Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-08-15

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 7.0)

two pie charts illustrate the responses of foreign-language teachers in Britain to a survey concerning the reasons why their students are learning a foreign language. The first chart shows the main reasons for learning a foreign language, while the second illustrates how many teachers believed that these reasons had changed recently.

Overall, overseas business properties accounted for the highest proportion of teachers in the second chart, compared with the first pie chart, where travel represented the highest percentage. Foreign partner accounted for the lowest proportion in the first pie chart, whereas travel recorded the lowest percentage of teachers in the second pie chart.

Looking at the first pie chart, travel had the highest percentage of people, at 33%, while business/work accounted for the second highest proportion, standing at 26%. By contrast, foreign partner was the least common reason, at just 3%.

Regarding the second pie chart, buying property overseas was the most popular reason, representing 34%, whereas business/work was the second popular reason, at 19%. In contrast, travel was the least significant reason, at 3%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

You have successfully identified the key features of both pie charts and provided a clear overview. You accurately compared the data points, such as noting that 'travel' was the most common reason in the first chart while 'buying property overseas' dominated the second. However, the report lacks a more analytical approach to the data. While you listed the figures, you could have grouped the categories more effectively to highlight trends or contrasts. Additionally, ensure that the labels used in your text match the provided data precisely; for instance, 'overseas business properties' is slightly ambiguous compared to the specific category 'buying property overseas'. Overall, the response covers all parts of the task well.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.5

The response is logically organized with a clear introduction, an overview, and two body paragraphs. You use cohesive devices such as 'while', 'by contrast', and 'regarding' to link ideas effectively. The progression of information is easy to follow, moving from the general overview to specific details for each chart. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the two distinct datasets. To reach a higher band, you could vary your cohesive devices further to avoid repetitive sentence structures and ensure that the transition between the overview and the body paragraphs feels more fluid.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You demonstrate a sufficient range of vocabulary to convey the information clearly. Phrases like 'accounted for the highest proportion' and 'least significant reason' are used appropriately. However, the vocabulary is somewhat repetitive, relying heavily on 'proportion' and 'percentage'. To improve, try to incorporate more varied synonyms for 'reason' (e.g., 'motivation', 'incentive', 'driver') and 'show' (e.g., 'depict', 'illustrate', 'highlight'). There are no significant spelling errors, and the word choice is generally accurate, though slightly more sophisticated collocations would enhance the overall quality of the report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 7.0

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, which is appropriate for this task. Most of your sentences are error-free, and your control of punctuation is good. There are occasional minor slips, such as 'foreign partner accounted for the lowest proportion' (missing an article) and 'business/work was the second popular reason' (should be 'second most popular'). These errors do not impede communication. To achieve a higher score, aim to incorporate a wider variety of complex grammatical structures, such as passive voice constructions or relative clauses, to demonstrate greater flexibility in your writing.

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