Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-08-12

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)

This chat give us the information about the top ten countries for the production and consumption of electricity in 2014.

The top ten countries include China,Us,Russia,Japan,India,Canada,France,Brazil,Germany,Korea,Rep. They are are well develped countries.

In china the production of electricity is 5,398 and the cosumption of electricity is 5,322.

in this country the production of electricity is high and cosumption of electricity is low.

In India the production of electricity is 871 and the cosumption of electricity is 698.8..

in this country the production of electricity is high and cosumption of electricity is low.

In us the production of electricity is 4,099 and the cosumption of electricity is 3.866.

In Russia the production of electricity is 1,057 and the cosumption of electricity is 1,038.

in this country the production of electricity and cosumption of electricity is same.

In Japan the production of electricity is 9,36.3 and the cosumption of electricity is 856.7.

in this country the production of electricity is high and cosumption of electricity is low.

In Brazil the production of electricity is 530.7 and the cosumption of electricity is 455.8.

In germany the production of electricity is 526.6 and the cosumption of electricity is 582.5.

In this country the production of electricity is low and cosumption of electricity is high.

In ,Korea,Rep. the production of electricity is 485.1 and the cosumption of electricity is 449.5.

in this country the production of electricity and cosumption of electricity is same.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response identifies the main features but fails to provide a meaningful summary or effective comparisons. Instead of grouping data or highlighting trends, the response lists individual country statistics in a repetitive, mechanical fashion. The analysis is superficial, often stating that production and consumption are 'the same' when the data clearly shows differences (e.g., Russia: 1,057 vs 1,038). Furthermore, the claim that all listed countries are 'well developed' is an external assumption not supported by the chart. To improve, you should group countries by high/low output and focus on the relationship between production and consumption rather than listing every figure individually.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is organised into short, fragmented paragraphs that lack logical flow. There is a lack of cohesive devices to link ideas; the text relies on repetitive sentence structures such as 'In [country] the production of electricity is...' which makes the reading experience mechanical. Referencing is inconsistent, and the paragraphing is excessive for a short report. To improve, use transition words like 'In contrast,' 'Similarly,' or 'Conversely' to connect your observations and group related information into cohesive paragraphs rather than one-sentence blocks.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary is very limited and repetitive. You use the same phrases ('production of electricity', 'consumption of electricity', 'is high', 'is low') throughout the entire response. There is no attempt to use synonyms or varied terminology to describe the data. Spelling errors are also present, such as 'chat' instead of 'chart', 'cosumption' instead of 'consumption', and 'develped' instead of 'developed'. To reach a higher band, you must expand your vocabulary to include terms like 'generated', 'utilised', 'surpassed', 'figures', and 'statistics' to avoid constant repetition.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The response relies almost exclusively on simple sentence structures. There is a lack of complex grammatical forms, and the punctuation is frequently incorrect, such as the unnecessary commas in 'In ,Korea,Rep.' and the double periods in '698.8..'. There are also basic subject-verb agreement errors, such as 'This chat give us' instead of 'gives us'. While the meaning is generally clear, the lack of structural variety and the presence of frequent minor errors limit the score. You should practice using subordinating conjunctions and relative clauses to create more sophisticated sentence structures.

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