Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-11-01

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The graph below shows the average monthly change in the prices of three metals during 2014.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Average monthly change in prices of copper, nickel and zinc (2014)

Student answer (Band 6.0)

The line graphs illustrate change in average monthly prices of three metals (Copper, Nickel, and Zinc) in 2014.

Overall, change in prices of nickel fall over the year but zinc and copper reamined relatively stable. Initialy, nickel had highest price change but at the end of the year zinc's price changed most.

Nickel started the year with 6% price change and in march it fall into 1%. After that it slowley decreased and in june its price change achieved lowest peak which was -3%. In july in increased little bit and reached to -1% and reamined platue till september. In october it decreased little bit and then rose upto 1% at the end of the year.

On the other hand, Copper and Zinc price didn't changed a lot. In january, copper had 1% price change whheras zinc started with 2% price change. After that both metal price change decreased slowly and reached close to 1% in june. In july copper had some positive price change ,then became stable however zinc price remained stable upto october and then suddenly rose up to 2% in december.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You provide a relevant overview, identifying nickel as the strongest at the beginning and noting that copper and zinc were comparatively stable. You also describe nickel’s sharp fall to its low point in June and its recovery towards year-end. However, some details are inaccurate: copper began at about 2%, not 1%, while zinc began at about 1%, not 2%; copper and zinc also did not both reach close to 1% in June, when their changes were approximately -0.5% and -1%. The overview’s claim that nickel fell over the year is also incomplete, since it recovered to around 1% by December. Covering the metals’ contrasting mid-year declines and year-end rises more precisely would make the main features clearer and better supported.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for nickel and the other two metals. This makes the main comparison easy to follow, and phrases such as “After that” and “On the other hand” help signal sequence and contrast. Some connections are less clear or repetitive, however. The copper-and-zinc paragraph moves from their starting values to a shared decline, then to separate later patterns without consistently distinguishing the two series. The phrase “then became stable” does not clearly identify which metal it refers to. Use clearer references and organise the final paragraph around the metals’ different movements, rather than grouping them as though their trends were identical.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing a line graph, including “decreased,” “rose,” “stable,” and “price change,” so the trends are generally understandable. There are also attempts at more specific language, such as “lowest peak” and “remained plateau,” but these combinations are not natural or precise for describing a low point or an unchanged trend. Repetition of “price change” and “little bit” limits the range, while spelling errors such as “Initialy,” “slowley,” and “reamined” reduce accuracy. Build a more varied set of accurate trend expressions and check spelling; this would help you describe the data more precisely without changing the meaning.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple sentences and some longer structures, including the contrast introduced by “whereas” and the time sequence in “After that … and in June…”. The overall meaning is usually clear, but some grammatical errors occur across the response. Examples include “change … fall” and “it fall into 1%,” where the verb form is incorrect, and “Copper and Zinc price didn’t changed,” which has an incorrect verb construction and number agreement. Missing or misplaced punctuation also appears in “In July copper had some positive price change ,then became stable however…”. Aim to control past-tense forms consistently and divide longer sentences with appropriate punctuation; these changes would make your comparisons easier to read.

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