Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-16
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 5.5)
The bar chart illustrate the production and consumption of electricity in 2014 by the top ten countries. The y-axis shows the names of the countries while x-axis evaluate the production and consumption capacity of the countries. Overall, China was the highest producer of the electricity with the value of 5398 billion kWh, while also the largest consumer of it with the value of 5322 billion kWh. Korea was the lowest producer, as well as, consumer of the electricity in 2014, with the value of 485.1 billionkWh and 449.5 billion kWh respectively.
The second highest consumer of electricity was US with the valuse of 3866 billion kWh while also the second highest producer of it with the vaule of 4099 billion kWh. Russia ranked third in the category, while Japan ranked fourth, India ranked five, Canada ranked sixth, France seventh, Brazil eigth and Germany ninth.
In short, all 10 countries show variation from highest production to the lowest ones, with higgest consumer to the lowest.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5
The student successfully identifies the main features of the chart, noting China and the United States as the top two countries in both production and consumption, and correctly cites specific figures such as 5,398 billion kWh for China's production. An overview is present at the end of the first paragraph, capturing the extremes of the data well. However, the second paragraph lapses into a repetitive listing of intermediate countries without reporting their actual data values (e.g., 'India ranked five, Canada ranked sixth, France seventh...'), which limits the development of comparisons. Despite this under-development of intermediate data points, all parts of the prompt are addressed.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5
The response is arranged coherently with a clear introduction containing an overview, a body paragraph detailing specific rankings and figures, and a concluding sentence. Cohesive devices such as 'while also', 'as well as', and 'In short' are used to connect ideas, though some referencing and transitions feel slightly repetitive. Paragraphing is present, but grouping the intermediate countries into a long list without data weakens the overall logical flow and progression of the body section.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.5
The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully employing terms related to the visual data such as 'production', 'consumption', 'producer', and 'consumer'. There are several word choice and spelling inaccuracies, such as 'valuse' and 'vaule' instead of 'values' and 'value', 'eigth' instead of 'eighth', and 'ranked five' instead of 'ranked fifth'. Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited precision.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as 'Overall, China was the highest producer... while also the largest consumer...'. However, grammatical accuracy is inconsistent due to frequent errors, including subject-verb agreement issues ('The bar chart illustrate'), missing articles ('while US', 'Korea was the lowest producer... as well as, consumer'), and spelling/typographical errors in numbers and rankings. These errors do not entirely impede communication, but they occur frequently.
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