Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-25
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 charts display the percentage of British students who are eligible to speak other languages in addition to English at one university in 2000 and 2010.
Overall, the majority of students did not speak any other languages in both years. Furthermore, spanish and french speakers are declining in percentage as compare to those who can speak more than one or any another language, while the german speakers' percentage are constant in both years.
Looking at the pie charts in more detail, 30% of the students did not know any other languages expect English in 2000 which changed to 35% in 2010. As for individuals who spoke spanish or french, they were spoken by 20% and 15% of the pupils in 2000, which declined by 10% and 5% in 2010 attaining 10% in both languages.
In contrast, the students who spoke another language increased from 15% to 20% between 2000 and 2010. Regarding the people who can speak more than one language, it rose to 20% from 15% in the same time period. The percentage of german speakers remained constant in both years at 10%
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 6.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.5 |
| Overall | 6.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0
The student successfully addresses all parts of the prompt by summarising the main features of the charts and making relevant comparisons between 2000 and 2010. An overview is provided, noting that the majority of students did not speak any other languages in both years and highlighting the trends for Spanish, French, and German. However, there is a minor numerical inaccuracy in the body paragraph when describing the change for Spanish and French speakers ("declined by 10% and 5% in 2010 attaining 10% in both languages"), where Spanish fell from 20% to 10% (a drop of 10 percentage points, but phrased slightly ambiguously) and French fell from 15% to 10% (a drop of 5 percentage points). Overall, the key features are well selected and supported by data.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5
The response is logically organised into four paragraphs: an introduction, an overview, and two body paragraphs detailing the specific data. Information and ideas are arranged with a clear overall progression. Cohesive devices are used reasonably well, such as "Overall", "Furthermore", "Looking at the pie charts in more detail", and "In contrast". Paragraphing is managed appropriately to separate distinct aspects of the visual data. Referencing is mostly clear, though occasional minor slip-ups in phrasing occur, the text remains coherent overall.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully incorporating terms such as "proportion", "percentage", "declining", "constant", and "attaining". There are some attempts at less common vocabulary, though with occasional awkwardness or minor word-choice errors, such as "eligible to speak" instead of "able to speak", and "expect English" instead of "except English". Spelling is generally accurate, and vocabulary errors do not impede communication.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5
The writer uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including subordinate clauses and comparative structures (e.g., "while the german speakers' percentage are constant" and "Regarding the people who can speak more than one language, it rose to 20%..."). There are some grammatical errors and awkward agreements, such as "spanish and french speakers are declining... as compare to", minor capitalization issues with proper adjectives ("spanish", "french", "german"), and a subject-verb agreement slip ("percentage are constant"). However, these errors do not impede communication.
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