Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-11-10

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 illustrates the percentages of common factors for leraning foreign languages and the his increase recently. overall,the high proportion is for the aquire property outside the country recently,also traveling has a high share before the increased,while for the foreign lover was the lowst rate among the two periods travling was the main reason before by 33percent before buying property overseas became the highest by 34 percent,whereas the foreign partener has the s,aal number of impact by 3percent also personam devlopment and social media were a weak reason by 7 percent recently,the percent of social contact increased by 8 to became 15 percent,whil business ,marked a slightly deacrease from 26 to 19

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify several important features, including travel as the leading initial reason (33%) and buying property overseas as the largest reported recent increase (34%). You also compare business/work at 26% initially with 19% in the increase chart. However, the report is only partial: it does not clearly explain that the charts measure different things, and some comparisons are inaccurate or unclear. For example, social contacts are 7% in the first chart and 15% in the second, so this is an 8-point difference, not necessarily an increase over time. The overview also misstates the foreign-partner figures as the lowest in both charts. The response is 113 words, below the required 150; develop the overview and cover more key categories accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response, moving from an overview to details about travel, property, foreign partners, social contacts and business. Linking words such as “whereas” and “while” show an effort to compare information. However, the response is presented as one long, poorly separated sequence, so the reader cannot easily distinguish the overview from supporting details. Some links are also unclear: “recently” suggests a time trend, although the charts compare teachers’ reports about reasons and reported increases rather than showing changes across two time periods. Use clear paragraphs and group the figures by chart or by the most important comparisons. Check that each connector accurately expresses the relationship between the data.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentages,” “main reason,” “share,” “increased” and “decrease,” which helps communicate the topic. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors make parts difficult to understand, such as “leraning,” “travling,” “foreign partener” and “personam devlopment.” Phrases such as “the high proportion is for the aquire property” and “weak reason” are not natural or precise descriptions of the data. Aim for accurate terms such as “proportion of teachers,” “most commonly cited reason” and “reported increase.” Proofreading spelling and using standard category labels would make your comparisons clearer and more appropriate for an academic report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to form comparisons and longer sentences, for example with “whereas” and “while,” but control is inconsistent. The opening, “the pie charts illustrates,” has a subject–verb agreement error, and several clauses run together without clear sentence boundaries. Articles and sentence structure are also problematic in “the high proportion is for the aquire property outside the country recently.” Capitalisation and punctuation are inconsistent, making the relationships between ideas harder to follow. Most sentences rely on simple or loosely joined clauses, and attempts at more complex structures are often faulty. Practise writing short, complete sentences first, then combine related comparisons with accurate conjunctions and punctuation.

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