Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-11

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 6.5)

The bar graph compares the value of exports, given in $ billions, in different sectors of a single nation between 2015 and 2016, whilst the accompanying table illustrate the proportional change in values of each sector in the 2 year period.

Overall engineered goods and textiles showed the biggest increase in the value of their exports in 2016 while other sectors stayed much more consistent. Looking at the percentage increase again textile had the highest with agricultural products being far behind showing the lowest increase.

Looking at the increase in influx of dollars engineered good showed unprecedented growth increasing to aroung 61 billion dollars, up almost 5 billion dollar. Petroleum linked products also had a slight increase of around 1 billion dollar which is quite low compared to the substancial growth of textile industry exports that brought in aroung 6 billion dollar more in the second year. Jewels showed a slightly reduced demand with value of export dropping around 2 billion while the agricultural products showed almost no change at all.

The percentage increase in textile export was quite significant growing over 15% in only 1 year followed by engineered goods at 5.18%. Petroleum goods and agricultural onesfollowed with 3% and a mere 0.81% growth respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern that most categories rose while gems and jewellery declined, and you include several relevant comparisons, such as textiles’ strong growth and agriculture’s near stability. However, some figures are misreported: engineered goods rose from about $57 billion to $62 billion, not to $61 billion, and their increase was 8.5%, not 5.18%; 5.18% belongs to gems and jewellery, which fell. The overview also says engineered goods and textiles had the biggest increases, but does not clearly distinguish the largest percentage rise from the largest dollar rise. To make the report more complete and precise, check each table percentage against the chart and state the key contrasts accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs of supporting details. The progression from general trends to individual categories is easy to follow, and phrases such as “Overall” and “Looking at” help signal movement between points. This meets the lower-band expectation of coherent organisation and shows some effective paragraphing. However, the final paragraph repeats the percentage comparison without including gems’ decline, and the mistaken 5.18% figure makes the relationship between the chart and table confusing. Some transitions, especially repeated “Looking at,” feel mechanical. Grouping the categories by rising versus falling values and checking that each comparison follows logically would make cohesion more controlled.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing trends, including “slight increase,” “reduced demand,” “significant,” and “almost no change.” These choices help communicate the main movements, and some less common expressions show an attempt to vary your language. At times, however, word choice is imprecise or too informal for a data report: “influx of dollars,” “unprecedented growth,” and “Jewels” are not the most suitable descriptions here. There are also spelling errors, including “aroung,” “substancial,” and “onesfollowed.” Aim for precise, neutral reporting language and proofread spelling; this would make the vocabulary more consistently appropriate and accurate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including a subordinate clause in “while the agricultural products showed almost no change at all.” Most of the meaning remains clear, but some grammatical errors recur. For example, “the accompanying table illustrate” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “engineered good showed” uses an incorrect singular form. The phrase “in the 2 year period” also needs a plural noun, while “textile had the highest” lacks a clear plural or category reference. Several long sentences would benefit from clearer punctuation and tighter structure. Check agreement, plurals, and sentence boundaries carefully while retaining your attempts at complex sentences.

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