Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-30
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 provided bar chart illustrates the value of a nation's exports five differents categories during 2015 and 2016, while table also shows the porprotion of changing in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.
Overall, it can be clearly seen that highest exports products of petroleum and the lowest is textiles, while textiles was changed the highest percentages of value and down was gems and jewellery.
Accordinig to bar chart, 61 billions income generated by petroleum in 2015 or 2016, while engineered goods accounted 55 billions and 60 billions which is less earning products as compared to petroleum. Gems and jewellery was 41 billions and 40 billions, agricultural products had less generated around 30 billions in both year and textiles had the lowest exporting products 20 billions ans 30 billions dollors earning in 2015 and 2016.
According to table, percentageof changing values which is petroleum products covered 3%, while 8.5% by increased of engineered goods, 5.18% down accounted by gems and jewellery or 0.81% had to rose by agricultural products and textiles had been 15.24% changing the period of 2015 and 2016.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response covers all parts of the task by reporting data from both the bar chart and the table. An overview is attempted in the second paragraph, noting the highest and lowest export categories and overall trends. However, the data reporting contains significant inaccuracies and confusion when citing figures from the visual data. For instance, the student states that petroleum products generated 61 billion in both 2015 and 2016 (whereas 2016 was 63 billion) and misreads figures for other categories like engineered goods and textiles. Furthermore, the description of the percentage changes from the table is clumsy and difficult to follow. These data misreadings and a somewhat vague overview limit the overall task response.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The text is organized into four paragraphs, including an introduction, an overview, and separate body paragraphs for the chart and table data. However, the logical progression is weak due to repetitive phrasing (such as starting sentences with 'According to bar chart' and 'According to table') and poor mechanical cohesion. Referencing between sentences is frequently unclear, and transitional phrases are either missing or misused, resulting in a disjointed flow that hinders readability throughout the response.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.5
The student attempts a range of vocabulary relevant to the visual data, using words such as 'categories', 'proportion', 'percentage', and 'exporting products'. However, there are numerous lexical errors and awkward collocations throughout the text, including 'five differents categories', 'porprotion of changing', 'down was gems and jewellery', and 'dollors earning'. Spelling and word-form errors (such as 'Accordinig' and 'percentageof') are noticeable and occasionally cause strain for the reader, restricting the vocabulary score to the lower intermediate range.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
The response demonstrates a limited range of sentence structures, relying heavily on simple constructions and overly repetitive clauses. Attempts at complex sentences are frequently faulty, leading to severe grammatical breakdowns. Examples include: 'while textiles was changed the highest percentages of value and down was gems and jewellery', 'agricultural products had less generated around 30 billions in both year', and '0.81% had to rose by agricultural products'. Frequent errors in verb tense, voice, prepositions, and sentence architecture impede communication in several places.
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