Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-11-05

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The pie charts below show responses by teachers of foreign languages in Britain to a survey concerning why their students are learning a foreign language. The first chart shows the main reason for learning a foreign language. The second chart shows how many teachers felt that there has been a recent change in the reason.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

% of teachers reporting the following as most common reason for learning:

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The pie charts represents responses by teachers of foreign language in britain to a survey concerning why thier srudents are learning foreign language. First pie chart illustrate the main reason for learning a foreign language while second pie chart demonstrate how many teachers felt that there has been a recent change in the reason.

As, 33% travel is the ,ost common reason for learning, business/work accounted as a 26% reason for learning. 9% reason of learning is buying property overseas. However, socia; contacts and personal development accountes as same percentage with 7%. Moreover, 3% reason for leaning is foreign partner.

In addition, 34% buying property overseas accounted as a recent increase on people learning. 19% contribution of business/ work and no change and social contacts represent as 15%. Moreover, general interest accounted as 6% amf foreign partner and personal development accounted as 4% in crease in people learning in recent teachers report.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the two charts and report several relevant figures, including travel at 33%, business/work at 26%, and buying property overseas at 34% as the leading reported recent increase. However, a major figure is inaccurate: buying property overseas is 19% in the first chart, not 9%. You also omit the 15% “no change” category from a clear comparison and do not give an overview of the main contrasts. The response is also below the required 150 words, which limits how fully you can select and explain key features. To improve, check every figure against the chart and add a concise overview highlighting the leading reason in each chart and the contrast between them.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic, useful structure: an introduction followed by one paragraph for each chart. This helps the reader distinguish the two sets of information, and linking expressions such as “In addition” and “Moreover” show an attempt to connect points. However, the body paragraphs mostly list figures without a clear progression or an overview that explains the main comparisons. Some connections are unclear, particularly “19% contribution of business/work and no change and social contacts represent as 15%,” where the reader must infer which value belongs to which category. Organise each paragraph around the most important features, and use clear comparison phrases and accurate references so the relationships between categories are explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “accounted,” “percentage,” “recent increase,” and “reason for learning,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling errors make the report less clear: “accounted as a 26% reason” and “a recent increase on people learning” are not natural expressions, while “thier,” “socia;,” and “leaning” are spelling or typing errors. Repeated use of “accounted” also makes the description monotonous. Practise standard reporting phrases such as “accounted for,” “was reported as,” and “teachers reported an increase in…” and proofread carefully for spelling and punctuation marks.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, and the opening tries to describe the purpose of each chart. However, grammatical errors are frequent and sometimes make the intended relationships difficult to follow. For example, “The pie charts represents” has subject–verb disagreement, while “First pie chart illustrate” and “second pie chart demonstrate” lack correct articles and verb forms. The sentence beginning “As, 33% travel…” is also incomplete or incorrectly punctuated, and “34% buying property overseas accounted as…” lacks a clear grammatical structure. Use a consistent pattern such as “Travel was cited by 33% of teachers” and check agreement, articles, and sentence boundaries before submitting.

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