Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-03

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 two pie chart compare the percentage of British pupils speaking others languages at a single university in England during 2000 and 2010.

It is clear that the percentage of people speaking no other language was the largest, while two other languages represented the smallest share.

Looking at the pie chart in more detail, the proportion of students speaking no other languages increased significantly from 30% in 2000 to 35% in 2010. The figures for spanish and french language decreased gradually from 20% and 15 % to 10% each, respectively between 2000 and 2010.

For the remaining informations, the percentage of British pupils who were able to speak french only (15%) was smaller in 2000 than in 2010(20%). The percentage of British students speaking german language only, which accounted for 10% both in 2000 and 2010. The proportion of two other languages increased dramatically from 10% to 15% between 2000 and 2010.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

The response addresses all parts of the task by reporting the main features of the charts for both 2000 and 2010. However, some aspects are under-developed or inaccurately reported. For instance, the data for French only in 2000 is incorrectly stated as 15% when the chart shows it as 20% (and 2010 as 15%, reversing the student's claim). Additionally, the overview is rather basic, and the selection of data points could be sharper to fully highlight the main trends and comparisons, which keeps the response at this level.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response demonstrates a coherent overall arrangement with a clear attempt at paragraphing, moving from an introduction and overview to specific details. Information is generally organized logically, and transitional phrases such as 'Looking at the pie chart in more detail' help guide the reader. However, cohesion is occasionally mechanical, and referencing is not always completely clear, such as the transition into the final paragraph with 'For the remaining informations,' which also contains a pluralization error. Paragraphing is present, but overall progression could be smoother to reach a higher band.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, allowing the student to communicate basic trends using terms like 'proportion', 'percentage', and adjectives like 'dramatically' and 'significantly'. There are, however, several lexical errors and awkward word choices, such as 'informations' (uncountable noun used with a plural suffix), 'spanish and french language' (capitalization and pluralization issues), and mixing up categories in the data. Less common vocabulary is attempted with some inaccuracy, which fits the descriptor for this level well.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, demonstrating some control over sentence structure with clauses linked by relative pronouns and conjunctions. There are, nevertheless, several grammatical and punctuation errors present. Examples include subject-verb agreement issues in 'The two pie chart compare' and 'The percentage of British students speaking german language only, which accounted for... (incomplete clause structure)', alongside missing capitalization on nationalities like 'spanish', 'french', and 'german'. Fortunately, these errors rarely impede overall communication.

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