Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-29
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 pie charts give information about the proportion of students learning foreign languages and recent changes repectively in different categories surveyed by teachers in Britain.
Overall, a dramatic surge has been seen in the number of students learning foreign languages for buying properties abroad whereas the numbers dropped for students who wanted to learn for travelling puyrpose. Meanwhile, other categories almost remained unchanged.
19% student started learning foreign laungage for buying properties overseas which jumped to 34% that was highest among the categories showing students first preference towards it. On the other hand, a huge numbers of students choose foreign language to travel abroad starting at 33%, but in recent time it dropped significantly reaching to 3% only. Likewise,
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
The response makes a clear attempt to describe the two pie charts, covering key trends such as the popularity of buying properties abroad and travelling. An overview is provided in the second paragraph, contrasting the changes across categories. However, the response fails to meet the minimum word length requirement of 150 words, stopping abruptly at only 120 words with an unfinished sentence ("Likewise,"). Furthermore, there is a minor misinterpretation of the data in the text where the student confuses the main reason for learning (33% for travel) with the recent increase data (3% for travel), stating that the number of students dropped from 33% to 3% when 3% actually represents the teachers reporting travel as a recent increase. Due to the severe under-length penalty and incomplete conclusion, Task Achievement is limited.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay displays a basic structural framework, including an introductory sentence, an overview paragraph, and the beginning of a body paragraph. Cohesive devices such as "Overall," and "On the other hand," are used to signal transitions between ideas. However, the text lacks overall progression due to its premature termination mid-sentence at the end of the second body paragraph. Paragraphing is attempted, but the abrupt ending severely disrupts the logical flow and development of the report.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The student attempts some less common vocabulary, such as "dramatic surge" and "proportion". However, there are several spelling and typographical errors throughout the text, including "repectively", "puyrpose", "laungage", and "preference". Word choices are occasionally imprecise, such as using "numbers of students choose" instead of proportions of teachers reporting. While the vocabulary is adequate to convey basic concepts related to the charts, the presence of frequent spelling errors and awkward phrasing restricts the lexical score.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writer employs a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as "The two pie charts give information about..." and "...whereas the numbers dropped for students who wanted to learn for travelling puyrpose." There are noticeable grammatical errors and awkward phrasing, such as missing articles ("19% student started...") and incorrect prepositional usage ("learning for travelling puyrpose"). Because the text is incomplete and ends abruptly, the range of structures demonstrated is limited, and grammatical control is inconsistent.
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