Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-15

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 6.0)

The first pie chart illustrate the primary reasons for learning new language believed by the teachers in Britain, while the second pie chart shows the recent changes in the reasons for learning.

Overall, in the first pie chart, travel make up one third of the proportion, taking the lead, while foreign partner only has the lowest fraction. However, in the second chart, travel has the lowest share and buying properties has the highest percentage.

In the first pie chart, main reason for learning was to travel, comprising to 33%. Just below that was business/work at 26%, followed by buying properties amounting to 19%. While for personal development and social contacts, it was comparitavely lower at 7% each. Remaing proportions were occupied by general interest (5%) and foreign partner (3%).

Regarding recent changes, travel as a reason plummeted to 3%. Many other choices also declined such as, business/work declined by 7% to 19%, while other choices witnessed a growth, like buying properties had a growth to 34%, general interest to 65, social contacts to 15%,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The report identifies the main pattern in the first chart accurately: travel leads at 33%, while foreign partners are lowest at 3%. It also notes the key contrast in the second chart, with buying property overseas highest at 34% and travel lowest at 3%. However, coverage of recent changes is incomplete and includes a major data error: general interest is reported as “65” rather than 6%. The final sentence also stops before covering personal development and foreign partners, and it does not clearly explain that the second chart reports teachers’ views of increases, alongside 15% reporting no change. These omissions and the inaccurate figure leave parts of the task only partially addressed. Summarise both charts fully and verify every figure before writing the overview.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the two charts. This makes the main comparison easy to follow, and linking phrases such as “Overall,” “Just below that,” and “Regarding recent changes” help signal progression. The first-chart details are presented in a sensible order, from the largest share to the smallest. However, the final paragraph ends abruptly after a list of increases, leaving the account unfinished and weakening the progression through the second chart. Some links are also slightly mechanical, particularly the repeated “while” constructions. To strengthen the organisation further, complete the second-chart summary and group its figures into clear comparisons rather than leaving a trailing list.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

There is an adequate range of vocabulary for describing chart data, including “primary reasons,” “taking the lead,” “proportion,” “comprising,” and “witnessed a growth.” These choices show an attempt to vary the language rather than repeat “percentage” throughout. Some less natural or inaccurate expressions reduce precision, however: “buying properties” is less faithful to the chart label “buying property overseas,” and “plummeted” suggests a change over time that the chart does not establish. There are also spelling errors in “comparitavely” and “Remaing.” Use standard chart-reporting collocations such as “accounted for” or “represented,” and describe the second chart as teachers’ reports of recent increases rather than implying a measured fall.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response uses a mix of simple and complex forms, including the contrast in “while the second pie chart shows…” and the participle phrase “followed by buying properties…”. Meaning is generally understandable, but some grammatical errors appear in both basic and more complex sentences. For example, “The first pie chart illustrate” has subject–verb disagreement, and “travel make up” should use a singular verb. The phrase “comprising to 33%” has an unnecessary preposition, while “main reason for learning was” needs an article before “main reason.” The final sentence is also incomplete, ending with a comma after a list. Check agreement and articles, and ensure each sentence is complete with appropriate punctuation.

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