Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-11-03

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 line graph depicts the value of one nation exports in various types durimg 2015 and 2016. The table illustrates the propotion changed in each category of export in 2016 comapred with 2015. Overall, petrolium products werea largly export yet textile gain higher value in the market given year 2015 and 2016

Acording to the chart , The value of petrolium product in 2015 is 60 billion and in next year this value is increase 2or 3 billion , Engineered goods in 2015 the value of goods is 57 or 58 billon and in coming year the value of goods is 61 billon, Gems and jewellery 43 billion in 2015 and 41 in 2016,Agriculture products aand textile wew lwast export from the above categorys and the total value was 30 to 31 bllion and 20 to30 billion respectively in the year 2015 to 2016.

Very small perpotiosion chnge occur in petrolium products and about one tenth gain have seen in engineered goods and one twentieth fall occur in gems and jewellery tint propotion develop in agriculture products and about half of one third gain occur in textile.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main categories and include several relevant figures, such as petroleum at about $60 billion in 2015 and gems and jewellery falling from $43 billion to $41 billion. You also note that textiles recorded the strongest growth. However, the overview is unclear: “petrolium products werea largly export yet textile gain higher value” does not clearly distinguish the largest export from the fastest-growing one. Some comparisons are inaccurate or vague; for example, agricultural products and textiles are grouped together as the “least export,” although textiles rose to about $31.5 billion in 2016, matching agriculture. The final paragraph describes percentage changes imprecisely rather than reporting the table’s figures. A clearer overview and more accurate, selective comparisons would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic structure, moving from an introduction and overview to chart details and then percentage changes. This gives the reader some sense of how the information is organised. However, progression is weakened by unclear links between ideas and by combining unrelated details in long sentences. For instance, the sentence beginning “Gems and jewellery 43 billion” runs directly into the figures for agriculture and textiles, making the comparisons difficult to follow. The overview also joins two separate points with “yet” without explaining their relationship. Use distinct paragraphs for the overview, the main export values, and the percentage changes, and connect comparisons with clear phrases such as “by contrast” or “while.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “value,” “category,” “exports,” “gain,” and “fall,” and you attempt to describe both amounts and changes. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations make the meaning difficult to interpret. Phrases such as “werea largly export,” “one tenth gain,” and “half of one third gain” are not natural or precise ways to describe the chart. Spelling errors, including “propotion,” “petrolium,” and “comapred,” are also frequent enough to distract the reader. Practise standard chart language such as “export earnings,” “rose by,” “declined by,” and “accounted for,” and check spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to form longer sentences and use time references, but grammatical control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make relationships between figures unclear. For example, “in next year this value is increase” has an incorrect verb form, while “the value of goods is 57 or 58 billon and in coming year the value of goods is 61 billon” repeats a basic clause pattern and does not maintain accurate tense. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also unreliable, as shown where the gems figure runs into the next category without a space or full stop. Use past-tense forms consistently for the completed years (“was,” “rose,” “fell”) and build shorter, complete sentences before attempting more complex comparisons.

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