Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-06

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 bar chart compares the top ten countries in terms of electricity producation and consumption in the year 2014. units are measured in billion kwh.

overall,china and the united states were by far the largest produces and consumers of electricity.additionally,almost all countries produced more electricity than they consumed,with germany being the only exception

china ranked first,producing 5,398 billion kwh and consuming 5,322 billion kwh.the usa was second,with a producation of 4,099 billion kwh and a consumption of 3,866 billion kwh.figures for both these nation were significantly higher than those of the other eight countries

Among the remaining nations, russia was third producing 1,057 billions kwh and consuming 1,038 producation figures of 936.2 billion kwh and 871 billion kwh,resctievly. canada,france,brazil and republic of korea showed similarpatterns, with poducation slightly exceeding consumption. in contrast,germany was the only country where electrcity consumption (582.5 billion kwh) was highr than its producation (526.6 billion kwh) was higher than its producation

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

The response successfully addresses all parts of the task by providing an overview of the main features and making relevant comparisons between the top ten countries for electricity production and consumption in 2014. The overview clearly highlights China and the US as the largest producers and consumers, and correctly identifies Germany as the sole exception where consumption exceeded production. However, some parts are more fully developed than others, and there is a lack of precision in reporting some of the figures for the remaining nations, such as Russia and Japan, where data is either slightly muddled or omitted. To reach a higher band, the writer should ensure that all key data points are reported accurately and supported with clearer detail.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The text presents a coherent overall arrangement with a clear logical progression from the introductory overview to the specific details of the top countries and the remaining nations. Paragraphing is used appropriately to group related information. However, cohesion at times feels a bit mechanical or faulty due to missing punctuation, such as missing capitalization and periods between sentences (e.g., 'overall,china and the united states...'). Referencing is mostly clear, but the flow is occasionally disrupted by mechanical issues rather than sophisticated cohesive devices. To improve further, the writer should ensure more careful sentence boundary control and smoother transitions between paragraphs.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The writer uses an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully attempting less common items related to data reporting such as 'producating', 'consumption', and 'exception'. However, there are notable spelling and word-choice errors that detract from the overall quality, including repeated typos like 'producation' instead of 'production', 'resctievly' instead of 'respectively', and 'highr' instead of 'higher'. While these inaccuracies do not seriously impede communication, they reflect a limited control over word forms and spelling at this level. Using a wider and more accurate range of lexical items with correct spelling would elevate the score in this area.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing structures like subordinate clauses ('with germany being the only exception' and 'while consumption slightly exceeding'). There are some errors in grammar and punctuation, particularly missing capitalization at the start of sentences and proper punctuation marks separating clauses. However, these errors rarely impede communication and the basic grammatical structures remain mostly clear. To achieve a higher band, the writer needs to eliminate basic punctuation errors, ensure correct subject-verb agreement consistently, and demonstrate a wider variety of error-free complex sentence structures.

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