Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-10

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 displays the information on the figure of a country's exports in diffrent categories between 2015 and 2016. Furthermore, the table compares the variation in percentage in each category from 2015 to 2016.

Overall, the export for petroleum products were the highest among all in both years, while textile products made the lowest export earnings. Additionally, the income from export increased over time except for gems and jewellery category.

In 2015, petrolium products brought around 61 billion dollars in a nation's economy whereas, in 2016, it accounted for around 63 billion dollars, with the overall increament of 3 %. The same trend was observed for engineered goods and textiles, where the income was higher in 2016 than that of in 2015. There was a major change for textiles at 15.24% between both years.

The income of jems and jewellery in 2015 was around 44 billion dollars, which was greater than around 41 billion dollars in 2016; with an overall decrease of 5.18 %. Additionally there was a subtle difference of 0.81 % between values for agricultural products from 2015 to 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You identify the main pattern accurately: petroleum products earned the most in both years, textiles showed the strongest percentage rise, and gems and jewellery was the only category to decline. The figures you give for petroleum and gems broadly match the chart, and you include the table’s percentage changes. The overview is clear and relevant. However, some comparisons are only asserted rather than supported: for engineered goods, you do not report the values or its 8.5% rise, and agricultural products’ small increase is not quantified in dollars. Also, textiles were not the lowest in 2016; they were level with agricultural products at about $31.5 billion. More precise coverage of these details would make the report more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear four-part structure: introduction, overview, and two paragraphs of detail. Its progression from the overall pattern to individual categories is easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Additionally,” and “whereas” help signal relationships. This gives the report a coherent arrangement. Some connections are less smooth, however: “The same trend was observed for engineered goods and textiles” groups two categories without giving their figures, while the next sentence focuses only on textiles. The final agricultural comparison is also added abruptly. Use clearer grouping—for example, rising categories together and the declining category separately—and make each reference explicit so the reader can follow the comparisons without having to infer missing information.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “export earnings,” “percentage,” “accounted for,” “increase,” and “decrease.” These choices generally communicate the chart’s trends, and terms such as “subtle difference” show an attempt to vary your wording. However, several spelling and word-choice errors reduce precision: “diffrent,” “petrolium,” “increament,” and “jems” are misspelled, and “the figure of a country’s exports” is an awkward way to describe export values. “Income from export” is also repeated and less natural than “export earnings” or “revenue.” Aim for accurate spelling and consistent, natural collocations; this would make your vocabulary more precise while retaining the range you already demonstrate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and complex forms, including a comparison with “whereas” and a relative clause in “which was greater than…”. Most sentences remain understandable, and the overall meaning is clear. Some grammatical errors persist, particularly with agreement and sentence construction. For example, “the export … were the highest” has a singular subject with a plural verb, and “whereas, in 2016” is punctuated awkwardly. The phrase “greater than around 41 billion dollars in 2016; with an overall decrease” is not a complete, well-connected construction after the semicolon. There are also awkward patterns such as “higher in 2016 than that of in 2015.” Check subject–verb agreement and build comparisons in parallel forms, while using punctuation to separate complete clauses.

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