Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)
The bar chart illustrates the value of one country's exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The other table chart depicts the percentage change in each category of exports in 2015 to 2016. Overall the pertoleum products export was high and the textiles export was low between the years. The table values in engineered goods was high and the agricultural products was low.
To begin with, petroleum products and engineered goods in 2015 was 61 billions petroleum and 57 billions engineered goods. In 2016 the products and goods was 63 billions petrol and 62 billions engineered goods. Gems and jewellery Moreover, agricultural products in 2015 was 43 billions and agricultural was 31 billions export categories and in 2016 the gems and jewellery was 40.5 billions and the agricultural products was 32 billions.
The petroluem and engineered percentage was 3% and 8.5%. Gems and Jewellery was 5.18% and agricultral products was 0.81%. The textiles in percentage and export earning was in percentage 15.24% and in 2015 the export was 27 billions and in 2016 the export was 32 billions export earnings.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
You identify the chart and table and include several relevant figures, such as petroleum exports rising from 61 to 63 and engineered goods from 57 to 62. However, the response only partly summarises the main features. The overview says textiles were the lowest, although they were the lowest in 2015 but rose to about 31.5 in 2016, matching agricultural products; gems and jewellery, not textiles, was the lowest in 2016. The table is also misreported: gems and jewellery fell by 5.18%, but the response does not show the direction clearly. Some figures are inaccurate, including gems at 40.5 rather than about 41, and agricultural exports at 32 rather than about 31.5. Select the key contrasts and report them accurately.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5
The response has a basic sequence: an introduction and overview, followed by figures for the chart and then the percentage changes. This gives the reader some sense of organisation. However, progression is weakened by unclear grouping and abrupt transitions. For example, “Gems and jewellery Moreover, agricultural products” is an incomplete, confusing transition, and the second paragraph combines several categories without clearly separating their comparisons. The final paragraph repeats category names and mixes percentage changes with export values. Use one paragraph to compare the highest and lowest categories, then another for the remaining trends, with clear linking phrases such as “By contrast” and “Meanwhile.” Ensure each sentence has a clear focus.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “exports,” “percentage change,” and category names, so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several expressions are inaccurate or repetitive, which makes parts difficult to interpret. “The table values in engineered goods was high” does not clearly describe the table, which reports percentage changes, while “the products and goods” is vague. There are also spelling errors such as “pertoleum,” “petroluem,” and “agricultral,” and “petrol” is not the chart’s category label. Use precise terms consistently—for example, “export earnings,” “increased,” and “declined”—and check spelling of the category names.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
Most sentences use simple structures, and the reader can understand some of the comparisons, but grammatical control is inconsistent. Subject–verb agreement errors occur in “petroleum products … was high” and “agricultural products … was low”; plural categories require “were.” The sentence “petroleum products and engineered goods in 2015 was 61 billions petroleum and 57 billions engineered goods” is difficult to follow because its structure and punctuation do not clearly connect each category to its figure. There are also incomplete or poorly joined sentences, notably “Gems and jewellery Moreover…” and the final sentence, which combines several ideas without clear grammatical links. Practise complete comparison sentences with accurate agreement and punctuation.
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