Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-26

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 pie charts display the percentages of students from Uk who speak other languages other than English in a specific university in two time periods( 2000 and 2010).

Overall, the percentage of students who speaks another language, two other language, and no other language increased, in the year 2000 and 2010. However, the students speaks French and Spanish decreased. Furthermore, the percentage of German speaking students remains unchanged.

First of all, the students who speak two other languages incresed from 10% to 15% ,in he year 2000 and 2010. Similarly, the percentage of students speak another language rose from 15% to 20%, an increase of 5 percentage points. Furthermore, the university stuudents that can soeak No other languages than english also rose in these two time periods, from 30% to 35%.

By contrast, the percentage of French speakers decreased from 15% to 10%, also the british students that speaks Spanish other than english also declined by half, from 20% to 10%. Meanwhile, the proportion of German speaking students in the british university remained unchanged.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main overall changes and report the figures accurately: the shares for two other languages, another language and no other language rise, while French and Spanish fall, and German remains at 10%. The overview is clear, and the comparisons such as Spanish falling from 20% to 10% and no other language rising from 30% to 35% support it. This covers the task well. To make the account more complete and precise, clarify that the charts show proportions of British students at one university, rather than students “from UK” generally, and avoid the ambiguous phrase “in the year 2000 and 2010.” The main features are selected appropriately, though the opening description and some comparisons could be expressed more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response has a clear four-paragraph structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for increases and decreases. This gives the information a logical progression, and signposts such as “Overall,” “First of all,” and “By contrast” help readers follow the comparisons. The figures are grouped sensibly by trend rather than listed randomly. Some linking is slightly mechanical, however, particularly the repeated use of “Furthermore” and “Similarly.” The final sentence also repeats the point about German speakers already made in the overview. For a more fluent progression, use a wider range of concise links and avoid restating information unless the repetition adds a new comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentages,” “proportion,” “increased,” “decreased,” and “remained unchanged,” so the main trends are understandable. However, the range and control are limited by repeated or imprecise phrasing, such as “students who speak” and “students speaks,” and by the awkward expression “other languages other than English.” There are also noticeable spelling errors, including “incresed,” “stuudents,” and “soeak,” which reduce the accuracy of the report. Aim for precise, natural collocations and check spelling carefully. For example, “the share of students speaking another language” is more concise and appropriate than repeatedly referring to “students who speak” a category.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, including a contrast introduced by “However” and a comparison using “from … to ….” Most of the data remains understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. In the overview, “students who speaks” has subject–verb disagreement, and “the students speaks French and Spanish decreased” uses an incorrect verb form and sentence structure. The introduction also needs more accurate article and preposition use, while “in the year 2000 and 2010” is an awkward construction. Punctuation spacing is inconsistent, for example around the parentheses and commas. Practise accurate plural subjects and verb forms, and proofread sentence boundaries and punctuation while retaining your comparison structures.

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