Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-27

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 beneath illustrate the percentages of British students at one university in england who were able to speak other language in addition to English, in 2000 and 2010.

Overall, those student who were not speak no other language than English had higher proportions in first pie chart while two other languages and German only had lower percentage and both were same respectively.

The first pie chart provides the information about languages. In 2000, no other language accounted for 30% and higher than other whereas Two other languages and German had same proportions 10%. Moreover, those students who spoke anoher language and French also same percentages 5% increased from two other languages and German. Spanish had different proportion than other it accounted for 20%.

On the other hand, no other language accounted for 35% and again higher than other in 2010. Spanish, French and German acounted for 10% and lower than three. Another language had 20% in 2010 while two other languages declined from another language by 5%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the two years and report several relevant figures, including the rise in students speaking no other language (30% to 35%) and the unchanged 10% for German. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: the 2000 chart does not show students speaking no other language as the largest group, since Spanish is higher at 20% versus 30%? [Correction: 30% is the largest category, so this comparison is accurate.] More importantly, the statement that “French also same percentages 5% increased” misreports the data: French is 15% in 2000, not 5%, and the categories “another language” and French are not equal. The response is also 147 words, below the 150-word minimum. Include a clearer overview and accurately compare the main changes, especially Spanish falling from 20% to 10% and “another language” rising from 15% to 20%.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate discussion of the two years. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression within paragraphs is uneven, and some comparisons are difficult to follow. For example, “French also same percentages 5% increased from two other languages and German” combines several relationships without making clear which categories are being compared. “On the other hand” does not express a clear contrast between the 2000 and 2010 charts, and repeated phrases such as “accounted for” and “higher than other” make the linking mechanical. Group the figures by meaningful changes or similarities, and use precise references such as “this figure” or “by contrast” only when the relationship is clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentages,” “proportions,” “accounted for,” and “declined,” so the topic is generally clear. However, the range is limited and several word-choice, collocation, and spelling problems make parts of the report awkward or confusing. Phrases such as “higher than other” and “had different proportion than other” are imprecise, while “speak other language” does not express the category naturally. There are also spelling errors, including “anoher” and “acounted.” Aim for accurate, varied language for describing data, such as “the largest share,” “stood at,” “fell to,” and “rose by five percentage points.” Check spelling and use the chart’s category labels consistently.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and the reader can understand the general subject and years being compared. However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently enough to make several sentences difficult to interpret. For example, “those student who were not speak” has problems with plural agreement and verb form, while “no other language accounted for 30% and higher than other” lacks a grammatical link between the two ideas. Articles and sentence construction are also unreliable in phrases such as “in first pie chart.” Practise building accurate comparison sentences with a subject and verb in each clause, for example, “The proportion speaking no other language rose from 30% to 35%.”

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