Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-03

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 top ten countries in terms of electicity production and consumption in 2014.

Overall, china and the united states were by far the largest producear and conssumers of electricity. china ranked first in both categories while france had the lowest figures among the seven counteies visible in the image.

china produced 5,398 billion unit of electridity compared with 5,322 billon unit consumed. similariy the united states grnerated 4,099 billon unit, while its consumption stood at 3,866 billon units.

Russia ranked third producing 1,057 billion unit and consuming 1,038 billion unit japan and india occupied fourth and fifth positivet respectively. japan generated 936.2 billion units consumed with 856.7 billion units, consume india production was

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the chart’s subject and give a relevant overview by noting that China and the United States lead both production and consumption. The figures reported for these two countries and Russia are broadly accurate. However, the overview contains a factual error: France is not the lowest among the ten countries; Korea has the lowest production and consumption, while Germany’s consumption is higher than its production. The response also stops partway through the India comparison and omits several countries and key comparisons. The required minimum length is not met, which contributes to the limited coverage. To strengthen the report, complete the comparisons and summarise the main pattern across all ten countries.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic sequence: an introduction, an overview, and then details moving from China and the United States to Russia, Japan, and India. This gives the reader some sense of organisation, and words such as “Overall,” “while,” and “compared with” attempt to connect information. However, the progression is cut short, and the final sentence breaks off, leaving the discussion incomplete. Several comparisons are crowded together without clear sentence boundaries, particularly the sentence about Japan and India. Use separate, complete sentences and organise the figures into clear groups, such as the leading countries and the remaining countries, to make the progression easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “production,” “consumption,” “ranked first,” and “generated,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several noticeable spelling errors make the text harder to read, for example “electicity,” “producear,” “conssumers,” and “similariy.” Some expressions are also imprecise or repetitive: “billion unit” is used repeatedly, and “largest producear” is not a natural way to describe the countries. Aim for accurate forms such as “billion kWh,” “electricity producers,” and “consumption figures.” Proofreading spelling and choosing standard chart-reporting collocations would make your descriptions clearer and more precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and comparisons, as in “China ranked first in both categories” and “China produced … compared with … consumed.” However, the range is limited, and frequent errors in sentence construction and grammatical forms sometimes make the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “Japan generated 936.2 billion units consumed with 856.7 billion units” lacks a clear grammatical link between the two figures, while the final phrase, “consume india production was,” is incomplete. There are also problems with articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries. Practise writing complete comparison sentences with a clear subject and verb—for example, “Japan produced …, while it consumed …”—and check each sentence for a finished structure.

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