Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-23

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 presented charts display the proper causes that instructors of native language gave in britain as a response to a survey regarding to why should students acquire the knowledge of foriegn language. The upper char demonstrates the major reasons and lower char depicts recent concerns'.

overall, it can witnessed that travel is the most prominent fact with proportion of 33.while recent alterations show that buying property is the main reason.

To begin first char illustrates teachers argue that for Travelling learnnig international language is intrinsic with its figure are 33 percent. Following business and work which are second preferable reasons having ratio of 26%. However buying property outside is the 3rd crucial reason which has percentile of 19. Moreover personal development and social contacts are at equal importance. General interst came next . moreover the reason which is at least amongst all is having foriegn partner

Secondly The next chart give describes the modern concerns in which buying property in overseas is mentioned as top factor. while travel dimnished to 3 percent . However the business issue is also decreased to 19. the ratioi of foriegn parter is considered as 4. the social contacts soared up from previous thoughts and recetly its number are 15 percent while personal development is regarded as less important. Eventually 15 percent things remain contant.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The candidate attempts to address the task by describing the two pie charts regarding foreign language learning in Britain. An overview is provided stating that travel is the most prominent reason initially, while buying property becomes central in the second chart. However, the response suffers from significant inaccuracies in reporting data. For instance, the student states that 'travel diminished to 3 percent' in the second chart, whereas 3% represents the travel increase in the first chart or a misreading of the 3% travel figure in the second chart, where travel is actually listed as 3% for increase. More critically, the student misinterprets 'no change (15%)' and mixes up data points. The response covers most parts of the visual information, but ideas are under-developed and lack precision, placing it at band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The text is divided into paragraphs, attempting an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs. However, the logical progression is frequently disrupted by poor cohesion and abrupt transitions (e.g., 'To begin first char illustrates...', 'Secondly The next chart give describes...'). Referencing is often unclear or faulty, and cohesive devices are used clumsily. Paragraphing is present but disorganized, with fragmented sentences and run-on ideas that obscure the logical flow. There is a lack of smooth signposting, resulting in a somewhat disjointed reading experience. This aligns with the band 5 descriptors for cohesion and logical sequencing.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is limited and basic, featuring frequent spelling errors ('foriegn', 'char', 'interst', 'contant', 'ratioi') and word-choice inaccuracies (e.g., 'proper causes', 'modern concerns', 'business issue'). While there are attempts to use less common items like 'prominent', 'proportion', and 'alterations', these are often marred by awkward collocations or incorrect forms. The range is minimally adequate to convey basic concepts about the charts, but lexical errors are noticeable and occasionally cause strain for the reader. This performance reflects a band 5.0 level for Lexical Resource.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. There is a very limited range of structures, and attempts at complex sentences frequently result in severe errors or fragments, such as 'while travel dimnished to 3 percent . However the business issue is also decreased to 19.' Punctuation and capitalization are erratic, with missing capital letters at the beginning of sentences and misplaced periods. Subject-verb agreement errors ('thing remain') and tense inconsistencies are prevalent. Because frequent grammatical errors persistently hinder clarity and the majority of sentences contain mistakes, the grammar score is 4.5, rounded to 5.0 based on positive aspects of simple sentence construction.

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