Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-11-03

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 charts illustrate the number of French adults whose partents speak a french regional language to them when they were children and the number who speak a French regional language to their own children.

First of all, spoken different languages Aisatian, Occitan, Breton, Creton, Corsican. Spoken habitually show the number of different language Aisatain and Occitain show the same numbers 600, Berton about 250, Creton 100, and the Corsican show the numbers of about 95.

Secondly,show the spoken occasionally show the different nuimbers of languages Aisatain about 230, Occitan about 1.05m, Breton 400, and the Corsican about 120 and Creole about 100 numbers.

Thirdly, show the numbers of adults and discuss who speak a regional language to their own children . Aisatian show the numbers 400, and the Occitain show the number about 250, Breton 99 and the Creole about 90, and the last adults Corsican show the numbers about 50.

Overall, spoken habitually the highest language the Aisatian and Occitan same numbers 600, and the lowest Corsican about 95. And the spokenoccasionally show the highest language Occitan about 1.05m, and the lowest Corsican about 100. And the numbers of adults the highest language Aisatain 400, and the lowest language Corsican about 100.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You cover all three data series and identify several important patterns, including Occitan’s high figure for occasional speech and Corsican’s generally low figures. However, the overview is not fully accurate: for habitual speech, Occitan is about 620, slightly higher than Alsatian at 600, rather than the same; and for adults speaking to their own children, Corsican is about 60, not about 100. Some figures are also inconsistent between the body and overview, such as Breton and Creole in the final series. The report would be stronger with a concise, accurate overview of the main contrasts and more careful comparisons across the charts, rather than listing categories one by one. The response is relevant, but some key information is unclear or under-developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable sequence: it discusses habitual speech, occasional speech, and then language use with children. The transitions “First of all,” “Secondly,” and “Thirdly” help signal these sections, and “Overall” introduces a summary. However, the progression is mechanical and the ideas are not grouped into clear paragraphs. Several sentences read as lists of figures, while repeated phrasing such as “show the numbers” makes relationships between the data difficult to follow. The overview also repeats details from the body without clearly synthesising the main trends. Organise the report into an introduction, a concise overview, and two data-focused paragraphs, using comparisons to connect related figures rather than relying mainly on sequence markers.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

Vocabulary is sufficient to name the chart categories and communicate basic comparisons, with terms such as “spoken habitually,” “spoken occasionally,” “highest,” and “lowest.” However, the range is limited and repetitive: “show the numbers” and “the number” recur throughout, and some expressions are awkward, such as “the highest language” and “spoken different languages.” Spelling errors—including “partents,” “Aisatain,” “Occitain,” and “Berton”—also reduce precision, especially for the language names. Use a wider set of accurate reporting verbs and comparison phrases, and check the spelling of labels against the chart. This would make the report clearer and more appropriate in style without requiring unnecessarily complex vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

Most of the response uses short, simple clauses, and the reader can generally identify which chart is being discussed. However, sentence structures are limited, and several attempts at longer sentences are difficult to follow. For example, “First of all, spoken different languages … Spoken habitually show the number” lacks a clear grammatical structure, while “the Corsican show the numbers” has a subject–verb agreement error. There are also problems with articles and sentence boundaries, as in “Thirdly, show the numbers of adults and discuss who speak…” The repeated comma-linked lists make punctuation and clause relationships unclear. Practise forming complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and combine comparisons using accurate clauses such as “Occitan was slightly higher than Alsatian.”

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