Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-30

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 pie chart show responses by foreign languages in Britain to a survey convering why their students are learning a foreign language. There are percentage of teachers reporting the following as most common reason for learning.

After looking at this pie chart, I can see the most common reason behind this is travlling with a percentage of 33%. I can also notice other reason such as business/work 26%, 19% of buying property overseas, 7% of person development and social contacts, 5% of general interest and the lowest is foreign partner which is 3%. The highest percentage is travelling and i am agree with this point because when people trave to another country, they face difficulty in communicating with another person and can't express their thoughts even in difficulty.

On the other hand, teachers reporting recent increase in people learning for the following reasons which holds the highest percentage of buying properties overseas with 34%, 19% business/work, 15% social contacts and no change with same 15%, 5% general interest, and 4% of personal development and foreign partner. In this i will talk about the least % which if persoanl development and foreign partner because there are some who want to increase their skills, so that's why they learn and some because they marry another country people and to make a better understanding between them they do so.

In conclusion. there are different varities of people with different mindset and they do so because of their personal issues.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The student attempts to describe both pie charts, mentioning key data points such as travel (33%) as the main reason and buying property overseas (34%) as the greatest recent increase. However, the response falls short of a strong academic report due to the inclusion of personal opinions and conversational commentary (e.g., 'i am agree with this point', 'in this i will talk about'), which is inappropriate for an Academic Task 1 response. Furthermore, some data points are misreported or awkward, such as '19% of buying property overseas'. While the main trends are identified, the lack of an objective, formal overview and the presence of personal bias prevent the score from reaching Band 6.0.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The text is organized into paragraphs, including an introduction, body paragraphs, and a brief concluding sentence. However, the progression of ideas is hindered by informal transitions ('After looking at this pie chart, I can see...', 'On the other hand'). Cohesive devices are basic and sometimes misused, and referencing is occasionally unclear (e.g., 'they do so because of their personal issues'). Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal logical flow within paragraphs is disrupted by conversational tangents rather than strict data comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive ('percentage', 'reason', 'learning'). There are several lexical and word-formation errors, such as 'travlling' (spelling), 'person development' instead of personal development, and awkward phrasing like 'another country people'. While the student attempts less common phrases like 'buying property overseas' and 'general interest', the overall lexical control is limited, and errors in word choice and spelling noticeably constrain the precision expected at higher bands.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but grammatical accuracy is weak throughout. There are frequent errors in verb forms, articles, and prepositions, such as 'The pie chart show' (subject-verb agreement), 'i am agree' (incorrect auxiliary), and 'In this i will talk about the least % which if persoanl development' (fragmented structure and typo). Punctuation is also inconsistent, with lower-case 'i' used repeatedly. These errors cause some difficulty for the reader and reflect limited control over complex grammar.

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