Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-12

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 production and consumption of electricity among top the 10 countries during the year 2014.

Overall, it is clear that China and United States is the dominating sector for the usage of electricity. Furthemore, electricity production exceeded consumption in all the listed country with the single exception of Germany.

China was the clear leader on the chart, generating 5,398 billion kWh and consuming 5,322 billion kWh. The United States followed in 2nd place, with notably lower figure of 4,099 billion kWh for production and 3,866 for consumption. Russia ranked third, producing 1,057 billion kWh and consuming 1,038 billion kWh-roughly a fifth of china's otuput.

The remaning countries recorded lower totals. Japan,India,Canada,France, and Brazil had production figures ranging from roughly 936 dow to 530 billion kWh , and consumption ranging from about 856 down to 455 billion kWh

Germany produced 526.6 billion kWh but consume 582.5 billion Kwh, making it the only country where usage is more tha production. Finally, the Republic of Korea sat at the bottom of the rankings, with the production of 485.1 billion kWh and a consumption of 449.5 billion kWh.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

The response selects the main features accurately: China and the United States lead by a wide margin, Russia is third, and Germany is the sole country where consumption exceeds production. The key figures for the leading countries and Germany are reported correctly, and the overview gives a clear summary of the overall pattern. The grouped account of Japan, India, Canada, France and Brazil is relevant, but it is less precise: the ranges are not explicitly tied to individual countries, and India’s comparatively large production–consumption gap is not highlighted. The comparison that Russia’s output was roughly a fifth of China’s is useful, though “output” would be clearer than the misspelled form used. Overall, the task is addressed with relevant support, but some lower-ranked data are generalised.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs presenting the leading countries and the remaining figures. The progression from the largest producers to the lower-ranked countries is easy to follow, and transitions such as “Overall,” “The United States followed,” and “Finally” help guide the reader. However, the grouping paragraph becomes less cohesive when it lists five countries and gives broad ranges without clearly linking each range to particular countries. The transition into Germany also feels abrupt because it begins a new line without a linking phrase or clear paragraph break. More precise referencing and smoother connections between the grouped comparison and Germany would make the organisation more consistently controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses some suitable task vocabulary, including “generating,” “consuming,” “ranked third,” “totals,” and “bottom of the rankings.” These choices communicate the chart’s main comparisons, but the range and control are uneven. Several expressions are awkward or imprecise, such as “dominating sector for the usage of electricity,” “with notably lower figure,” and “sat at the bottom.” Spelling errors—including “Furthemore,” “otuput,” and “remaning”—are noticeable, while “dow” and “more tha” also reduce polish. Use standard collocations such as “the leading countries in electricity production and consumption” and “a considerably lower figure.” Check spelling carefully and choose precise terms consistently, especially when describing production and consumption.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

The response attempts a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including the contrast in “Germany produced … but consume …” and the participial phrase “making it the only country…”. However, errors in agreement, articles, verb forms and sentence construction are frequent enough to limit accuracy. For example, “China and United States is” should use a plural verb and an article before “United States”; “all the listed country” needs a plural noun; and “Germany … but consume” requires a past-tense verb. The phrase “with notably lower figure” also lacks an article. Punctuation and spacing are inconsistent, particularly around the Russia sentence and the list of countries. Review subject–verb agreement, articles and past-tense consistency, then proofread sentence boundaries and punctuation.

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