Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-21
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 given pie-Charts illustrates different proportions of british students in single university who spoke further languages excluding english in different years of 2000 and 2001
Overall,During the year of 2000 students mostly did not speak any languages except english while a small portion of student spoke only german.In comparision,even though still highest amount of student did not learn any new laguage, german,spanish and french became the least spoken languages
Firstly,In the 2000'S students were mostly found not being able to communicate in any other language except english covering 30% of the total percentage whereas students who spoke german only and the students with ability to talk in two other languages where least in percentage being 10% each.In comparision,The higest percentage was still covered by students
who were monolingual that being 35%,while spanish,german and french where the least spoken laguages with 10% each respectively.
Furthermore,Students spoke varoius other languages like spanish being 20% followed by french and another one language with 15% in the year of 2000.Similarly Bilingual students held the second highest percentage after monolingual students followed by students fluent in two other different languages being 15% of overall percent.
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 summarise the main features of the two pie charts showing the proportions of British students able to speak other languages in 2000 and 2010. However, there are significant factual inaccuracies regarding the data. For instance, the student states that the charts represent the years 2000 and 2001 instead of 2010, and misreports that Spanish, German, and French became the least spoken languages in 2010 when German actually remained at 10% and 'another language' rose to 20%. While an overview is attempted, the misinterpretation of data and missing comparisons limit the effectiveness of the response, aligning it with a Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is organised into paragraphs, though the logical progression is frequently disrupted by poor sequencing and repetitive phrasing. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as 'Firstly, In the 2000'S' and 'In comparision,' which appear multiple times with incorrect punctuation and spacing. Paragraphing is attempted, but the body paragraphs are disjointed and fail to present a clear, progressive comparison between the two years. Referencing is sometimes unclear, and the mechanical repetition of certain transitional phrases impacts the overall flow, placing this criterion at Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, frequently relying on simple terms like 'students', 'languages', and 'percentage'. There are several spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'british' (uncapitalized), 'comparision', 'higest', 'laguages', and 'varoius'. The student attempts less common vocabulary like 'monolingual' and 'bilingual', which shows some lexical potential, but frequent spelling mistakes and inaccuracies in collocation ('two other different languages') restrict the score to Band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but control over grammar and punctuation is weak. There are numerous punctuation errors, including missing spaces after commas and periods (e.g., 'german only.In comparision,even though...'), lack of capitalization for proper nouns ('british', 'english', 'spanish', 'french', 'german'), and subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'pie-Charts illustrates', 'amount of student did not learn'). Attempted complex structures often contain errors that cause difficulty for the reader, resulting in a Band 5.0.
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