Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-08

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 6.5)

The bar chart illuatrates the amount of electricity produced and consumed in 2014 in the ten countries that recorded the highest figures. The data is measured in billion kilowatt-hours (kWh).

Overall, China and the United states were by far the largest producers and comsumers of electricity. In most countries, electricity production was higher than consumption, while Germany was the only country where consumption exceeded production.

China ranked first, producing 5398 billion kWh of electricity and consuming 5322 kWh. Th Unite States was the second largest producer, generating 4099 billion kWh, while its consumptions stood at 3866 billlion kWh. Russia ranked third, with production of 1057 billion kWh and consumption of 1038 billion kWh.

Japan and India produced 936.2 and 871 billion kWh, respectively, while their consumption figures were 856 and 698.8 billion kWh. Canada generated 618 billion kWh and consumesd 499 billion kwh.

Among the remaining countries, France and Brazil produced 561 and 530 billion kWh, respectively. German generated 526.6 billion kWh but consumed a higher amount, at 582.5 billion kWh. Finally, South Korea had the lowest figures, producing 485 billion kWh and consuming 449.5 billion kWh

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response identifies the chart’s subject and gives a clear overview of the main pattern: China and the United States lead by a wide margin, and production exceeds consumption in most countries, with Germany as the exception. It supports this with relevant figures across all ten countries, and the comparisons are generally accurate. One small data-precision issue is that China’s consumption is given as “5322 kWh” rather than 5,322 billion kWh; Japan’s consumption is also rounded to 856 rather than 856.7. These do not obscure the overall picture. The account is well focused and sufficiently supported, though the lower-ranked countries receive less comparative interpretation than the leading countries. To strengthen it further, highlight the scale of the gap between the top two and the remaining nations.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The information is organised in a clear sequence: an introduction, an overview, then details moving from the leading countries to the lower-ranked group. This gives the report a logical progression, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “while,” “Among the remaining countries,” and “Finally” help readers follow the comparisons. Paragraphing is appropriate and the grouping of countries is easy to understand. Cohesion is effective overall, although some transitions are quite formulaic, and the final paragraph mainly lists figures rather than drawing the comparisons together. You could make the progression more flexible by grouping countries with similar output levels and explicitly contrasting their production-consumption gaps, rather than relying chiefly on rank order.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The response uses an adequate range of task-appropriate vocabulary, including “producing,” “consuming,” “ranked,” “generating,” and “stood at.” These choices make the data clear, and there is some useful variation rather than repeated use of only “made” or “used.” However, spelling and word-form slips are noticeable: “illuatrates,” “comsumers,” “billlion,” and “German” reduce accuracy. Some phrasing is also less natural, such as “recorded the highest figures” and “had the lowest figures”; “the ten leading countries” and “recorded the lowest production and consumption” would be more precise. The range is sufficient for the task, but more consistent spelling and more exact collocations would make the report sound more controlled.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

There is a useful mix of simple and complex structures, including the contrast in “Germany … but consumed a higher amount” and the participial phrase “producing 5398 … and consuming 5322.” Most sentences communicate the comparisons clearly, and punctuation and paragraphing are generally controlled. Some grammatical errors remain, however. In “Canada generated 618 billion kWh and consumesd 499 billion kwh,” the second verb form is incorrect and the tense shifts; use “consumed.” “China … consuming 5322 kWh” also omits the unit scale needed to complete the comparison, while “The United States” is mistyped as “Th Unite States.” These issues do not usually impede understanding. To show more consistent control, proofread verb forms and maintain accurate parallel structures when reporting paired figures.

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