Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-15

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 6.0)

The bar chart illustrates the porportion of Spanish, French, German and other languages spoken by British students at university in England between the years 2000 and 2010. The results were measured in percentage.

Overall, the ability to speak more than one language by students was seen higher, as compared to solely relying on English. The trends for speaking two other languages at the same time were increased, in contrast Spanish and French recorded a gradual drop after a time.

Another language speaking capacity rose by 5% in the year 2010 as compared to past, which complemented rise in rate of the two other languages. The monolingual students increased from 30% in 2000 to 35% in 2010.

Whereas, Spanish experienced a major decline of 10% in the year 2010 as compared to past. The Students' preference for French also decreased to a half from 15%. German was the only language which remained stable throughout those years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.0

The student successfully covers the main features of the visual data, providing a general overview and supporting details with accurate figures, such as monolingual students rising from 30% to 35% and German remaining stable at 10%. Comparisons are made between the years 2000 and 2010. However, the student misidentifies the visual form in the opening sentence by calling it a 'bar chart' when the data represents pie charts. Despite this minor misclassification, the response clearly selects and reports the key trends and fulfills the requirements of Task 1, earning a solid band 6.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response is organized into logical paragraphs, beginning with an introduction and an overall trend summary, followed by body paragraphs detailing specific language statistics. Cohesive devices are used adequately, such as 'Overall', 'Whereas', and 'As compared to', though some referencing is a bit mechanical. Paragraphing is used appropriately to group related ideas together. While the logical progression is generally clear, the overall arrangement could be smoother and more sophisticated to reach higher band levels, placing this response comfortably at band 6.5.

Lexical Resource — Band 6.0

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully using terms like 'proportion', 'gradual drop', 'stable', and 'monolingual'. However, there is a spelling error in the very first sentence ('porportion') and some awkward phrasing such as 'Another language speaking capacity'. Less common lexical items are attempted with occasional inaccuracies in word choice and collocation. Despite these minor errors, communication is not impeded, meeting the descriptors for band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 6.0

The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, incorporating comparative structures such as 'as compared to solely relying on English'. There are several grammatical errors and awkward structures, such as 'The trends for speaking two other languages at the same time were increased' and missing articles or prepositions like 'at university in England'. Punctuation is generally acceptable, but the grammatical inaccuracies in complex clauses prevent the score from being higher. These errors rarely impede overall communication, supporting a band 6.0.

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