Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-15

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 bar chart illustrates that 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.

Overall both of product categories was chnage some are less and some are up. Mostly in different products textiles was huge increase up to 15.24% as compared to others in 2015 and 2016.

The products percerntage change in values. In the years of 2015 and 2016 the products of gems and jewellery was huge decrease up to 5.18% as comapred to other products.

Now we can discuss the export earnings percentage in 2015 or 2016. In 2015 the cost of petroleum products was $60 billion or 2016 the value of product was around about $63 billion. The engineered goods was $55 billion in 2015 or 2016 her value was $61 billion. Gems and jewellery was $42 billion in 2015. In 2016 the percentage of the products was $40 billion in 2016. In 2015 and 2016 agricultural products almost same $31 billion. Textile export earnings was $25 billion in 2015. In 2016 the value of textiles was increase up $31 billions.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the two visuals and include a general overview, noting that textiles rose most and gems and jewellery declined. You also report figures for all five categories, so the response covers the main subject. However, the overview is unclear (“both of product categories was chnage some are less and some are up”), and several figures are inaccurate: engineered goods are about $57 billion in 2015 and $62 billion in 2016, not $55 billion and $61 billion; gems and jewellery are about $43 billion and $41 billion, rather than $42 billion and $40 billion. The percentage changes are also described without clearly distinguishing the table from the chart. A clearer overview and more accurate, selectively compared figures would make the key features more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

There is some paragraphing, and the response moves from an introduction to general comments and then to category figures. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the second and third paragraphs repeat percentage-change information before the chart values are presented. Linking phrases such as “Overall,” “In the years of 2015 and 2016,” and “Now we can discuss” do not consistently clarify how the points relate. The final paragraph lists categories in sequence but does not group or compare them, and references such as “the products” are sometimes unclear. Organise the response into a concise overview followed by logically grouped comparisons, and use linking language only where it makes relationships explicit.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “exports,” “percentage change,” “export earnings,” and “decrease,” which helps convey the topic. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive, such as “huge increase up to,” “the percentage of the products was $40 billion,” and “value of textiles was increase up.” Spelling errors, including “chnage,” “percerntage,” and “comapred,” also make the writing less clear. Choose precise verbs for chart descriptions, such as “rose,” “fell,” and “remained stable,” and use “value” or “earnings” consistently for dollar amounts. This would improve clarity and make the vocabulary more appropriate to an academic report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts a few longer sentence patterns, but most sentences rely on simple structures, and errors frequently affect clarity. For example, “both of product categories was chnage” has problems with the subject, verb form, and sentence construction; “the engineered goods was” also has subject–verb disagreement. In “In 2016 the percentage of the products was $40 billion,” the grammatical structure does not clearly express the intended value. Articles, plurals, and verb forms are also inconsistently controlled. Practise accurate comparative sentences such as “Petroleum exports rose from about $61 billion to $63 billion,” and check agreement and tense in each sentence. More reliable control of basic structures is needed before adding complexity.

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