Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-22

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 chart here depicts the answers given by the teachers of foreign language to why their students were learning a diffrent language.The first chart shows the reason for learning the foreign language whereas the other shows how many teachers felt about the students changing their reason to learn the foreign language.

Talking about the first chart the highest number of students 33% of them learn for travelling.Then comes people with work or business that are 26% of them. 19% people bought land overseas and 3% to 7% learn for friends partner and personal development.There has been hike in these numbers where most increment is seen in buying properties then business thereafter to increase social contact. And about 3 to 4% lastly for partners and personal development.

Overall we can say that the most prominent reason for learning a new language is for travelling and become able to understand the locals

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to address both charts, identifying key categories such as travel (33%) and business/work (26%) in the first chart, and noting the primary recent increases in the second chart (such as buying property overseas at 34%). However, the overview is extremely brief and incomplete, failing to fully synthesize the main trends across both charts. Furthermore, there are some inaccuracies and vague descriptions, such as stating that people 'bought land overseas' rather than 'buying property overseas', and loose phrasing like '3% to 7% learn for friends partner'. While the main features are touched upon, the lack of a fully developed overview and imprecise data reporting place this response firmly in Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is divided into three short paragraphs, attempting an introduction, body, and conclusion. However, the logical progression is weak. The transitions between sentences feel abrupt, such as 'Then comes people with work...' and 'And about 3 to 4% lastly...'. Cohesive devices are minimal, mechanical, or misused (e.g., 'where most increment is seen...'). Paragraphing is present, but the structural flow lacks the clear logical progression expected at higher bands. Referencing is sometimes unclear, making it difficult for the reader to seamlessly follow the comparisons between the two charts. This corresponds to a Band 5.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The lexical range is limited and repetitive. The student uses basic vocabulary throughout, such as 'chart', 'answers', 'reasons', 'learn', and 'numbers'. There are spelling and word-choice errors, including 'diffrent' (different), 'travelling' (travel), and 'increment' instead of 'increase'. Collocations are occasionally unnatural, such as 'bought land overseas' instead of 'buying property overseas'. Although the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the basic topic, the frequent inaccuracies and lack of less common lexical items restrict the score to Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control over grammar is weak. There are frequent grammatical errors and awkward phrasing, such as 'answers given by the teachers of foreign language to why their students were learning', 'how many teachers felt about the students changing', and 'become able to understand'. Punctuation is also neglected in places, such as missing periods or commas. While the meaning is generally decipherable, the high frequency of errors across basic and attempted complex sentences means it meets the criteria for Band 5.0.

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