Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The pie charts below compares The percentage of other languages spoken by the british students at one university of England for the year 2000 and 2010.

Overall, No other language in both years have highest percentage. Spanish is the second spaken language and french and other language carried third proportion. Two other languages and and german language shared the lowest part.

The highest proportion "No other language spoken" carried 30% in the year 2000 and 35% in the year 2010 shared highset part. The second frequently spoken language is Spanish carried 20% in the year 2000 and "Another languge" shared 20% in the year 2010. French and another language shared same 15% shared third highest part in the year 2000. Two other languages carried 15% of the chart and was the third spoken language in the year 2010. Spanish only, shared 20% and 10% in the year 2000 and 2010 respectively.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the main categories and report several figures accurately, including the rise in “No other language” from 30% to 35% and the fall in Spanish from 20% to 10%. However, the overview is not consistently accurate: Spanish is not the second-largest category in both years, and in 2010 “Another language” (20%) is second. The statement that French and “other language” share third place in 2000 is also incorrect: French is 15%, while “Another language” is 15%, so they do tie, but the description should distinguish these categories clearly. Some comparisons are missing, especially that German remains at 10% and “Another language” and “Two other languages” both increase. Select the key changes more precisely and give a clear, accurate overview.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, with an opening, an overview and a paragraph of figures, so the reader can recognise the intended organisation. However, progression is limited: the final paragraph moves between rankings and years without a clear comparison pattern, and several ideas are repeated, such as the ranking of Spanish and the figures for Spanish. Linking is also awkward in phrases such as “shared highset part” and “shared 20%,” which makes relationships between categories unclear. Organise the details by comparing the two years—for example, first the largest categories, then the increases and decreases—and use clear references such as “by contrast” or “while” to connect changes accurately.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “proportion,” “highest,” and “third highest,” and the reader can generally identify the categories being discussed. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “second spaken language,” “carried third proportion,” and “shared highset part.” There are also spelling errors in “languge,” “spaken,” and “highset,” alongside inconsistent capitalisation of “British” and “French.” These errors sometimes make the intended comparison harder to follow. Use standard chart-reporting phrases such as “accounted for,” “stood at,” and “ranked second,” and check spelling and category labels carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response mainly uses simple statements and attempts a few longer structures, but control is uneven. Agreement errors occur in “The pie charts below compares” and “No other language in both years have highest percentage”; the subject and verb forms do not match. Articles and sentence construction are also problematic in “shared highset part,” while the long sentence beginning “French and another language shared same 15%” combines several ideas without clear grammatical links. Capitalisation and punctuation are inconsistent, including unnecessary capitals after the opening words. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and build comparisons with controlled clauses, such as “No other language was the largest category in both years, rising from 30% to 35%.”

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