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 two charts comapre the nations export in various category and change in the percentage of each category in 2015 and 2016.

Overall, it can be seen that petroleum products earns huge amount of money and their value was also remain almost same.On the other hand, textiles earns least money but saw a big change in percentage value.

In pie chart, petroleum products earing in 2016 and 2015 were around 63 and 61 billion dollars respectively, which was the most by any product during that period. Meanwhile, textiles products were earning only 26 billion dollar in 2015 which saw a good growth in 2016 and reached to 31 billion dollars. The engineered goods saw a growth in 2016, the number reached to almost 61 billion dollars in 2016, which was 57 billion dollars in 2015. The gems and jewellery goods saw a minnor dip of 2 billion dollars in 2016 and number reached to 41 billion dollars, which was 43 billion dollars in 2015. The agriculture products also saw a little growth of 1 billion dollars.

The table show the percentage chnage in values of good in 2015 and 2016. The pertroleum products saw a minor chnage of 3%. On the other hand textiles saw a huge chnage of 15.24% which was highest. Engineered goods and gems and jewellery also saw a noticable change of 8.5% and 5.18% respectively. Agricultural products only saw 0.81%

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You cover both the chart and the table, and your overview identifies the main contrasts: petroleum products had the highest earnings, while textiles showed the strongest percentage growth. Most figures and trends are accurately reported, including the fall in gems and jewellery and the small rise in agricultural products. This gives the response a clear, relevant summary with supporting details. To make the account more fully developed, distinguish more precisely between earnings and percentage change: petroleum earnings rose from about $61 billion to $63 billion, rather than remaining “almost same,” and textiles had the lowest earnings in 2015 but not in 2016, when they were approximately level with agricultural products. Also avoid calling the visuals a “pie chart”; they are a bar chart and a table.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, a paragraph describing the chart, and a final paragraph on the table. The sequence is generally easy to follow, and contrasts such as “On the other hand” help signal comparisons. This coherent organisation is a strength. However, some linking is repetitive, particularly the repeated use of “saw,” and the chart paragraph moves through categories without a particularly clear grouping or comparison. The final sentence about agricultural products also feels incomplete because it gives no comparison or concluding detail. Use more varied, precise transitions and group the figures—for example, the highest-earning categories together, followed by the lower-earning ones—to make progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary such as “percentage,” “growth,” “dip,” and “reached,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. However, the range is limited by repeated, broad wording such as “saw” and “change,” and several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for this task. “Pie chart” misidentifies the visual, while “earning” and “good change” do not express the data precisely. Spelling errors—including “comapre,” “earining,” “minnor,” and “chnage”—are noticeable and reduce control. Aim for more exact terms for movement and values, and check spelling carefully. More precise collocations would make the report sound clearer and more appropriately academic.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and longer sentences, including clauses with “which,” and most of the data remains understandable. However, errors occur across sentence patterns and often make the writing less controlled. For example, “petroleum products earns” has a subject–verb agreement problem, while “their value was also remain” combines incompatible verb forms. Articles, plurals, and sentence boundaries also need attention: “in various category,” “26 billion dollar,” and “almost same.On the other hand” illustrate these issues. The longer sentences sometimes become awkwardly joined, as in the description of engineered goods. Practise checking each sentence for a clear subject and verb, consistent tense, correct singular or plural forms, and appropriate punctuation.

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