Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-15
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 6.0)
The given bar chart illustrate the ranking of 10 countries according their the production and consumption of electricity in 2014.
Overall, Most countries generated more electricity than they cousumed except Germany. The top two countries generate and use more than 3 times the electricity of the 3rd ranked country.
In 2014, We can see korea republic was ranked lowest at 485.1 billion kwh generated and 449.5 billion kwh cousumed while china holding the top position in the chart with 5,398 billion kwh generated and 5,322 billion kwh cousumed in a year. However, Germany follows a different trend by cosumpting 582.5 billion kwh while genrating less electricity at 526.6 billion kwh.
On rank 3rd was Russia with 1,057 billion kwh generated and 1,038 billion kwh cousumed after which on second rank was USA which generated 4 times the electricity at 4,099 billion kwh and cousumpted 3 times the the electricity at 3,866 billion kwh over the years.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0
The student covers the main features of the chart well, providing data for the top and bottom countries and noting general trends such as China and the US leading significantly, and Germany being the sole exception where consumption exceeded production. However, there are some inaccuracies in reporting the rankings and comparisons; for instance, the text states 'on second rank was USA' after discussing Russia (which is ranked 3rd), and claims the USA generated 4 times Russia's electricity, which is factually inaccurate based on the data (USA generated 4,099 while Russia generated 1,057, which is closer to 4 times, but the chronological ordering and referencing in that paragraph are somewhat confusing). Despite these minor data misinterpretations and organizational lapses in the final paragraph, the response successfully addresses all parts of the task with a clear overview.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0
The response is divided into four paragraphs, including an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs, providing a coherent overall arrangement. Cohesive devices are used to link ideas, such as 'Overall,' 'However,' and 'while.' However, the progression between ideas sometimes feels slightly disjointed or mechanical, particularly in the final paragraph where the mention of Russia and the USA is somewhat confused regarding their actual chart ranks ('On rank 3rd was Russia... after which on second rank was USA'). Paragraphing is generally appropriate, but referencing can occasionally become unclear.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, such as 'production,' 'consumption,' 'generated,' and 'position.' There are, however, frequent spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'cousumed' (consumed), 'cosumpting' (consuming), 'genrating' (generating), and 'cousumpting' (consuming). Furthermore, awkward phrasing like 'on rank 3rd' instead of 'ranked third' or 'in third place' detracts from precision. The vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the data, but these recurring mechanical and spelling errors prevent it from reaching a higher band.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as using 'while' clauses ('while china holding the top position' - which contains a missing auxiliary verb). There are several grammatical errors throughout the response, including subject-verb agreement and tense/form issues, such as 'chart illustrate' instead of 'illustrates', 'according their the production' (preposition and article errors), and capitalization errors like 'korea republic' and 'china'. While these errors do not completely impede communication, they are frequent enough to demonstrate limited control over complex structures.
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