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 bar graph compares a export of one country in five different categories in 2015 and 2016, while the table shows the export value in each category in same period.

Overall, export earnings had increased in almost every category in 2016 compares to 2015. Petroleum products, engineered goods and textiles had noticeable growth, while gems and jewellery was the only category to record a decline.

At a fleeting glance, in 2015, exports of petroleum products figured highest among all categories of $61 billion. Followed by, engineered goods accounted for approximately $57 billions. Both had rose to $63 billions and $61 billions in 2016. According to table, exports of petroleum products had rise 3% and 8.5% in engineered goods in 2016.

By contrast, gems and jewellery slightly decrease from $43 billions in 2015, to $40 billions in 2015, represented a 5.18% decrease. Agricultural products had significantly change, roughly from $30 billion to $31 billion with a growth of 0.81% . Textiles had a dramatically improvement rising from $26 billion to $32 billion in 2016, which reflected the highest change at 15.24%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern clearly: most export categories rose, while gems and jewellery fell, and you note textiles’ strongest percentage growth. You also include several useful figures. However, some reporting is inaccurate or unclear: engineered goods are shown at about $62 billion in 2016, not $61 billion, and gems and jewellery fell from about $43 billion to $41 billion in 2016—not to $40 billion in 2015. The table gives the percentage change for each category, but the sentence about petroleum and engineered goods muddles which percentage belongs to which category. Agricultural products’ small change is also described as significant. More precise comparisons and a clearer account of the table would make the key features more fully developed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs grouping the higher-value categories and the remaining categories. This makes the information easy to follow in broad terms. The contrast signalled by “By contrast” is useful, and the overview gives the reader a clear sense of the main trends. However, some links between details are awkward or unclear. “Followed by” is left as a fragment, and “According to table” does not clearly connect the two percentages to their categories. The repeated use of “in 2015” in the gems sentence also disrupts the comparison. Use complete linking sentences and refer explicitly to each year and category to make cohesion more reliable.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “export earnings,” “decline,” “growth,” “accounted for,” and “represented.” These choices help communicate comparisons and changes, and the meaning is generally understandable. There are, however, several inaccurate or unnatural collocations and word choices, such as “a export,” “at a fleeting glance,” “had a dramatically improvement,” and “significantly change.” “Noticeable growth” also overstates the very small rise in agricultural products. Aim for standard chart-description language and choose terms that match the size of the change. For example, “increased slightly” is more precise for agricultural exports, while “rose markedly” suits textiles. This would improve precision without requiring more elaborate vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex forms, including a relative clause in “which reflected the highest change” and a contrastive opening with “By contrast.” The main comparisons are usually understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. Examples include “a export,” “in the same period,” “had rose,” “had rise,” and “gems and jewellery was,” where articles, verb forms, or agreement need correction. The sentence beginning “Followed by” is incomplete, and the gems sentence has a confusing year reference. Check past-tense forms (“rose,” “increased”), subject–verb agreement, and sentence completeness. More consistent control of these basic patterns would make your varied sentence forms clearer and more accurate.

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