Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-11-04

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 diagrams given below demonstrate the numder of childrens who's parents spoke french regional language(Alsatian, occitan, breton, creole, corsican) to them and number of adult's who's parent spoke regional french language to them when they were kids from diffrent regions.

Firstly we have a comparison between different languages those who speak habitually and occasionally people speaks regional languages more occasionaly in past but there's exception in alsatian(language) people speak it more habitually(600 people) as compared to occasionally as (300 people).Only about 150 people speaks corsican habitually and 200 occasionaly.While other language occitan has been spoken more occasionaly more than 1000 people as cmpared to habitualy , breton, creole has positive trend as well

But we have seen a decrease in speaking of breton as compared to adult's parents they speak it often as comapred to recent parent's as it was spoken bt 400 to 600 people in past and now only 100 people speaks this.While other language has same ternds as in past.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the two comparisons—how often adults’ parents spoke each language and how many adults now speak it to their own children—and you notice the broad decline across generations. However, the report does not give a clear, accurate overview of the main pattern, and several figures are misreported: Alsatian spoken occasionally is about 240, not 300; Corsican is about 85 habitually and 105 occasionally, not 150 and 200. The claim that Breton was spoken by 400–600 people in the past is also unclear because the chart separates habitual and occasional use. The final statement that the other languages have the “same trends” is not supported: for example, Occitan falls from over one million occasional speakers to about 250 thousand speaking it to their children. Select the key contrasts and report them precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic sequence: you introduce the charts, compare habitual with occasional use, and then discuss the next generation. Words such as “Firstly,” “But,” and “While” show an attempt to connect ideas. However, the response is largely one continuous block, and the progression between the two charts is difficult to follow. The opening repeats the task description without clearly distinguishing the two measures, while “But we have seen a decrease” introduces a new comparison without a clear transition or precise reference. The closing phrase “other language has same trends” does not specify which languages or what trend. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and key details, and group comparisons by language or generation with clear references.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “habitually,” “occasionally,” “comparison,” and “decrease,” so the reader can identify the general subject. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms are inaccurate or repetitive, such as “people speaks,” “positive trend,” and “same ternds.” “Positive trend” is also unsuitable for describing the chart, which shows counts rather than a positive or negative evaluation. Frequent spelling errors—including “numder,” “diffrent,” and “occasionaly”—make the report less clear and less appropriate for an academic summary. Aim for precise chart language such as “the figure for,” “fell to,” and “was higher than,” and proofread spelling and word forms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and comparisons, for example, “people speak regional languages more occasionaly in past but there's exception in alsatian,” but these structures are often difficult to follow. Subject–verb agreement is frequently inaccurate (“people speaks,” “other language has”), and articles, plurals, and possessives are often missing or misused (“number of childrens,” “adult's parents”). Tense and sentence boundaries also need attention: several ideas run together without full stops, as in the comparison of Alsatian and Corsican. These errors sometimes make the relationships between figures unclear. Practise accurate simple past forms for the earlier generation and present forms for current figures, then build longer sentences with controlled clauses and consistent punctuation.

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