Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-28

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 illustrates data about first ten countries for the generation and usage of electricity in the year 2014.

Overall China is the biggest consumer as well as the producer of electricity. US is second among the electric power producer and consumer. Germany produce lower than it's need. Russia produced almost that much energy as much was consumed.

China Produced 5,398 and consumed 5,322 billion Kwh. United states is second on the list and 4,099 billion Kwh is produced while it's consumption stood at 3,866 Kwh. However, among the group, production power of United States is more than usage. Russia has approximately similar production of 1,057 billion kwh to it's consumption which is 1,038 billion kwh. Similarly, Korean production and consumption is almost similar and shows a little more produce than consumption.

Germany is the only Country which produce lower electricity than its's need. It's making strength of electricity is 526.6 billion Kwh, while it's need is 582.5 Kwh.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main leaders accurately: China ranks first in both production and consumption, followed by the United States, and you correctly note Germany as the exception where consumption exceeds production. The figures you give for these countries, Russia and Korea are broadly accurate. However, the report covers only a small selection of the ten countries, so important comparisons—such as India’s and Japan’s output and the lower figures for Canada, France and Brazil—are not reported. The overview also says Russia’s figures are almost equal, but this point is less significant than the overall gap between the two leading countries and the general pattern of production exceeding consumption. Include a wider range of key comparisons to make the summary more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs giving supporting figures. The progression from the leading countries to Germany’s contrasting pattern is easy to follow, and connectors such as “Overall,” “However” and “Similarly” help signal relationships. Cohesion is sometimes mechanical or unclear, though. For example, “among the group” does not specify which comparison is being made, and the shift from Russia to Korea and then Germany leaves several countries ungrouped. The overview and body also repeat the China and US ranking information. Organise the details into clearer comparison groups—perhaps the two leaders, the middle-ranking countries, and Germany—and use references that make each comparison explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “generation,” “usage,” “consumer,” “producer” and “consumption,” and the reader can understand the main comparisons. However, some word choices and collocations are awkward or imprecise: “production power,” “making strength of electricity” and “it's need” do not sound natural in this context. “Produce” is also used where the noun “production” is needed, and “biggest” is less suitable for a formal report than “largest.” Capitalisation and spelling conventions are inconsistent, including “Country” and “Kwh.” Aim for a more consistent set of precise terms such as “electricity production,” “consumption” and “output,” and check word forms and standard unit styling.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, and most of the information remains understandable. Some grammatical errors persist, particularly with subject–verb agreement and possessives. For example, “Germany produce” should be “Germany produces,” while “it's consumption” and “it's need” use a contraction where the possessive “its” is required. The sentence “Russia produced almost that much energy as much was consumed” has an unclear comparative structure; a clearer form would be “Russia produced almost as much electricity as it consumed.” There are also inconsistent capital letters and punctuation, such as “China Produced.” Use a few controlled comparison structures and check agreement, possessives and sentence boundaries carefully.

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