Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-31

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 value of five goods in the term of exports of one country during 2015 1nd 2016. The table shows the changes in percentage of each good during the same period.

Overall, petroleum and engineered goods show highest export earning during the years, while gem and jewellery was the only goods how's value decreased over the time. Although textile have lowest export earning, it increased significantly during the years.

In 2015, petroluem and engineerd goods gained higher export earning which were about $60 billion and $57 billion( respectivaly). Gems and jewellery had $40 billions earning compare to, agricultural products which were at $30 billions. Textiles good have lowest export earning which were about $25 billion.

In 2016, value of petroleum products increased 3% and 8.5% respectivaly, and earned about $62 billions in the year Opposed to all, gems and jewellery'sva;ue decresed 5.18%,while value agricultrual goods increased slightly 0.81%. Value of textiles rised significantly to 15.24% and reached about $31 billions export earning.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern accurately: petroleum and engineered goods were the highest earners, and gems and jewellery was the only category to decline. You also note textiles’ strong growth and include several relevant figures, so the response covers the chart and table. Some details, however, are incomplete or unclear. For example, you give petroleum’s 2016 value but not engineered goods’ value, and the sentence saying both “increased 3% and 8.5% respectively” does not clearly name the two categories. The overview also calls textiles the lowest-earning category without specifying that this applies to 2015; by 2016, textiles and agricultural products were both about $31.5 billion. Clearer comparisons and more precise reporting would strengthen the summary further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for the two years. This makes the information easy to follow, and phrases such as “Overall” and “In 2016” help signal the stages of the summary. However, some links between ideas are awkward or unclear. “Opposed to all” does not express the intended contrast, and the sentence about the 2016 percentage increases leaves the categories difficult to identify. The overview’s movement from the highest earners to textiles is relevant, but the comparison could be organised more explicitly. Use straightforward linking phrases and keep related figures together—for example, report each category’s 2015 value alongside its 2016 value or percentage change.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “export earning,” “percentage,” “increased,” and “decreased,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. However, the range and control are limited by repeated or imprecise expressions such as “value,” “goods,” and “export earning.” There are also noticeable spelling and word-form errors, including “petroluem,” “engineerd,” “decresed,” and “rised,” which reduce accuracy and polish. Some collocations are unnatural, such as “in the term of exports” and “gained higher export earning.” Aim for precise chart language and check spelling carefully; terms such as “export revenue,” “recorded,” and “rose” would make the description more natural and concise.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast with “Although” and a relative clause in the overview. However, grammatical control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make relationships between figures unclear. For example, “petroleum products increased 3% and 8.5% respectively” lacks a clear subject for the second percentage, while “textile have lowest export earning” has problems with agreement and articles. Plural forms and sentence boundaries also need attention, as in “$40 billions earning compare to” and the run-on construction around “5.18%,while.” Practise building accurate comparison sentences, checking subject–verb agreement, articles, plurals, and punctuation before adding more complex structures.

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