Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-08-14

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 7.0)

THE BAR CHART COMPARES THE PRODUCTION AND CONSUMPTION OF ELECTRICITY IN THE TOP TEN COUNTRIES IN 2014, MEASURED IN BILLION KWH. OVERALL, CHINA AND THE UNITED STATES WERE BY FAR THE LARGEST PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS OF ELECTRICITY. IN MOST COUNTRIES, PRODUCTION WAS HIGHER THAN CONSUMPTION, WHILE GERMANY WAS THE ONLY COUNTRY WHERE CONSUMPTION EXCEEDED PRODUCTION.

CHINA PRODUCED THE MOST ELECTRICITY, AT 5,398 BILLION KWH, WHILE ITS CONSUMPTION WAS SLIGHTLY LOWER, AT 5,322 BILLION KWH. THE UNITED STATES RANKED SECOND, PRODUCING 4,099 BILLION KWH AND CONSUMING 3,866 BILLION KWH. RUSSIA, JAPAN AND INDIA FOLLOWED, A SIMILAR PATTERN WITH PRODUCTION FIGURES OF 1,057, 936.2 AND 871 BILLION KWH RESPECTIVELY. THEIR CONSUMPTION WAS LOWER, AT 1,038, 856.7 AND 698.8 BILLION KWH.

THE REMAINING COUNTRIES PRODUCED LESS ELECTRICITY. CANADA GENERATED 618.9 BILLION KWH, FOLLOWED BY FRANCE AT 561.2, BRAZIL AT 530.7, GERMANY AT 526.6 AND SOUTH KOREA AT 485.1 BILLION KWH. CONSUMPTION WAS GENERALLY LOWER THAN PRODUCTION. HOWEVER, GERMANY WAS AN EXCEPTION, CONSUMING 582.5 BILLION KWH COMPARED WITH ITS PRODUCTION OF 526.6 BILLION KWH. SOUTH KOREA HAD THE LOWEST FIGURES, PRODUCING 485.1 AND CONSUMING 449.5 BILLION KWH.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 7.0

The response effectively addresses the prompt by identifying the main features and making relevant comparisons. You clearly highlighted the top two countries, China and the US, and noted the key trend regarding the relationship between production and consumption. The use of data is accurate and supports your observations well. To reach a higher band, ensure that you provide a more comprehensive overview of the remaining countries rather than just listing them. While you mentioned that production was generally higher, grouping the remaining countries more analytically would demonstrate a stronger ability to select and report key features.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 7.5

The response is logically organized, with a clear introduction, body paragraphs, and a concluding overview. The progression of information is smooth, moving from the top producers to the remaining countries. You used cohesive devices such as 'while', 'however', and 'respectively' effectively to link ideas. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate the data sets. The flow is natural, and the referencing is clear throughout the text. To improve further, ensure that transitions between sentences are varied to avoid a slightly repetitive structure in the second and third paragraphs.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.5

You have used a sufficient range of vocabulary to convey the information accurately. Terms such as 'exceeded', 'generated', and 'respectively' are used correctly in context. The vocabulary is appropriate for an academic report. To achieve a higher score, try to incorporate more sophisticated collocations or less common synonyms to describe the data trends. For example, instead of repeating 'produced' or 'consumption', you could use terms like 'output', 'utilization', or 'surpassed'. Overall, the lexical control is good and supports clear communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 7.0

The response demonstrates a good command of grammatical structures. You have successfully used a mix of simple and complex sentences, such as the opening complex sentence and the comparative structures in the second paragraph. Punctuation is generally accurate, and there are very few errors. The sentence structures are varied, which helps maintain the reader's interest. To reach the highest band, ensure that you consistently use a wider variety of complex structures, such as passive voice constructions or participle clauses, to describe the data more fluidly.

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