Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-14

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 5.5)

The first pie chart gives information about the answer by instructs in England that why their learner trying to learn forgien language. While the second one provide data on that how many educatore feels about the recent variation in raeson.

Overall, travel was the most common reason for learning a foreign language in the first chart, whereas having a foreign partner was the least common. In contrast, the second chart shows that buying property overseas accounted for the largest proportion of the recent increase, while travel represented the smallest percentage.

Looking at the first pie chart travel is accounted for highest share having 33% while business made up 26% persent which has the second most share. In addition generl interest has 5% while social contacts and personal development having same persent (7%).

In the second pie chart buying overseas property is accounted for highest share with 34% while business is second one having 19% social contact is just improve nd having 15% and no change has also 15% while foriegn partner and personal develoment has 4% tarvel is accounted for the lowest share having just 3%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The report identifies the main patterns accurately: travel leads the first chart at 33%, foreign partners are least common at 3%, and buying overseas property is the largest reported recent increase at 34%, with travel lowest at 3%. The overview makes these comparisons clear, and the response covers both charts. It also includes several supporting figures, such as business/work at 26% in the first chart and 19% in the second. However, some details are omitted or unclear: the first chart’s 19% for buying property overseas is not reported, and the second chart’s 6% for general interest is missing. The phrase “social contact is just improve” also makes that figure difficult to interpret. More complete, precise coverage would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable report structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs describing each chart. This gives the reader a generally logical route through the information, and transitions such as “Overall,” “In addition,” and “In the second pie chart” help signal movement between points. However, the body paragraphs often place several figures in a single long sequence, so comparisons are not always easy to follow. For example, the final paragraph moves from property to business, social contacts, no change, foreign partners, personal development, and travel with little punctuation or grouping. Some linking is also mechanical. Grouping the figures more deliberately and using clearer sentence boundaries would make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses relevant chart vocabulary, including “most common reason,” “accounted for,” “highest share,” and “percentage,” and it attempts to vary descriptions of proportions. However, the range and control are limited, with repeated use of “share” and “having,” and several inaccurate or unclear choices. “Answer by instructs” and “recent variation in reason” do not express the chart’s meaning naturally, while “social contact is just improve” is difficult to understand. Spelling errors such as “foriegn,” “generl,” and “persent” are noticeable and reduce precision. Aim for standard collocations for describing data and check spelling carefully; this will make the information easier to interpret.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

There are attempts at both simple and more complex sentences, and the overview communicates its comparisons clearly. However, grammatical control is inconsistent, particularly in verb forms, sentence construction, and agreement. For example, “travel is accounted for highest share” needs a more accurate verb pattern, while “the second one provide data on that how many educatore feels” contains agreement and clause-structure problems. In “social contacts and personal development having same persent,” the sentence lacks a finite verb and an article. Punctuation is also weak in the final paragraph, where several clauses run together. Practise building complete sentences around one comparison at a time, then check verb forms, articles, and sentence boundaries.

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