Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-25

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 following chart gives us the information about the electricity production and consumption (in billion kWh) of the top ten countries in the world in the year of 2014.

Overall, the production of electriciy of the given countries is always above the consumption in that year except Germany which used more electricity in that year than of its production.

China, which had lead in the chart produced 5.389 billion kWh in 2014 and consumed 5.322 billion kWh which was slightly below the production, following by United States which produced 4.099 billion kWh and used 3.866 billion kWh.

The remaining countries also produced the energy just according to their consumption which shows countris always produced electricity according to their needs.

While Germany is the only country which consumed more electricity than of their production. It production was 526.6 billion kWh in 2014 despite of that, it consumed

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

The response makes a meaningful attempt to cover the key features of the chart, correctly identifying China and the US as the top producers and consumers, and noting the general trend that production exceeds consumption for most countries. However, there is a data inaccuracy in the third paragraph where China's production is cited as "5.389 billion kWh" instead of the correct figure of 5,398 billion kWh. More importantly, the response stops abruptly mid-sentence ("It production was 526.6 billion kWh in 2014 despite of that, it consumed") and fails to meet the 150-word minimum length requirement, clocking in at 146 words. Consequently, the task response is incomplete, which restricts the band score.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The essay displays a basic overall organization with an introductory statement, an overview sentence, and body paragraphs attempting to group data. Cohesive devices such as "Overall", "While", and "despite of that" are employed, though sometimes awkwardly handled. Paragraphing is initiated, but the abrupt termination of the response prevents full development of the concluding paragraph. Referencing is generally clear, but the lack of a proper conclusion and the truncated final sentence disrupt the logical flow and cohesion of the text.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The vocabulary used is adequate to communicate basic trends and figures from the chart, employing terms such as "production", "consumption", and "top ten countries". However, there are lexical limitations and noticeable inaccuracies, such as "which had lead in the chart" (instead of 'which led'), spelling errors like "electriciy", and awkward phrasing like "produced the energy just according to their consumption". The range is sufficient for the task, but instances of incorrect word formation and collocation prevent it from reaching a higher band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as relative clauses ("China, which had lead...") and contrastive clauses ("While Germany is the only country..."). However, grammatical accuracy is inconsistent. Errors include missing articles, incorrect prepositions, and verb tense/form slips, such as "the production of electriciy... is always above" and "It production was" (instead of 'Its production was'). The text also ends in an incomplete fragment, reflecting poor control over sentence boundaries and completion.

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