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 presents the amount of one country's exports in different categories between 2015 and 2016.The table illustrates the comparison of the proportion chage in every category of export between 2015 and 2016.

Overall, two products(petroleum products and engineered goods) are highest in the earnings. Engineered goods got the most change of these proportions.The other three products are lower in earnings thoughout the period.

The petroleum products made just over 60 billion dollars in 2015 and more than that in 2016 making around 3% increase.The engineered goods made below 60 billion dollars in 2015.In 2016, an increased in earnings through engineered goods are made making over the 60 billion dollars. A massive increase in proportion of engineered goods are made with eight and half percent.

The export earnings of other three products (Gems and jewellery, agricultral products and textiles) remain steady over the period.The proportion of gems and jewellery experienced a decrease with 5.18%. The proprtion of textiles changes the most with 15.24%.Smallest change of proportion with 0.81% was in Agricultral products.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern that petroleum products and engineered goods earned the most, and you correctly highlight engineered goods’ 8.5% rise, textiles’ largest increase, and the decline in gems and jewellery. This gives the response a relevant overview and covers both the chart and table. However, the claim that the other three categories “remain steady” is too broad: gems and jewellery fell from about $43 billion to $41 billion, while textiles rose from about $26 billion to $31.5 billion. Agricultural products were the category that was nearly unchanged. Some figures are also left vague, particularly for these three categories, so the comparisons are not fully developed. More precise reporting of their earnings would make the overview and supporting details more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs of supporting details. The progression from the two highest-earning categories to the remaining three is logical, and phrases such as “Overall” and “The other three products” help signal the structure. However, the final paragraph groups categories with sharply different trends under the statement that they “remain steady,” which weakens the logical relationship between the overview and the details. Some links are also mechanical or unclear, as in “making around 3% increase” and “The proportion of textiles changes the most.” Use clearer comparisons and connect each category’s value change to its percentage change. This would make the progression more precise and cohesive.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “export earnings,” “proportion,” “increase,” and “decrease,” and the category names are generally clear. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for describing chart data. “The most change of these proportions” and “a massive increase in proportion” do not express the figures precisely; “largest percentage increase” would be more suitable. There are also spelling errors in “chage,” “agricultral,” and “proprtion,” alongside repeated use of “made” for earnings. Choose standard collocations such as “generated revenue” or “stood at,” and use “percentage change” consistently rather than “proportion change.” These improvements would make the data easier to interpret.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and the main meaning is usually recoverable. However, errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction occur often enough to make some statements awkward. For example, “an increased in earnings … are made” has an incorrect noun form and verb agreement, while “A massive increase … are made” also mismatches the singular subject and verb. “The export earnings … remain steady” is grammatically formed, but its claim does not accurately describe all three categories. Punctuation is also inconsistent, with missing spaces after full stops and no space in “products(petroleum.” Practise accurate past-tense reporting and subject–verb agreement, and proofread sentence boundaries.

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