Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Correction

The bar chart shows different methods of waste disposal in four cities: Toronto, Madrid, Kuala Lumpur and Amman. Waste disposal in four cities.

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Sample Response

The given bar graph shows data on the four different waste disposal methods used in Toronto, Madrid, Kuala Lumpur and Amman. As is presented in the data, Landfill and Incineration are two most common way of waste disposal in these four cities. According to the bar graph, Toronto disposes of more than 70% of its waste by Landfilling while Amman usages this method to dispose of almost half of its waste. In Madrid and Kuala Lumpur, this method is used to dispose consecutively of 29% and 18% of their wastages. Incineration is another popular method of waste disposal and Kuala Lumpur uses this method to dispose of more than half of its wastages. This method is used to dispose of 38% and 40% of waste respective in Amman and Madrid. Again, Recycling of wastages is used to dispose of about 23% garbage in Kuala Lumpur and Madrid. This method is used only to dispose of less than 10% of total wastages in Toronto and Amman. The least used method of waste disposal is Compositing and this method is used to dispose of about 2-8% of total wastages in these four cities.

IELTS Writing Correction

  • 1. Plural structure landfill and incineration are the two most common ways
  • 2. Use chart label landfill
  • 3. Wrong word form Amman uses this method
  • 4. Wrong adverb for 29% and 18%, respectively
  • 5. Uncountable noun waste
  • 6. Exact method share about 55% of its waste
  • 7. Respectively form waste in Amman and Madrid, respectively
  • 8. Natural phrase Recycling waste
Band score breakdown

IELTS Writing Criteria Scores

Detailed feedback by IELTS writing criterion after the annotated essay.

TA

Task Achievement

6.5
Feedback

The response covers all four methods and cities, with several accurate figures and a clear sense that landfill and incineration dominate. However, the overview could be sharper and some values are imprecise or awkwardly compared.

Next step

State the main contrast clearly: Toronto relies heavily on landfill, Kuala Lumpur mostly uses incineration, while composting is the least used method everywhere.

CC

Coherence and Cohesion

6.0
Feedback

The report follows the chart categories in a logical order, but it is one long paragraph and linking words such as 'Again' are basic. Some comparisons would be easier to follow if grouped by city or method.

Next step

Use an introduction, overview, landfill/incineration paragraph, and recycling/composting paragraph.

LR

Lexical Resource

5.5
Feedback

Vocabulary is understandable but weakened by repeated 'dispose of', incorrect forms such as 'Landfilling', 'usages', 'wastages', and the misspelling 'Compositing'.

Next step

Use 'landfill', 'incineration', 'recycling', 'composting', 'accounts for', and 'is used for'.

GRA

Grammatical Range and Accuracy

5.5
Feedback

Frequent article, plural, and word-form errors occur, but the information is mostly understandable. Several percentage phrases need cleaner structure.

Next step

Proofread every noun after a percentage and avoid pluralizing uncountable 'waste'.