Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-20

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 given graph provides us with informatin about the top ten countries for the production and utilization of electricity in the year 2014. Overall, China produce the highest elictricity and also use the highest electricity and Korea produce the lowest electricity.

First of all, China is the country that produce the highest electricity which is 5,398 billion KWh and the utilization of this country is 5,322 billion KWh. The second highest production of electricity is in the United States which is 4,099 billion KWh and it consumes 3,866 billion KWh. The third highest country producing electricity is Russia which produce 1,057 billion KWh and its consumption is 1,038 billion KWh. The next two countries are Japan and India that produced almost same electricity and a very small difference and it is 936.2 billion Kwh and tahn India produce 871 billion KWh. The next countries almost produce equal electricity which is almost same. The lowest electricity production country is Koreas that produce 485.1 billion KWh.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the chart’s subject and give a relevant overview that China leads both production and consumption, while Korea has the lowest production. You also report several leading figures accurately, including China, the United States and Russia. However, the response covers the data only partially: it omits most countries’ consumption figures and gives little comparison across the lower-ranked nations. The statement that Japan and India produced “almost same electricity” is misleading, since Japan’s production was higher, and the following comparison is incomplete. Germany is also an important exception: its consumption exceeded production, unlike the general pattern, but this is not mentioned. To strengthen the report, select the main contrasts and describe them accurately, rather than leaving several comparisons unfinished.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic overall structure: an introduction and overview are followed by a paragraph describing countries in rank order. Phrases such as “First of all,” “The second highest,” and “The third highest” help signal the sequence. However, progression becomes unclear in the latter part: “The next two countries” and “The next countries” do not specify which comparisons are being made, and the final sentence repeats the point about the lowest production. The response would be easier to follow if related comparisons were grouped together and each sentence had a clear purpose. Use linking expressions to show contrasts as well as rank, and avoid relying on repetitive sequencing phrases.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “production,” “consumption,” “highest,” and “lowest,” so the topic is generally clear. However, the range is limited and several choices are repetitive or imprecise. “Utilization” is less natural here than “consumption,” while “produce the highest electricity” and “almost same electricity” do not express the comparisons clearly. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “informatin,” “elictricity,” and “tahn,” which reduce accuracy. Aim for precise comparison language and check spelling carefully. For example, you could describe a country as generating more electricity than it consumes, or say that two figures are similar only when the data supports that claim.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and longer sentences, and the meaning is usually recoverable. However, errors in verb forms and agreement occur repeatedly: “China produce,” “the country that produce,” and “Russia which produce” should use “produces,” while “Japan and India that produced” needs a clearer grammatical construction. Some sentences are also incomplete or awkwardly joined, particularly the sentence beginning “The next two countries are Japan and India.” The response relies heavily on similar sentence patterns, with limited control of more varied structures. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and build comparisons with complete clauses, such as “Japan produced more than India, although both were far below Russia.”

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