Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-22

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 bar chart illustrates the comparison of exports in different products of a particular country from 2015 to 2016, while the table shows percentage of product rise and fall.

Overall, both petroleum and engineered goods was dominated in these two years, while the other products was faces some ups and downs.

To begin with the petroleum products, its export prices was nearly 60 billion dollars in 2015, which further rose up to 3% in the next year. In 2015, the earning by the export of engineered goods was about 58 billion dollars, which substantially climbed up 8.5% in 2016.

The total export earnings of gems and jewellery products was probably 44 billions in 2015, while its total export prices was quitely drops 5.18% in the following year. The agricultural products exports earning was around 31 billions in 2015, futher slightly rose up 0.81% in 2016. The earning gets by the export of textiles products was 28 billions in 2015, which dramatically jumped up 15.24% in 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover all five export categories and include the main year-to-year changes, with a useful overview identifying petroleum and engineered goods as the leading exports. The figures and directions are generally grounded in the chart and table: for example, you report the 8.5% rise in engineered goods and the 5.18% fall in gems and jewellery. Some details are less fully or precisely reported. The overview says the other products faced “ups and downs,” although four of those categories rose and only gems and jewellery declined. Also, the textiles figure for 2015 is given as 28 billion, whereas the chart indicates about 26 billion. To strengthen the response, make the overview more exact and compare the highest and lowest values or the most notable changes directly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, a brief overview, and two paragraphs covering the categories. Sequencing is easy to follow, and phrases such as “To begin with” and “while” help connect information. This coherent structure is a strength. However, the overview’s broad statement about “ups and downs” does not clearly prepare the reader for the category-by-category account, and several sentences repeat a similar pattern of naming a product and then describing its change. Some references, such as “its” and “the earning,” are not always immediately clear. Grouping the categories by trend—for example, the four that increased versus the one that declined—and varying the linking and sentence patterns would make progression more flexible and cohesion less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “export earnings,” “substantially,” “slightly,” and “dramatically,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. There are also attempts at less common phrasing, but some choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing chart data. “Export prices” is not the same as export value, “the earning gets by” is awkward, and “quitely drops” is both misspelled and an unsuitable collocation. Spelling errors such as “futher” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise terms such as “export value,” “earnings from exports,” “rose,” and “fell,” and check spelling and collocations. This would make your adequate vocabulary more natural and precise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including relative clauses such as “which substantially climbed up 8.5%” and contrast clauses using “while.” These structures help you report several details, and the intended meaning is usually understandable. However, some errors in agreement, verb forms, articles, and plural forms remain. For example, “both petroleum and engineered goods was dominated” should use a plural verb and a more suitable construction; “the other products was faces” has faulty agreement and verb form; and “its export prices was” also has subject–verb disagreement. Phrases such as “in the next year” are understandable but less precise than “in 2016.” Review agreement and verb patterns, then proofread each sentence to improve accuracy while retaining your complex structures.

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