Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-11

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 5.0)

The chart showed the five different categories of export earning which were(petrolium,engineered,gems and jewellery,agricultural products and textiles) in 2015 and 2016.

In textiles people earned alot $31 billions in 2016 than 2015 with percentage of 15.24.Second earning which went higher was engineeered goods $61 billions than last year with percentage 8.5%.Moreever in these two exports people earned too much than other exporters.While petrolium products and agricultural products people earned $62 billions,and $31 billions with 3 % and 0.81% respectively.Whereas,germs and jewellery went into loss in 2016 $40 billions with 5.18% decreased.So, their main earning product in 2016 was engineered goods and gems and jewellers went into loss in 2016.

In conclusion,some exports earned alot and some went into loss,these were textiles exporters were in good luck because their percentage increased to 15.24 while gems and jewellers went in loss with decreased percentage of 5.18%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the five export categories and include several relevant figures and percentage changes, including textiles’ 15.24% rise and gems and jewellery’s decline. However, the response only partially summarises the visual: it gives no clear overview of the main pattern, and some comparisons are inaccurate or unclear. For example, engineered goods rose from about $57 billion to $62 billion, not $61 billion, while petroleum products rose from about $61 billion to $63 billion; the figures are sometimes assigned ambiguously. Calling engineered goods the “main earning product” is also misleading, as petroleum products had the highest value in 2016. The response is 144 words, below the required 150. Add a concise overview and accurately compare the highest and lowest values and the main increases and decrease.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure: an opening sentence, a paragraph reporting figures, and a conclusion. This gives the reader some organisation, and linking expressions such as “Whereas” and “In conclusion” show an attempt to connect ideas. However, there is no clear progression from an overview to grouped details, and the middle paragraph moves between categories without a consistent comparison. Several connectors are awkward or repetitive, including “Moreever” and the repeated contrast introduced by “While” and “Whereas.” The conclusion largely repeats the same points rather than drawing the main trends together. Organise the report into an overview followed by logically grouped comparisons, and use referencing and linking words only where they clarify relationships.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “percentage,” “increased,” “decreased,” and “exporters,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several choices are informal, imprecise, or incorrectly formed. Phrases such as “earned alot,” “went into loss,” and “in good luck” do not describe export values naturally in an academic report. There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “petrolium,” “engineeered,” “Moreever,” and “germs” for “gems,” which can distract the reader or alter meaning. Use precise terms such as “export revenue,” “rose,” and “declined,” and check spelling carefully. Avoid describing categories as people or exporters when reporting the value of goods.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentence forms, for example, “Whereas, germs and jewellery went into loss in 2016…” and the sentence comparing textiles with the previous year. However, these attempts are often faulty, and most sentences rely on simple patterns or fragments. The opening clause “The chart showed the five different categories … which were” is awkwardly constructed, while “In textiles people earned … than 2015” has an unclear comparison and an unsuitable subject. Punctuation and spacing are also inconsistent, with missing spaces after commas and full stops. Build clear sentences with the category as the subject, for example, “Textile export revenue rose from about $26 billion to $31.5 billion.” Practise accurate comparative clauses and sentence boundaries.

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