Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-16

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 given table and vertical bar graph show the change in values of a country's exports in various sectors during 2015 and 2016. The data has been calibrated into percentages.

Overall, it is clearly seen that the textile industry has the greatest percentile gain in export earnings, from 2015 to 2016, increasing by 15.24 percent, while gems and jewellery witnesses a 5.18 percent decrease in export income in 2016.

Looking from an overall prespective, petroleum products have the largest export share, with growth in annual earnings from roughly 61 billion in 2015, to over 64 billion in 2016, marking an increase of 3 percent. Moving forward, Engineered goods closely follow petroleum products, with earnings going up from 56 billion in 2015 to 63 billion in 2016, providing an increase of 8.5 percent.

At a fleeting glance, gems and jewellery is the only category, that has a loss in earnings, showing downward trends in export earnings, going from 43 billion in 2015, to 40 billion in 2016, indicating a 5.18 percent decrease in value. Probing ahead, agricultural products has slightly higher earnings in 2016, moving up from 31 billion to 32 billion, marking an increase of 0.81 percent. The textile category has seen the most substantial change, making 15.24 percent more income in 2016, going from an income of 25 billion in 2015 to 32 billion in 2015, having an equal income to agricultural products.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You provide a clear overview of the strongest increase and the sole decline, and you cover all five export categories. Several figures and comparisons, however, are inaccurate: petroleum is about $63 billion in 2016, not over $64 billion; engineered goods are about $62 billion, not $63 billion; and textiles rise from about $26 billion to $31.5 billion, not from $25 billion to $32 billion. The final phrase also says textiles reached the same income as agriculture, although the chart shows both at approximately $31.5 billion, so this comparison is broadly valid but should be stated more precisely. The main features are relevant, but inconsistent reporting and limited comparison of the overall ranking leave some details unclear.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs covering the categories. The overview usefully identifies textiles as the fastest-growing category and gems and jewellery as the only one to fall. However, progression within the detail paragraphs is weakened by abrupt, formulaic transitions such as “Moving forward,” “At a fleeting glance,” and “Probing ahead.” These expressions do not clearly signal how the information relates. Some sentences also combine several figures and interpretations, making comparisons harder to follow. Organise the details in a consistent order and use straightforward links such as “By contrast” or “Meanwhile”; this would make the overall arrangement more coherent and cohesion less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

You show an adequate range and attempt more formal vocabulary, including “export earnings,” “substantial change,” and “indicating a decrease.” These choices help communicate the chart’s subject, and the meaning is generally clear. Some less common expressions are inaccurate or unnatural for a data summary: “greatest percentile gain” should refer to the largest percentage increase, while “at a fleeting glance” and “probing ahead” sound conversational or obscure rather than precise. “The data has been calibrated into percentages” also misrepresents the table, which reports percentage changes. Spelling errors such as “prespective” and “jewellery” aside, aim for concise, conventional chart language and avoid decorative phrasing that does not add meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.5

You use a mix of simple and complex forms, including subordinate clauses and participle phrases, and most sentences remain understandable. Some grammatical and punctuation errors persist. For example, “gems and jewellery witnesses” has a subject–verb agreement problem, and the comma in “the only category, that has a loss” is misplaced. In “from roughly 61 billion in 2015, to over 64 billion in 2016,” the comma interrupts the paired “from … to …” construction. The final sentence also shifts the year incorrectly, saying “32 billion in 2015” after describing the 2016 figure. Check agreement, punctuation, and year references carefully, while retaining the varied sentence structures you already attempt.

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