Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-09

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 chart and table repsensents a countries export values in different product category, the data from year 2016 is compared with year 2015 export percentage.

Overall, there was only a minor increase in products related to petroleum, enginnering goods, textile and agricultural producs. Only the gems and jewellery category exports are droped.

The highest rose in exports by comparison, textiles poducts accounted for a 15.24% increase compared to 2015 sales leading in first although its sales in cost is lowest a little higher than 30 billions which is least in terms of earnings , the engineering goods also had a significiant increase export rate reached 8.5% with almost 60 billions in sales, similarly petroleum products also had slight higher than 60 billions earnings but it has only a small percentile rise 3%. Agricultural products had a very small rise in overll list with just 0.81% a small contribution with 30 billions in earnings.

Only the gems and jewellerys export are decreased and set to be in negative with a dip of 5.18%, eventhough it compensate in sales more than 40 billions per year which is compared to higher than agricultural and textiles category.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern: most categories rose, while gems and jewellery fell, and you report the key percentage changes accurately. You also compare earnings, noting textiles’ strong growth despite its relatively low value and the higher earnings for petroleum and engineered goods. This covers the task well overall. However, some details are unclear or imprecise: “leading in first” does not explain what textiles lead in, and “only a minor increase” understates the 15.24% rise in textiles. The overview could more clearly distinguish the highest earners from the fastest-growing category. To strengthen the response, state these contrasts directly and describe the approximate values consistently, including that gems and jewellery declined from about $43 billion to $41 billion.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the increases and the one decline. This gives the reader a generally coherent route through the information, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “similarly,” and “Only” help signal relationships. Some connections are less clear, however. The long third paragraph moves from textiles to engineered goods, petroleum and agriculture in one sentence sequence, while phrases such as “leading in first” and “in overll list” make the intended comparison difficult to follow. The final paragraph’s “it compensate in sales” also leaves the relationship between the decline and the earnings unclear. Grouping categories by value or growth and using shorter, more clearly linked sentences would improve progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “exports,” “category,” “increase,” “earnings,” “sales,” and “dip,” and you attempt to describe both trends and comparisons. However, the range and control are limited by repeated general terms such as “small” and “rise,” as well as awkward or inaccurate combinations: “sales in cost,” “negative,” and “a small contribution” do not express the intended data clearly. Spelling errors such as “repsensents,” “enginnering,” “significiant,” and “eventhough” are noticeable and reduce precision. Choose standard chart language and check spelling carefully; for example, use “export value” rather than “sales in cost,” and “declined” rather than “set to be in negative.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, grammatical control is inconsistent, particularly in sentence structure and agreement. The opening, “The chart and table repsensents a countries export values,” has an incorrect subject–verb relationship and an unclear possessive construction. “Only the gems and jewellery category exports are droped” also has a mismatch between the singular category and plural verb, while “it compensate in sales” uses an incorrect verb form. Several sentences run on or join ideas awkwardly, especially the long paragraph beginning “The highest rose in exports.” Use a clear subject and verb in each sentence, check singular/plural agreement and verb forms, and divide long comparisons into shorter sentences.

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