Band 7.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 7.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-21

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 7.0)

The bar chart illustrates the ten highest countries in producing and consuming electricity in 2014. The figure is shown in billion kilowatt hour.

Overall, electricity production is greater than consumption in most countries except Germany where energy used is greater than the energy made. China produces and consumes the most electricity among the ten countries with Korea Republic producing and consuming the least.

The top two countries - China and United States overshadow the production and consumption of the rest of the eight countries combined. China produces 5,398 billion kWh while the United States produces 4,099 billion kWh. This is followed by Russia with 1,057 billion kWh, Japan with 936.2 and India with 871. These 5 countries are also the top five electric consumers with China at 5,322 billion kWh, United States at 3,866 which Russia, Japan and India trail after.

On the other hand, the other remaining countries - Canada, France, Brazil, Korea Republic - follows the same pattern where production is greater than consumption. In contrast, Germany produces less electricity than what is uses. It consumes 582.5 billion kwH and only prokduces 526.6 billion kWh.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.5

The response identifies the main pattern accurately: production exceeds consumption in most countries, Germany is the exception, and China and the United States lead both measures while Korea is lowest. It supports this overview with several correct production figures and notes that the top five producers are also the top five consumers. The comparison that the top two countries together exceed the other eight is a useful overview point, though it would be stronger with figures or a clearer explanation. Coverage of the lower-ranked countries is less complete: Canada, France and Brazil are grouped without figures, and Korea is omitted from the final comparison despite being named in the overview. Including a few consumption values for the middle-ranked countries would make the reporting more fully developed and precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The four-paragraph structure is clear and appropriate: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph on the leading countries and a final comparison of the remaining group. The progression from the overall pattern to the highest figures and then the lower-ranked countries is easy to follow. Linking phrases such as “Overall,” “This is followed by” and “In contrast” help signal relationships. However, the final paragraph says “the other remaining countries” and lists only four countries, leaving out Japan and India, which have already been discussed, and Korea is not compared there. The sentence about the top five consumers is also compressed, making the relationship between the figures less smooth. More precise grouping and clearer transitions between production and consumption data would strengthen cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

The vocabulary is adequate for describing the chart, with useful terms such as “production,” “consumption,” “overshadow,” “trail after” and “in contrast.” The writer also varies references to the two measures with “energy used” and “energy made,” although these are less precise and formal than standard chart language. Some word choices and collocations are awkward: “ten highest countries in producing” is not idiomatic, and “electric consumers” is less natural than “largest consumers of electricity.” There are also spelling and form slips, notably “prokduces” and inconsistent capitalisation in “kwH.” These do not prevent understanding, but greater precision and consistency would show more flexible control of vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

The response uses a mix of simple and more complex structures, including the overview clause “except Germany where…” and the contrastive construction “In contrast, Germany…”. Most sentences communicate the intended comparisons clearly. Some grammatical errors remain, however. In “the other remaining countries … follows,” the plural subject requires “follow”; “than what is uses” has an incorrect verb form; and “which Russia, Japan and India trail after” is an awkwardly constructed clause. The opening phrase “The figure is shown in billion kilowatt hour” also has number and article problems. These errors are generally understandable, but checking agreement, verb forms and sentence construction would improve accuracy while preserving the range of structures already attempted.

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