Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-10-28

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 provided pie charts illustrate the percentage of British students in university who are able to speak other languages expect english between 2000 and 2010

At a glance, it revelies that. the higest percentage ever recorded at no other language in both time frame. while the two other languages few students are able to spoke this language it slightly increased and the remaining languages percentage was fluctuating

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the charts’ subject and make two relevant observations: “No other language” is the largest category in both years, and the share speaking two other languages rises. However, the response reports no figures and gives only a very limited account of the changes. The claim that the “remaining languages percentage was fluctuating” is too vague: Spanish falls from 20% to 10%, French from 15% to 10%, German stays at 10%, and another language rises from 15% to 20%. The overview also needs clearer, accurate wording. The response is substantially below the required 150 words, leaving the task minimally addressed. Add a concise overview and compare the main categories with selected data.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an opening sentence introduces the charts, followed by an overview beginning “At a glance.” This gives the reader a simple overall structure. However, the response ends after that overview, so there is no clear progression into comparisons or supporting details. The second sentence is difficult to follow because of the full stop after “that” and the abrupt “while” clause. The ideas are also linked loosely rather than showing how the categories changed between the two years. Use separate paragraphs for the introduction, overview and key comparisons, and connect related changes with clear links such as “by contrast” or “whereas.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage,” “pie charts,” and “increased,” and the general topic remains understandable. There is also an attempt to describe a trend with “fluctuating.” However, the range is limited, and several word choices or forms are inaccurate or unclear: “expect english” does not express “except English,” “the higest percentage ever recorded at no other language” is not a natural way to describe the largest category, and “two other languages few students are able to spoke this language” is difficult to interpret. Spelling errors such as “revelies” and “higest” further reduce precision. Practise accurate chart language such as “accounted for,” “rose,” and “fell,” and check spelling and collocations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts a complex contrast with “while,” but most of the writing relies on short, incomplete or faulty sentence patterns, and errors sometimes obscure the intended meaning. For example, “At a glance, it revelies that.” is an incomplete sentence, while “the two other languages few students are able to spoke this language” has an unclear structure and an incorrect verb form. The opening also lacks a clear grammatical construction after “students,” and the second sentence has problematic punctuation and capitalisation. There is little evidence of accurate control across a range of structures. Build complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, for example: “The proportion speaking two other languages increased from 10% to 15%.” Then check tense, articles and sentence boundaries.

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