Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-26

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 5.5)

The bar chart illustrates the earnings from different items and the table reveals the change of the products catagory of a country in two years(2015 and 2016).Units are measured in billions and percentage.

Overall,pertroleum products have earned the highest amount of money by exporting in both years.While they earned lowest amount of money from textile goods in the first years.But in 2016,Agricultural products and tectiles earned the same number of money.Moreover,compared to 2015,Textile goods changed it's value the most one year later.

In the case of export earnings,petroleum products gained 61 billions in 2015 and in 2016 it increased in 63 billions.Engineered good were the second highest in both years,countably 57 billions and 62 b

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify several important features: petroleum products are the highest-earning category in both years, textiles show the largest percentage rise, and agricultural products and textiles reach similar values in 2016. However, the response addresses the task only partially because it ends before reporting most of the chart data. The comparison that textiles were the lowest in 2015 is accurate, but the overview does not mention the fall in gems and jewellery, and the body gives no figures for these categories or for agricultural products and textiles. The stated 2016 values for petroleum and engineered goods are broadly accurate. The required minimum length is not met, which contributes to the limited coverage. Develop the summary with the main figures and the contrasting decline.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and the beginning of a detail paragraph. The overview uses linking expressions such as “Overall” and “Moreover,” and the reader can follow the main comparisons. However, the progression is incomplete because the final paragraph stops after the engineered-goods figures, leaving the other categories unreported and the comparison unfinished. Some connections are also awkward: “While” begins a fragment-like contrast after a full sentence, and “In the case of export earnings” does not clearly signal which categories will be discussed. Use separate, balanced paragraphs for the overview and the detailed comparisons, and connect each category clearly so the report develops from start to finish.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “earnings,” “exporting,” “percentage,” and “increased,” and the meaning is generally recoverable. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, spelling, and collocation errors reduce precision. Examples include “different items” for export categories, “earned the lowest amount of money from textile goods,” and “changed it’s value the most one year later.” There are also misspellings such as “catagory,” “pertroleum,” and “tectiles,” which make the report less polished. Aim for concise data-reporting language such as “export categories,” “recorded the lowest earnings,” and “rose by the largest percentage.” Check spelling and use standard terms consistently, especially “textiles” and “engineered goods.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including the contrast beginning “While they earned…” and the comparison introduced by “compared to 2015.” However, grammatical control is uneven, and errors sometimes make relationships between ideas difficult to follow. For example, “petroleum products gained 61 billions … increased in 63 billions” has incorrect number and preposition patterns; “Engineered good were” has a plural-agreement problem; and “Textile goods changed it’s value” uses an incorrect possessive form. Punctuation and spacing are also inconsistent, with missing spaces after full stops and commas. Practise accurate comparative structures, plural forms, and sentence boundaries, then proofread each sentence for agreement and punctuation.

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