Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-24

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 compares the value of one country's exports in five different product category measured by billions from 2015 to 2016, while the table illustrates the proportion of changes in each category.

Overall, petroleum products was the large percentage of exports during the period, all product experienced an upward trend except the gems and jewellery, textiles was the fewest one with a significant increased, agricultural products remained stable over all the period

Petroleum products accounted 60 billions in 2015, edged up by 3%. Engineered goods registred below 55% in 2015, rose by 8.5% to becomes similar to petroleum products in 2016 at above 60 billions. Gems and jewellery was the only category undergone a downward trend by 5.18%, from more than 40 billions to 40 billions in 2016.

Agricultural products ramained the same at 30 billions with a slight increase by 0.81%. whereas textiles jump from 25 billions approximately in 2015 to more than 30 billions in 2016.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern: petroleum products are the highest-valued category, textiles show the strongest growth, and gems and jewellery are the only category to decline. You also include relevant comparisons and several percentage changes. However, some figures and descriptions are inaccurate or unclear: engineered goods were about $57 billion in 2015, not below $55 billion, and agricultural exports rose slightly rather than remaining exactly the same. The overview’s claim that textiles were the “fewest” is also misleading: they were the lowest in 2015, but agricultural products and textiles were approximately level in 2016. The response covers the task, but these details and the limited development of some comparisons keep the reporting from being consistently precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs reporting category details. The categories are generally grouped in a sensible order, and contrast is signalled with phrases such as “except the gems and jewellery” and “whereas textiles.” This gives the reader a coherent account of the chart. However, the overview is compressed into one long sentence, and the final paragraph’s “whereas” connection is awkwardly punctuated and does not clearly link the two trends. Some comparisons would also be easier to follow if each sentence consistently stated both the starting and ending values. More controlled sentence boundaries and linking would make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of chart vocabulary, including “accounted,” “edged up,” “downward trend,” and “significant increase,” and the meaning is generally understandable. There are also attempts at more precise reporting through terms such as “proportion of changes.” However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural: “the large percentage of exports” should describe value or earnings, not percentage; “textiles was the fewest one” is not an appropriate way to describe a category; and “jump” is less suitable for a formal report than “rose” or “increased.” Spelling errors such as “registred” and “ramained,” alongside inconsistent forms such as “increased” used as a noun, limit the accuracy and flexibility of the vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a comparison introduced by “while” and a contrast using “except.” The main trends remain understandable, but grammatical control is uneven. Subject–verb agreement is incorrect in “petroleum products was” and “all product experienced”; articles and plural forms are also problematic in “the large percentage” and “five different product category.” The sentence beginning “Overall” runs several clauses together without suitable punctuation, while “rose by 8.5% to becomes” has an incorrect verb form. These errors do not generally prevent understanding, but more accurate agreement, verb forms, and sentence boundaries are needed for greater control.

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