Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-01

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 graph compares the producation and cosumption of electricity in ten nation in 2014.

overall, production of electricity dominant consumption moreover china accounted for the largest electricity production and consumption,while korean rep had lowest

production and consuyin electriciy.

In 2014,china took up the biggest production and consumption in electricity at 5398 billions kwh and 5322 billions kwh respectively,while korea was the smallest in the figure with 526.6 billions kwh in production and 582.6 billions kwh in consumption and united state was the second largest country in electricity consumption and production with 4099 billion kwh in production and 3866 billons in consumption and Russia at 1057 billions and 1038 billions moreover japan at 936.2 billions in production and 856.7 in consumption

regarding indian at 871 billions in production and

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response makes an attempt to summarise the data, identifying some key features such as China leading in both production and consumption. However, the word count requirement of at least 150 words is not met, as the text stops abruptly at 129 words with an incomplete sentence ("regarding indian at 871 billions in production and"). The overview is very basic, and several data points contain significant errors or confusion; for example, the student attributes the lowest figures to Korea Republic incorrectly in the first paragraph, and mixes up Germany's and Korea's figures later. Furthermore, the information trails off before covering the full scope of the chart, leading to a partial response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The text demonstrates some organisation with basic linking words like "overall", "meanwhile", and "respectively", attempting to guide the reader through the data. However, the overall progression is heavily disrupted because the response consists of a single massive run-on sentence for the body paragraph, lacking proper full-stop punctuation to separate distinct clauses and comparisons. Paragraphing is minimal, with only two very short blocks of text. Referencing is also weak due to the fragmented nature of the conclusion, which breaks off mid-sentence and prevents any logical wrap-up of the information.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is minimally adequate for the task, featuring basic terms related to data reporting such as "production", "consumption", "largest", and "smallest". There are notable spelling and word-form errors throughout, such as "producation", "cosumption", "nation", "consuyin", and "united state". While the student attempts some numerical and comparative language, the persistent slips in spelling and minor inaccuracies in terminology restrict the range and indicate a limited control over lexical items appropriate for academic writing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The writer relies on a very limited range of sentence structures, primarily attempting a single over-extended complex sentence packed with coordinating and subordinating conjunctions. There is a complete lack of proper sentence boundaries and capitalization (e.g., "china", "united state", "indian"). Frequent grammatical errors occur, including missing articles, incorrect prepositions, and faulty subject-verb agreement or incomplete syntactic patterns (e.g., "electricity production dominant consumption"). These errors and the lack of terminal punctuation cause noticeable difficulty for the reader.

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