Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-29

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 bar chart illustrates the production and consumption of electricity in rhe top ten countries measured in billion (kwh)

overall China and United States produced and consumed more electricity then any other country Russsain electric production and consumption level are same however there a littel difference The electricity production level of india is around 871billion kwh and its consumptions is much higher then its production on the other hand japan produced 936.2 kw

electricity the Canada and france electricity production level is around 618.9and 56.1 kwh is the avergae of all countries follwed by 4.998 and 458.8 billion kwh on the other hand Germany has the highest rate of consumption of electricity then its production in overalll in the top twn countries brazil which is the secokd last country in thier production and consumption lastly its korea which production level is little higher then its consumption which ita about 485.1 billion kwh respectively

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main leaders, noting that China and the United States produced and consumed the most, and you mention several country figures. However, the summary is only partial: it lacks a clear, accurate overview of the overall pattern and gives little systematic comparison across the ten countries. Some details are misreported: India’s consumption was lower, not “much higher,” than its production; Germany’s consumption exceeded production, but it was not the highest overall; and the figures given for France and Brazil are inaccurate or unclear. To strengthen the response, state the broad pattern first, then compare the largest producers and consumers and accurately highlight Germany as the exception where consumption was higher.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is an attempt to connect comparisons using phrases such as “on the other hand,” “followed by,” and “lastly,” and the response broadly moves from the leading countries to those lower in the ranking. However, the ideas are crowded into one long, unpunctuated paragraph, so the reader has difficulty following where one comparison ends and another begins. Some links are also unclear: “followed by 4.998 and 458.8” does not identify the countries or explain what the figures represent. Organise the response into a brief overview and a body of grouped comparisons. Use full stops and clear references to countries so that each comparison has a logical connection to the next.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses relevant task vocabulary, including “production,” “consumption,” “level,” and “highest,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate or misspelled expressions make parts difficult to interpret, such as “rhe top ten,” “Russsain,” “littel difference,” and “avergae.” Phrases such as “the average of all countries” do not clearly describe the chart’s comparisons, while “produced and consumed more electricity then any other country” is imprecise. Build a more accurate set of chart-description phrases, such as “ranked first,” “slightly exceeded,” and “consumption was lower than production.” Check spelling and use “billion kWh” consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to combine ideas with clauses such as “however there a little difference” and “which is the second last country,” but sentence structures are often incomplete or run together. Missing verbs and articles appear in “however there a little difference,” and the opening lacks clear sentence punctuation. Comparisons also have faulty grammatical forms, for example “consumptions is much higher then its production,” where the subject and verb do not agree and the comparison is factually and grammatically unclear. Most of the response relies on simple statements joined into long strings, with limited accurate control of complex sentences. Practise writing one complete sentence per comparison, checking subject–verb agreement, articles, verb forms, and punctuation.

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