Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-19

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 provided bar graph illustrates the importance of one country's exports in different categories during 2015 and 2016, and table compares the proportion change in each category of exports in 2026 compared with 2015.

Overall, it can be seen that petroleum products and engineered goods increased while figure of textiles were the least exported iteams.

Looking into more details, in 2015 more then 60 billions US dollars earned by exporting petroleum products and this increased slightly in 2016, by 62 billions dollars respectively. In contrast, the second higest money earned by exporting enigeered goods, about 57 billions US dollars in 2015, and 61 billions US dollars in 2016. gems and jewellery, agricultural products, and textiles earned around 42, 31, and 26 billions US dollars, whereas, this decreased in the next year except textiles.

Petroleum and engineered goods were soared 3% and 8.5% respectively. Gems and jewellery plammee

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify the chart’s subject and include several relevant figures, such as petroleum earnings above $60 billion and textiles at about $26 billion in 2015. However, the response only partially summarises the data: the overview is inaccurate because textiles were not the least-exported category in both years, and it omits the key overall pattern that textiles had the largest percentage rise while gems and jewellery was the only category to decline. Some figures are also misreported: petroleum in 2016 was about $63 billion, not $62 billion, and the claim that agricultural products decreased is incorrect. The table discussion ends unfinished. The response is also three words below the required minimum. A complete overview and accurate coverage of the main changes are needed.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

There is a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details, and phrases such as “Overall” and “In contrast” help signal relationships. The response is therefore partly organised, but progression is weakened by the abrupt ending at “Gems and jewellery plammee,” which leaves the table information incomplete. The overview also does not clearly guide the reader through the main trends, and the long detail sentence beginning “gems and jewellery, agricultural products, and textiles” combines several comparisons without clearly stating which figures rose or fell. Use separate, logically grouped sentences for the chart and percentage changes, and ensure each paragraph develops a complete point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “exports,” “categories,” “increased slightly,” and “percentage change,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate or misspelled choices reduce clarity: “importance” does not describe export value, “proportion change” is not the right expression for percentage change, and “plammee” is unintelligible. There are also spelling errors such as “iteams,” “higest,” and “ enigeered,” alongside awkward combinations such as “money earned by exporting.” Aim for precise chart language and check spelling carefully; terms such as “export earnings,” “rose,” “declined,” and “accounted for” would make comparisons clearer and more natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts a few complex structures, including “while” and “whereas,” and uses past-tense forms to describe the years. However, grammatical errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships difficult to follow. For example, “and table compares” is missing an article, while “more then 60 billions US dollars earned” has problems with word order, passive construction, and number agreement. In “Petroleum and engineered goods were soared,” the verb form is incorrect; use “rose” or “increased.” The sentence beginning “gems and jewellery, agricultural products, and textiles earned…” also shifts awkwardly into “this decreased.” Practise accurate subject–verb patterns and build shorter, complete comparison sentences before adding complex clauses.

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