Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-11-04

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 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 pie chart showed the main reason for learning a foreign language.The second pie chart showed how many teachers felt that there has been a recent change in the reason.

Overall it is clear that,the most important for travel.The second rank accounted for business/work and followed by buying property overseas.personal development and social interest are equal to the proportion.In contrast, very least percentage general interst and foreign partner.The second pie chart is buying property overseas highest percentage .Business/work and no change is similar to the teachers reporting.second rank social contact.Personal development and foreign partner equal proprtion.Very least percentage of travel and lowest proportion of general interest.

Looking at the details,The first image most of the learning for travel 33% and recent report is least percentage in 3%.The second rank accounted business/work 26% followed by buying property overseas 19% ,Now business/work decline 19% and buying property overseas gradual rise 34%.Personal developement 7% and social contacts 7% are equal percentage,recent image show by decline 7% to 4% and rise 7% to 15%(personal development and social contacts).Turning the final point,foreign partner and general interest are very least first image report, secondly 3% to 4% significant increase and 5% to gradual rise 15%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both charts and identify several important features, including travel as the leading main reason (33%) and buying property overseas as the largest reported recent increase (34%). You also compare business/work across the charts (26% versus 19%) and note the rise in social contacts. These relevant details support a clear overview. However, some comparisons are unclear or inaccurate: you describe “personal development and social interest” as equal, although the chart shows personal development and social contacts at 7%; general interest is 5%. The second chart’s 15% is for no change, not a reason comparable to business/work in the way your overview suggests. Make the overview more precise and distinguish the categories in each chart consistently.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and a paragraph of details. It also attempts to group information by chart and uses linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Looking at the details,” and “In contrast.” However, progression is difficult to follow because several points are compressed into long, loosely connected sentences, and the overview repeats information later. Phrases such as “The second rank accounted for business/work and followed by buying property overseas.personal development…” do not clearly show where one comparison ends and another begins. Use separate sentences to compare the main categories, and organise the detail paragraphs around the two charts. Check punctuation and use reference words only when their meaning is clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “proportion,” “decline,” and “increase,” and you attempt to describe rankings and changes. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, which sometimes makes the comparisons hard to understand. For example, “the most important for travel” and “recent report is least percentage” do not express the intended data clearly; “gradual rise” is also not appropriate for a direct comparison between reported percentages. There are spelling errors such as “interst” and “developement,” and “social interest” appears to confuse social contacts with general interest. Aim for precise, repeatable phrases such as “accounted for,” “was the largest share,” and “rose from … to …”.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and more extended comparisons, for example, “Now business/work decline 19% and buying property overseas gradual rise 34%.” However, many sentences have missing verbs or incorrect sentence structure, so the relationships between figures are not consistently clear. Examples include “The second rank accounted business/work 26%” and “Personal developement 7% and social contacts 7% are equal percentage.” Articles, verb forms, and punctuation also need attention; the opening repeats the task wording with inconsistent tense, and several sentences run together after full stops. Practise complete comparison structures, such as “Business/work accounted for 26%, while buying property overseas represented 19%.” Use past tense consistently when reporting the survey.

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