Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-18

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 two diagrams illustrate the information on the students learning a foreign language and the teachers felts that there has been recent change in the trend.

Overall, teachers reporting that students learning foreign language is 33 precent for travel. While 19 percent for buying property overseas. However, teachers claiming that 34 percent increased in buying property overseas recently.

Students learning foreign language 33 percent for travelling. The teachers claiming that 19 percent for buying property overseas. In addition, pupils learning for general interest, social contacts, and personal developments are 5%, 7% and 7% respectively.

The tutor are noticing 34% increase in buying property overseas, 19% in business and 15% in socials contacts. Personal development and foreign partner have same values up to 4% percent. In addition, people learning language for general interest was 6% and 3% for travel.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to describe the main reasons for learning a foreign language and the recent changes reported by teachers. However, the word count requirement of 150 words is not met, as the text contains only 138 words. Furthermore, the selection of data is somewhat repetitive, with certain statistics mentioned multiple times (e.g., travel at 33% and buying property overseas at 19%). While an overview is attempted at the beginning, the lack of adequate length and the fragmented presentation of data prevent the response from fully addressing all parts of the task effectively. Consequently, the task achievement is limited by these omissions and brevity.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text is divided into short paragraphs, but the overall structure lacks a clear, logical progression. Sentences often feel disjointed and repetitive, such as repeating the statistics for travel and buying property across different paragraphs without clear synthesis. Cohesive devices are used minimally and sometimes inappropriately (e.g., 'However, teachers claiming that...'). Paragraphing is attempted, but the grouping of ideas is erratic, making it difficult for the reader to follow a cohesive and well-organised report.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is quite basic and repetitive, heavily relying on the terms provided in the prompt, such as 'learning a foreign language', 'travel', and 'buying property overseas'. There are noticeable errors in word formation and choice, such as 'teachers felts' and 'precent' instead of percent. Although the meaning is generally understandable, the limited range of vocabulary and frequent inaccuracies restrict the score to the lower-intermediate level.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The response contains a very limited range of grammatical structures, consisting mostly of simple and fragmented sentences. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues ('The tutor are noticing'), tense inconsistencies, and missing verbs (e.g., 'While 19 percent for buying property overseas'). These errors frequently cause strain for the reader and prevent the formation of complex, error-free sentences.

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