Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 illustrate the percentage of one country's exports during 2015 and 2016 in five categories: petroleum products, engineered goods, gems and jewellery, agricultural products and textiles.

Overall, petroleum products and engineered goods had the largest proportions among all five categories in both 2015 and 2016. Gems and jewelley had the second percentage followed be agricultural products and textiles who had the smallest rates over the two years. Textiles had the largest percentage change in values over the two years while agricultural products changed much less over the same period.

Textiels had experienced a significant increase of 15.24% between 2015 and 2016. Similarly, engineered goods rose over the period with a change of 8.5%.

In contrast, gems and jewellery experienced a decline of 5.18% in the same period. Petroleum products increased slightly from a percentage of 61% in 2015 to 64% in 2016 with a change of 3%. Agricultural products, however, remained almost stable with a change of 0.81%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The response successfully covers all parts of the task by identifying the main features and making relevant comparisons between the two years. The student provides an overview of the categories, noting that petroleum products and engineered goods had the largest proportions, and accurately reports specific data points such as the 15.24% increase in textiles and the decline in gems and jewellery. However, there are some minor inaccuracies in interpretation, such as stating that petroleum products represented 'a percentage of 61% in 2015 to 64% in 2016' when the prompt likely refers to values rather than pure percentage shares, though this does not severely detract from the overall summary. The response fulfils the requirements of Task 1 adequately, earning a solid Band 6.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The text demonstrates a coherent overall arrangement with a clear division into logical paragraphs, separating the introduction, overview, and body details effectively. Cohesive devices are used to guide the reader through the data, as seen with transition phrases like 'Overall,' 'In contrast,' and 'Similarly.' However, referencing and progression are occasionally slightly faulty, such as in the phrasing 'gems and jewelley had the second percentage followed be agricultural products and textiles who had the smallest rates,' which feels somewhat mechanical and repetitive. Paragraphing is used sufficiently and appropriately, but greater flexibility in cohesive links would elevate the score further. Overall, the organizational structure is clear and easy to follow.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student uses an adequate range of vocabulary suitable for the task, successfully incorporating terms such as 'proportions,' 'significant increase,' 'decline,' and 'stable.' There are, however, several spelling and word choice errors throughout the text, including 'jewelley' instead of 'jewellery,' 'Textiels' instead of 'Textiles,' and writing 'followed be' instead of 'followed by.' Furthermore, some collocations are slightly unnatural, such as 'smallest rates' instead of 'smallest proportions' or 'lowest figures.' While these errors do not impede communication, they reflect a Band 6 level where vocabulary control is generally adequate but displays noticeable inaccuracies.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The response features a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating attempts at varied structures such as relative clauses ('textiles who had the smallest rates') and comparative constructions. Grammatical control is reasonably good, with many error-free sentences, particularly in the body paragraphs. Nonetheless, occasional errors persist, including preposition choices ('change of 8.5%' where 'increase of 8.5%' might be preferred) and minor spelling slips that bleed into grammatical perception. Punctuation is generally sound. The grammatical range and accuracy are consistent with a Band 6.5 descriptor, showing a satisfactory command of sentence patterns despite some minor flaws.

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