Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-13

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 pie chart compare the information about the various product categories exports earning in a country between 2015 and 2016 measured in billions, and the table provide proportion changes of same categories and time period.

Overall, apart from gems and jewellery all the categories experienced increased in earnings compare to 2015, Engineering and petroleum products accounted for the highest numbers of exporting in both years, while agriculture had the lowest number of exports.

Petroleum and Engineered goods had not experienced a major changed at around more than 58 billion of export in both years which reflect the changes with 3% and 8.5% changes of value in table. In contrast Gems and jewellery noticed a considerable drop from nearly 42 billions in 2015 to 40 billion in 2016 which shows the 5.18% drop in exports.

Agriculture and products remaing almost unchange with only 0.81% of change. Although textiles exports experienced a dramatical increase from not more than 30 billions in 2015 to around 31 billions of exports with highest number increase with 15.24% of change in figure.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response covers all parts of the task well by reporting the main features of the exports in 2015 and 2016 while incorporating the percentage changes from the table. The student successfully identifies key details such as engineering and petroleum products accounting for the highest earnings and agriculture having the lowest. Overview points are included, noting that most categories experienced an increase except for gems and jewellery. Key figures and percentages are accurately cited and compared. The information is well-selected, presenting a clear summary without unnecessary detail. However, some minor inaccuracies in data reporting exist, such as stating petroleum and engineered goods were 'at around more than 58 billion'. Despite these minor flaws, the task is comprehensively addressed, matching the Band 7 requirements well.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.5

The response is organized into four distinct paragraphs, maintaining a clear overall structure with an introduction, an overview, and two body paragraphs detailing specific categories. Ideas are logically sequenced, starting with general trends before moving into specifics. Cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'In contrast', and 'Although' are used to connect ideas, though some referencing and transitions feel slightly mechanical or repetitive, such as the frequent use of 'exports' and 'change'. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate different categories and insights. While logical organisation and progression are clear throughout, minor issues with cohesive control prevent a higher score, placing this response firmly at Band 6.5 or 7.0. Given the clear progression and paragraphing, a Band 7 is appropriate.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully attempting less common items and subject-specific terms such as 'earnings', 'proportion', 'considerable drop', and 'dramatical increase'. However, there are notable word choice and collocation inaccuracies throughout the text. For instance, the student writes 'product categories exports earning' instead of 'export earnings of various product categories', 'proportion changes' instead of 'percentage changes', and 'dramatical increase' instead of 'dramatic increase'. Spelling errors like 'remaing' instead of 'remaining' and 'unchange' instead of 'unchanged' also appear. While communication is not impeded and the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the data, these recurring lexical slips restrict the score to Band 6.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response demonstrates a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, utilizing relative clauses and subordinate structures like 'although textiles exports experienced...'. However, there are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasing choices that persist throughout the essay. Examples include subject-verb agreement issues ('The pie chart compare' instead of 'compares', 'table provide' instead of 'provides'), incorrect verb forms ('experienced increased' instead of 'an increase', 'highest number of exporting' instead of 'highest export volumes', 'had not experienced a major changed'), and preposition errors. Although these errors rarely impede communication and the meaning remains clear, the frequency of grammatical inaccuracies prevents the response from reaching Band 6.5, making Band 6 an accurate descriptor.

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