Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-13
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 below illustrates, the production and consumtion of electricity between ten nations over the period 2014.
Overall, it can be clearly seen from the chart that the China and the United States were at the highest for the electricity production and consumtion, while other two countries Germany and Korea republic were at the lowest compare to others, and the Russia and Janpan have similar trend for the electricity production and cosumption.
At the beginning the china produce electricity about 5,398 and consumed around the percentage of 5,322 which is moderatly more than United States production and consumtion of electricity. The Russia and Janpan wrere at the similar level but the production and consumption of Russia was slightly higher than Japan, because of which the Russia ranked at third. The electricity consumtion of India accounted for 871 for production and 698.8 for its consumption.
Nevertheless, the last four nations were sits at the bottom level ( France,Brazil,Germany,Korea republic). The production and consumption of germany was at the second last among all ten nations and it makes up about 526.6 for production and 582.5 for cosumption. The Korea Republic have been sitting at the last which is hardly about 485 and 449 for consumption and production respectievely.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the task by summarizing the main features of the bar chart regarding electricity production and consumption in 2014. An overview is provided in the second paragraph, identifying extremes like China and the United States, as well as lower-tier countries. However, the response contains several inaccuracies in reporting specific data figures, such as stating China's consumption was 'around the percentage of 5,322' and confusing production and consumption figures for India. While key nations are mentioned, the lack of precision and some unsupported generalizations place this response at Band 5.0, where the task is addressed only partially and ideas can be limited or confused.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organized into four paragraphs, following a logical essay structure with an introduction, overview, and body paragraphs. However, overall progression is hindered by awkward transitions and mechanical cohesive devices. Referencing is sometimes unclear, such as 'which is moderatly more than United States production and consumtion of electricity' where the relative pronoun linkage is weak. Paragraphing is attempted, but the grouping of information is sometimes disjointed. Because there is a lack of smooth progression and mechanical use of cohesive devices, this falls under Band 5.0 descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student demonstrates a limited but minimally adequate range of vocabulary suitable for discussing statistical data, using terms like 'production', 'consumption', 'trend', and 'ranked'. However, there are frequent spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'consumtion', 'moderatly', 'Janpan', and 'respectievely'. Additionally, unnatural phrasing like 'was sits at the bottom level' occurs. These noticeable lexical errors and repetitive patterns cause some difficulty for the reader, aligning closely with Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but attempts at complex structures are frequently faulty. For example, 'Overall, it can be clearly seen from the chart that the China and the United States were at the highest for the electricity production and consumtion, while other two countries Germany and Korea republic were at the lowest compare to others...' contains grammatical errors such as missing articles, incorrect prepositions ('at the highest for'), and poor adjectival comparisons ('other two countries'). Frequent errors in basic grammar, punctuation, and subject-verb agreement are present throughout, supporting a Band 5.0 score.
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