least spoken regional language.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both charts and identify several important patterns: Occitan is highest for occasional childhood use, while Alsatian leads in speaking a language to children, and Corsican is generally lowest. However, some figures and comparisons are inaccurate or unclear. For example, Occitan’s occasional-use figure is about 1,065 thousand, not simply “1.1m people” without making clear this is the number of adults; Corsican’s figure for speaking to children is about 60 thousand, rather than 50. The overview also says Occitan was “the most used in prior times,” which overgeneralises: it leads only in occasional childhood use, while Alsatian is slightly higher for habitual use. Develop the comparisons across the two childhood-use categories more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a paragraph about childhood language use, a paragraph about speaking to children, and an overall statement. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression is weakened by unclear references such as “the first chart is divided into 2 parts” and “In the third chart,” although the task presents two charts. The overview comes after the detail and repeats points rather than clearly synthesising them. Some linking, including “on the other hand,” does not express a strong contrast between the facts that follow. Organise the report into an introduction, a concise overview, and two focused detail paragraphs, using comparisons to connect related figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “habitually,” “occasionally,” “regional language,” and “least spoken,” so the reader can understand the main subject and comparisons. There is some repetition of “spoken” and “most used,” however, and several expressions are imprecise or unnatural for describing chart data. For instance, “with upto 1.1m people speaking it” and “the most spoken language occasionally” could be expressed more accurately as a figure for adults whose parents used the language. “New generation” is also vague for adults speaking to their own children. Check spelling and capitalisation of language names, including “French,” “Corsican,” and “Creole.” Aim for precise reporting verbs and varied comparison language.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and the main message is generally understandable. However, errors in agreement, sentence construction, articles, and punctuation make some sentences difficult to follow. For example, “there are adults who speaks …, represents that” combines clauses incorrectly and has a subject–verb agreement error; “Alsatian and Occitan … were the 2 languages to be used habitually” is also awkwardly constructed. The sentence beginning “Overall Corsican…” lacks clear punctuation and a well-formed comparison. Practise building complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use accurate forms such as “adults who speak” and “the number of adults who speak.” Review comma use and sentence boundaries when joining ideas.

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