Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-14

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 pi chart illustrates the percentage of British students who had speak o languages other than he english language in a university in England between 2000 and 2010.

Overall, the pi chart demonstrates that no other language dominates while German language make the least contribution.

2000 years ago, no other lamguage dominates contributing to 30 percent of the total while, spanish and french the major languages contributing 35 percent to the overall.By contrast, another languague also contribute 15 percent and lastly,german and two other languages are minor contributing 20 percent of total to overall contribution.

In 2010, no other language remain dominant contributing 35 percent of overall while ,another language and two other languages contributes a mojor portion of 20percent and 15 percent respectively,GErman and French together contributed 20 percent in the total and lastly, the least contribution was made by German of only 10 percent in the overall circle.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to address the task by summarising the two charts depicting the proportions of British students able to speak other languages in 2000 and 2010. However, the response contains significant misinterpretations of the data, such as referring to '2000 years ago' instead of the year 2000, and confusing categories like 'no other language', 'another language', and specific languages like Spanish, French, and German. While some main features are vaguely reported, the comparisons lack precision, and the data is reported inaccurately in several places. This corresponds to the Band 5 descriptor where the task is addressed only partially, and ideas are limited or unclear.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response exhibits some basic organisation with an introductory sentence and separate paragraphs for the two years. However, progression is hindered by repetitive phrasing ('contributing to', 'of overall') and mechanical cohesive devices. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal cohesion is weak due to confusing referencing and disjointed sentence structures. There is no clear overall logical flow connecting the ideas smoothly. These features place the response firmly at Band 5, showing some organisation but lacking clear overall progression.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, heavily relying on words like 'chart', 'contributing', 'percentage', and 'languages'. There are multiple vocabulary and spelling errors, such as 'pi chart' instead of 'pie chart', 'lamguage', 'GErman', and 'mojor'. The range of vocabulary is limited and minimally adequate for conveying basic concepts, but noticeable errors in word choice and spelling cause some difficulty for the reader. This aligns with the Band 5 descriptor for Lexical Resource.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is poor. There are frequent grammatical errors, such as missing articles ('the english language', 'spanish and french the major languages'), incorrect verb forms ('who had speak o languages'), and punctuation errors. Complex structures, when attempted, are frequently faulty. These persistent errors cause difficulty for the reader and reflect the characteristics of a Band 5 performance in grammatical range and accuracy.

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