Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-24

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 illustrates the data of first ten countries with respect to the production and utilization of electricity in 2014.

Overall, the china ranked first in both categories followed by the US, while the remaining countries differ by small margins. A notable point from the chart is that the country with the lowest production and consumption was Korea.

Starting first with the number one, its figure was 5398 billion kWh in terms of production and 5322 billion kWh for consumption. The country which was on second position was America with numbers 4099 and 3866 in production and consumption respectively. By comparison, Russia, Japan and India were the next countries by the order with their figures broadly similar to each other.

Turning to the Canada, the number for production was 618.9 billion kWh, while the number for consumption was 499.9 billion kWh, the Canada was followed by the France then come the Brazil on number eight. One important thing we can observe from the chart was that almost every country had more numbers for production than consumption except Germany. The germany was the only in the list whose consumption(582.5 billion kWh) was greater than its production(526.6 billion kWh).

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the chart’s subject and give a clear overview: China and the US lead both measures, and Korea is lowest in both. The figures for China, the US, Canada and Germany are accurately reported, and the observation that Germany is the exception to the general production-over-consumption pattern is a useful comparison. This covers the main task, but some information is less fully developed: Russia, Japan and India are grouped as broadly similar even though their values vary considerably, and France, Brazil and Korea receive little numerical detail. To strengthen the report, compare the scale of the leading countries with the much lower figures for the rest, and support more of the country comparisons with accurate data.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about the leading countries and then the lower-ranked group. Linking phrases such as “Overall,” “By comparison,” and “Turning to” help signal these stages, and the Germany exception gives the final paragraph a clear point. However, the progression is not always smooth: “Starting first with the number one” and “the country which was on second position” make the account sound mechanical, while the transition from India to Canada is abrupt. The sentence grouping Russia, Japan and India also leaves the reader without a clear comparison. Organising the details into clearer high- and lower-output groups, with more precise links between them, would make the progression more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “production,” “consumption,” “ranked,” “followed by,” and “by comparison,” so the chart is generally easy to understand. There are also attempts to vary wording, such as “utilization” for consumption. However, several choices are awkward or imprecise: “the data of first ten countries,” “with respect to,” and “had more numbers for production” do not sound natural in this context. Repetition of “number” and “figures” also limits precision, and “the number one” is an unclear substitute for naming China. Aim for concise chart language and accurate collocations; this would make the vocabulary more flexible and natural while preserving the clear meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a comparison with “while” and the final clause explaining Germany’s higher consumption. Meaning is generally clear, but some grammatical errors remain. Examples include “the china ranked first,” where the article and capitalisation are incorrect, and “the Canada was followed by the France then come the Brazil,” which has problems with articles, sentence structure and verb form. “The germany was the only in the list whose…” also has an incomplete construction, and the comma splice in “..., the Canada was followed…” weakens punctuation control. Use country names without “the” in these contexts, check subject–verb forms, and separate or restructure clauses. More consistently accurate complex sentences would improve control.

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