Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-07

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The chart below shows the value of one country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The table shows the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The bar graph illustrates the earning of one country's export in five different categories in 2015 and 2016. While table gives information on the percentage change in each of these categories comparing both years.

Overall, petroleum products and engineered goods were leading the graph in terms of revenue generation in both years. Agricultural products and textiles had almost halved proportion in value compare to petroleum and engineered goods. Gems and Jewellery was the only export with declined value in 2016.

Petroleum products were almost generating 61 billion dollars through export for the country and with a slight increase the earnings become 3% higher. Engineered products had a steady increase in revenue. It had 8.5% increase in earnings compare to 2015 where the earnings were just above 55 billion.

Gems and jewellery was the only export thats value declined. It's value was around 42 to 43 billion in 2015 and with 5.18% decline, it reaches 41% in 2016. Agricultural products had the lowest increase in revenue. These products were producing around 41% of earnings by export in 2015 and with just 0.81% of increase its value become around 41.5%.

Textiles value had a significant increase. It's value was just above 25% and with 15.24% increase the value become above 30%. Textile proportion increased the most compare to all categories.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern that petroleum and engineered goods earned the most, and correctly note that gems and jewellery was the only category to decline. You also include relevant figures and percentage changes for all five categories. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: agricultural exports were about $31 billion in 2015 and $31.5 billion in 2016, not “around 41%” and “41.5%”; gems reached about $41 billion, not “41%”; and the chart reports earnings in billions of dollars, not percentages. The overview’s claim that agriculture and textiles had “almost halved proportion” is also imprecise. The response covers the task, but these misread units and less-developed comparisons limit the accuracy and clarity of the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the categories. The progression from the highest earners to the remaining exports is easy to follow, and phrases such as “Overall” and “The only export” help signal relationships. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent arrangement and shows some effective organisation beyond that. To make the progression more consistently smooth, group categories by comparable trends or values and use clearer links between them. For example, the shift from gems to agriculture and then textiles is understandable, but the paragraphs read somewhat like separate item-by-item notes. Some references, such as “these products,” could also be made more precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “revenue generation,” “declined,” “slight increase,” and “significant increase.” These choices generally communicate the trends, and the reader can understand the intended comparisons. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward: “the earning of one country's export,” “almost halved proportion,” and “producing around 41% of earnings” do not express the chart data naturally. Repeated use of “value” and “increase” also limits flexibility. Aim for precise terms such as “export earnings,” “accounted for,” and “rose to,” while ensuring that the wording matches the units shown. This would make the report more natural and exact.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex forms, including the opening contrast with “While” and clauses describing changes over time. Meaning is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “While table gives information” needs an article, and “the earnings become 3% higher” has an inconsistent tense; “the earnings were just above 55 billion” would be clearer with a complete comparison structure. There are also agreement and sentence-construction problems in “Gems and jewellery was” and “its value become around 41.5%.” Review articles, subject–verb agreement, and past-tense forms when describing completed years. More consistently accurate sentences would strengthen the range you are already attempting.

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