Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-08-10

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 5.5)

The pie chart porvide information about teaches responses on foreign languages learning in Britain. currently many students are influence by other country languages in their day today life.

the pie chart illustrates, the teacher responses main reason of foreign learning. Their divided in seven category of student that preparing for foreign languages like 33% of student

lear different language because of travel around other country and its largest proportion of chart. Now sencond is business student are 26% learn foreign languages for their international work and interaction with foreign client. And third are the 19% people buying property in other nation this student also learn there country languages where they are buying a property. Moreover student those lest are interested in learning foreign languages are like field in personal development 7% ,social contacts 7% , general interest 5% and the most smallest proportion is foreign patner 3%.

on other hand, teachers reporting about some recent increase changes in people learning foreign languages.

The drastic fall had been seen in proportion of traveler student and aswell business ratio also showed decline 19%. In addition general interest , personal development and foreign partner their are not major variation in their percentages. the largest slice in recent reporting is buying property on other country is about 34%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response covers the main features of the pie charts, identifying the primary reasons for learning a foreign language and the reported changes. However, the analysis is somewhat superficial. While you correctly identify the largest categories (travel and property), the description of the second chart is slightly confusing, particularly the mention of a 'drastic fall' in travel and a 'decline' in business, which lacks precision in terms of the data provided. To improve, ensure you clearly distinguish between the two charts and use specific data points to support your comparisons. The overview is present but could be more clearly integrated to highlight the main trends.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is organised into paragraphs, which helps the reader follow the structure. However, the use of cohesive devices is often mechanical or inaccurate (e.g., 'on other hand', 'the most smallest'). There are issues with referencing and logical flow between sentences; for instance, the transition between the first and second chart is abrupt. The paragraphing is logical, but the internal cohesion within paragraphs needs more variety and better control over linking words to ensure a smoother progression of ideas throughout the report.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is generally adequate for the task, but there are frequent errors in word choice and collocation that occasionally impede clarity, such as 'the most smallest proportion' and 'traveler student'. You attempt to use topic-specific vocabulary like 'proportion' and 'variation', but the range is limited. There are also several spelling errors (e.g., 'porvide', 'teaches', 'sencond', 'patner') which suggest a need for more careful proofreading. To reach a higher band, focus on using more precise collocations and ensuring accurate spelling of key terms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response contains a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but there are frequent grammatical errors throughout. Issues include subject-verb agreement ('Their divided', 'the largest slice... is buying property'), missing articles, and incorrect preposition usage. Punctuation is also inconsistent, particularly with comma placement and capitalization. While the meaning is generally clear, the high frequency of errors in basic grammar structures prevents the response from achieving a higher score. Focusing on sentence construction and proofreading for basic errors would significantly improve your accuracy.

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