Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-11

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The bar chart below shows the top ten countries for the production and consumption of electricity in 2014.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The bar chart compares the high valued nations production and consumption rate of electricity in the year of 2014.

Overall, it is clear that, China holds the first place for both production and consumption rate and the USA has generated and consumed nearly China while countries like Brazil, Germany, and Korea republic are in the bottom. Only Germany consumed more electricity than produced among other countries (526,6 and 582,5 billion kWh)

China generated 5,398 billion kWh and consumed 5,322 billion kWh. The USA produced 4,099 and consumed 3,855 billion kWh. Russia's rate for both production and consumption was approximately same. Japan, India, and Canada have nearly same production rate with 936.3, 871, 618.9 billion kWh respectively. France, Brazil, Germany generated only 561.2, 530. 7, 526 kWh respectively.

Japan, India, Canada consumed 856.7, 698.8, 499.9 billion kWh while

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the chart’s main leaders and note the important exception that Germany consumed more than it produced. Several figures are reported accurately, including China’s totals and India’s consumption, but there are factual and coverage problems: the USA’s consumption is given as 3,855 rather than 3,866, and the claim that the USA consumed “nearly China” is imprecise. The response also stops before reporting consumption for France, Brazil, Germany and Korea, and gives no figures for Russia. The overview is present but broad, while the country-by-country details are incomplete. The response is 137 words, below the required 150, and this contributes to the limited development. Include a complete overview and select representative comparisons across the full chart.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and a paragraph of figures. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression is weakened by grouping countries without explaining the basis for comparison, as in “Japan, India, and Canada have nearly same production rate,” even though their values differ substantially. The final sentence is unfinished (“while”), leaving the account abruptly incomplete and disrupting the connection between production and consumption details. Cohesive links are limited, and some information is presented as a list rather than developed into clear comparisons. Organise the body into logical groups, complete each comparison, and use linking phrases to show contrasts and rankings.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary such as “production,” “consumed,” “generated,” and “billion kWh,” and the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. There is some variation in wording, but several expressions are unnatural or imprecise: “high valued nations,” “production and consumption rate,” and “holds the first place” do not fit this chart naturally. “Bottom” is also vague when describing the lower-ranked countries. Number formatting is inconsistent, including “530. 7,” and “526 kWh” omits the decimal and scale used elsewhere. Choose standard report language such as “leading countries,” “electricity production and consumption,” and “ranked among the lowest,” and present figures consistently to improve precision.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including an overview with a subordinate clause, and the main meaning is usually recoverable. However, grammatical control is uneven. Examples include “the USA has generated and consumed nearly China,” where the comparison structure is incomplete, and “Russia's rate for both production and consumption was approximately same,” which is missing an article. “Japan, India, and Canada consumed … while” is unfinished, and “Japan, India, and Canada have nearly same production rate” has article and number problems. The opening also uses an awkward tense construction, “in the year of 2014.” Use complete sentences, check articles and singular/plural forms, and make comparisons grammatically explicit—for example, “the USA produced and consumed less electricity than China.”

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