Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The chart illustrates the value of one country,s exports in different categories during the period of 2015 and 2016. And the table shows the changing percentage of each category of exports in during 2016 as compared to 2015.

Overall there are information about the features and reporting of export earnings during the era of 2015 and 2016.

First of all table shows the gradually increase of petroleum products. Export earns 61 billions by petroleum products in 2016 and 60 billions in 2015.

On the second number there is a little bit difference of engingeered goods with petroleum products that earn 60 billions in 2016 and 57 billion in 2015. Gems and jewellery exports earn 42 billions in 2015 and 40 billions in 2016.

There is little bittle difference of agricultural products the exports of these earn 30 billions in 2015 and 31 in 2016.

Lastlt textiles exports have least earnings as 25 billions in 2015 and 31 in 2016.

The table shows the upword and downword trend of percentage values between 2015 and 2016. Petroleum products increase with 3%, engineered goods increase with 8.5%, gems and jewellery decrease with 5.18%. And upword in agricultural products with 0.81% and lastly textiles have the grater percentage with 15.245.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the two visuals and report several relevant category trends, including the decline in gems and jewellery and the strong rise in textiles. However, the overview is vague: “there are information about the features” does not summarise the main pattern. Some figures are also inaccurate or assigned to the wrong year. For example, petroleum earnings are about $61 billion in 2015 and $63 billion in 2016, not $60 billion and $61 billion; engineered goods reach about $62 billion in 2016, not $60 billion. The response also says petroleum products earned more in 2015 than 2016, contradicting the table’s increase. Give a clear overview and check each figure against the chart before reporting it.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has separate paragraphs and generally moves through the product categories before mentioning the percentage changes, so the reader can identify the broad subject of each section. However, there is no clear overall progression: the overview paragraph is too general to guide the reader, and the category-by-category sequence is interrupted by phrases such as “On the second number” and “Lastlt.” Linking is often mechanical, particularly the repeated use of “And” and “There is little…” constructions. Improve the organisation by giving a concise overview after the introduction, then grouping the main increases and the one decrease, using clear comparisons to connect the figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “exports,” “percentage,” “increase,” “decrease,” and “earnings,” which makes the topic recognisable. However, the range is limited and several expressions are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “gradually increase,” “On the second number,” and “upword and downword trend.” Spelling errors including “engingeered,” “Lastlt,” and “grater” also reduce clarity. Use precise chart language and standard collocations: for example, say that earnings “rose by” a percentage or “stood at” a value, and describe textiles as having the “largest percentage increase.” Proofreading spelling and avoiding repeated, vague phrases would make the report easier to follow.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

Most sentences use simple structures, and the reader can usually understand the intended comparisons. However, the range is limited, and frequent errors affect sentence control. The opening joins two independent sentences with “And,” while “there are information” has incorrect agreement and countability. Other examples include “in during 2016,” “exports earn 61 billions,” and “gems and jewellery exports earn 42 billions,” where tense, articles, or plural forms are not controlled. Punctuation is also weak in the final paragraph, where several trend statements are joined with full stops or “And.” Practise accurate past-tense reporting and build comparisons with controlled clauses, such as “Textile earnings rose from about $26 billion to $31.5 billion.”

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