Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)
The given chart illustrates the value of one country's exports in several categories between 2015 and 2016. The given table describes the proportion transformation in each category of exports in 2016 contrast with 2015.
Overall, firstly, five product are shown in the diagram. In addition, products include petroleum products, Engineered goods, Gems and jewellery, Agricultural products, and the last product is textiles. The petroleum products is higher proportion than the other products and textiles have lower percentage than the other products.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 3.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5
The response identifies the chart’s subject and names all five export categories, so it shows some understanding of the visual. However, it does not summarise the main changes or make meaningful comparisons: there are no figures, and the table’s percentage changes are not reported. The overview is also inaccurate in saying textiles had the “lower percentage”; textiles had the largest percentage increase, while gems and jewellery was the only category to decline. Petroleum products were the highest-valued category, but this is not the same as having the highest “proportion.” The response is substantially below the required 150 words, leaving the task very incomplete. To improve, include a clear overview and compare key values and trends from both the chart and table.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The response has a basic structure: an introductory sentence is followed by a separate paragraph beginning “Overall.” It also uses simple linking expressions such as “In addition.” However, the second paragraph mainly lists the categories rather than developing a logical summary, and “Overall, firstly” combines signals that do not fit together. The relationship between the chart and table is not explained, so the reader does not get a clear progression from overview to comparisons. Organise the response into an introduction, an overview of the main trends, and detail paragraphs grouped by relevant comparisons. Use linking words to show those relationships rather than to introduce a list.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The response uses some relevant task vocabulary, including “exports,” “categories,” and the names of the products, and the meaning is generally understandable. However, several phrases are imprecise or unnatural for describing the visuals: “proportion transformation” and “in 2016 contrast with 2015” do not clearly express percentage change. “Higher proportion” is also inaccurate when referring to export values, and “lower percentage” misrepresents the textiles data. Repetition of “products” and “given” further limits the range. Use precise terms such as “export value,” “percentage change,” “rose,” and “fell,” and choose comparisons that match the data.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response communicates its basic meaning through mostly simple sentence forms, but grammatical control is uneven. In “five product are shown,” the plural noun should be “products”; “The petroleum products is” has a subject–verb agreement error; and “textiles have lower percentage” is missing an article before “percentage.” The phrase “in 2016 contrast with 2015” also lacks a grammatical linking form. Sentence structures are repetitive, with little evidence of controlled complex sentences. Practise accurate plural forms, agreement, articles, and comparison structures, for example: “The value of petroleum exports was the highest, while textile exports recorded the largest increase.”
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