Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-25

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 given bar chart presents the information about electrical energy produced and consumed by the ten nations in 2014.

Overall, China and United states both had three times bigger production and consumption among the other nations, while Republic of Korea accounted for the least amount of production and usage. However, other countries did considerablely produced and consumed quite stable than the bigger nations.

China and Usa, both were producing upto 4000 billion KWh during 2014. While Russia and Japan produced around 1057 billion kWh and 936.2 billion KWh respectively. However, India, Canada, France, Brazil and Germany produced between 500 billion KWh and 900 billion KWh. Republic of Korea produced the least energy among of all (485.1), in fact Korea had less consumption from all the other nations. (449.5).

On the other hand, China and Usa both had the highest consumption. Russia and Japan consumed around 1038 billion KWh and 856.7 billion KWh respectively. Whereas India, Canada, France and Brazil consumed between 550 billion KWh and 700 billion KWh.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main leaders and the lowest producer, and include several relevant figures, such as Russia’s production and consumption. However, some key comparisons are inaccurate or incomplete: China and the United States did not each produce “up to 4000” billion kWh—China produced 5,398, while the US produced 4,099. The overview also says these two countries had “three times bigger” output, which is imprecise, and misses the notable exception that Germany consumed more electricity than it produced. The claim that Korea had the lowest consumption is incorrect; its 449.5 was slightly below Brazil’s 455.8, but France’s 462.9 was also higher, while Germany’s consumption was 582.5. More accurate selection and comparison of the data would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for production and consumption. This makes the information easy to follow, and contrasts such as “On the other hand” help signal the shift between the two measures. The organisation is generally coherent, but some links are mechanical or awkward, including “However” and “Whereas” at the start of sentences without a complete contrasting structure. The production paragraph groups several countries into a broad range, while the consumption paragraph omits Germany, so the progression is not fully balanced. To improve, organise comparisons consistently—for example, discuss the two leading countries, then the middle group, and finally the exceptions—and use linking phrases only where they clarify a relationship.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “produced,” “consumed,” “accounted for,” and “respectively,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. However, the range and precision are limited by several inaccurate or unnatural expressions. “Three times bigger” is not a clear description of the chart, while “quite stable” does not appropriately describe the differences between countries. Phrases such as “among of all” and “less consumption from all the other nations” also show weak collocation and word choice. There is some repetition of “produced” and “consumed,” and inconsistent forms such as “Usa” reduce polish. Aim for precise reporting language such as “recorded,” “stood at,” and “ranked lowest,” while checking that each phrase accurately describes the data.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “while” and “whereas,” and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, errors in sentence construction and agreement recur. For example, “China and United states both had three times bigger production” has an incomplete comparison structure, and “other countries did considerablely produced” combines incompatible verb forms. “China and Usa, both were producing” also has unnecessary punctuation and an awkward subject structure. Some sentence fragments or poorly joined clauses appear, such as “While Russia and Japan produced…” and “Whereas India, Canada, France and Brazil consumed…”. Use complete sentences, maintain consistent past-tense reporting, and check subject–verb patterns and punctuation when joining contrasting clauses.

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