Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-11-04

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 5.5)

The pie charts below illustrate the percentage of english students studying in one of the university in England and they were able to speak other languages in addition to their native language . There is compression between year 2000 and 2010.

Overall, it can be seen that in both years majority of students did not know about any other language. However, in 2000 spanish language had reported a high trends while French had seen high number of speakers in 2010.

In 2000, 30 % students didnot about any language but on other hand after english, spanish had high trend of 20% speakers in 2000. Then French and another language had 15% of students who speak. However, only 10 % students how speaks German or another languages in 2000.

After 10 years in 2010, students who didnot speak no other language had 5% increase and reached to 35%. Then 20% students are those who speak another languages. Afterwards 15% students speak two other languages in 2010. Meanwhile spanish , french and german had 10 % of speakers in 2010.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You cover both years and include the main categories, with several accurate figures: no other language rises from 30% to 35%, while Spanish falls from 20% to 10%, and the other-language categories increase. The overview also identifies the largest group in both years. However, the comparison that French had a “high number of speakers in 2010” is misleading: French falls from 15% to 10%, and it is not especially high in 2010. There is also an unclear statement that students “didnot about any language,” and the 2000 description repeats or confuses the 10% categories. Make the overview more precise and distinguish “German only” from “two other languages” to report the data more clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for 2000 and 2010. This makes the two-year comparison easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “However,” and “After 10 years” help signal progression. Some connections are mechanical or unclear, though. For example, “Meanwhile spanish, french and german” does not clearly show that all three categories are equal at 10%, while “Then” and “Afterwards” are used repeatedly to list figures rather than express meaningful relationships. The overview also conflicts with the later data about French. Use more precise comparisons and connect changes across years directly, so cohesion supports the information rather than simply sequencing it.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “speakers,” “increase,” and “reached,” and the reader can generally identify the categories being discussed. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “There is compression,” “had reported a high trends,” and “didnot about any language.” Repetition of “students,” “speak,” and “language” also limits the range. Some category labels are imprecise: “another languages” does not clearly distinguish “another language” from “two other languages.” Aim for accurate, natural reporting phrases and retain the chart’s category distinctions. For example, describe a proportion as “accounted for” a percentage and a figure as “rose” or “fell,” rather than using “had high trend.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mix of sentence forms, including contrast clauses with “However” and time references such as “After 10 years in 2010.” The meaning is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors make individual statements unclear. Examples include “the percentage of english students studying in one of the university,” “30% students didnot about any language,” and “students who didnot speak no other language had 5% increase.” These show problems with articles, sentence construction, verb forms, and negation. There are also inconsistent forms in “20% students are those who speak” when describing past data. Practise building complete comparison sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use past tense consistently for both chart years.

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