Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-12
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The charts below show the proportions of British students at one university in England who were able to speak other languages in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Student answer (Band 5.0)
The pie chart illustrates the percentage of British students at a university in England who were able to speak other language in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010.
To dive into specific, there are number of student who can speak different language such as French, German, Spanish and other tongue. According to the chart, in 2000, there were 30% people who can speak English only. However, there were 35% of students who speaks only English in the year 2010. Similarly, there was only10% of candidates who able to speaks two other language rather than French, German, Spanish and English in the year 2000. Nevertheless, there were 15% of students who able to speak other tongue over english in the year 2010.
In conclusion, the pie chart compares the student from a university in England who were able to speak other tongue in addition to english during two different years (2000 and 2010).
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the prompt by summarising the main features of the pie charts from 2000 and 2010. However, the response lacks a clear overview and contains inaccurate data reporting. For instance, the student states that there were 30% of people who could speak English only in 2000 and 35% in 2010, which misinterprets the provided charts. Furthermore, the selection of data is somewhat disjointed, focusing heavily on isolated figures rather than meaningful comparisons between categories such as French, Spanish, or German. Because some parts of the task are addressed but key features and overall trends are missed or inaccurately reported, this performance fits the Band 5 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The text is organized into three paragraphs with a basic introduction, body, and conclusion. However, the overall progression is weak and repetitive, particularly with the concluding paragraph essentially restating the introduction in a similar manner. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as the conversational phrase 'To dive into specific' and repetitive transitional structures like 'there were' and 'in the year'. Paragraphing is present, but internal logical sequencing is frequently disrupted by poor referencing and mechanical transitions. This aligns closely with the Band 5 criteria for coherence and cohesion.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive throughout the response, featuring phrases like 'other language', 'different language', and 'other tongue' multiple times. There are noticeable word choice and morphological errors, such as 'other language' instead of 'other languages' and 'who able to speaks' which combines lexical and grammatical mistakes. The range is limited and minimally adequate for conveying basic facts, but frequent awkward collocations and inaccuracies place this response firmly in the Band 5 category for lexical resource.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but many of the complex structures are faulty. Examples of grammatical errors include 'there are number of student', 'who can speak different language', 'there were 30% people who can', 'who speaks only English', and 'candidates who able to speaks two other language'. These frequent errors in subject-verb agreement, plurals, and infinitive/modal verb usage cause some difficulty for the reader. Given the limited range of accurate structures and persistent errors, a band score of 5.0 is appropriate.
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