Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-19
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
You have rented a house by a lake for the summer.
Write a letter to a friend. In your letter
• describe the house.
• describe how you are spending your time there.
• invite your friend to come and visit.You do NOT need to write any addresses.
Begin your letter as follows:
Dear ____
Student answer (Band 4.5)
Dear friend,i hope your well.My house as like village which is very beautiful and quite place and my house arounded of fields, frish. My village people friendly which hose situated in fields and far look very beautiful and attractive.My house decorated with punjabi culture.my house is very facinating and My time most spending in my people of village .My most of time spending in my parents and i likes stroll through in the fields its view of evening is very attractive.i am walking in the morning so i am feel fresh air and peaceful place .So i am helped of my father in work and good felt when my father with me.i am inviting too please come here and together enjoy and i meted too my village people so you felt happy.please come here in my village and together stroll through in the fields and their many talked to him.so i am inviting please come here in my house.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response attempts to cover all bullet points required by the task prompt: describing a house by a lake, explaining how time is spent, and inviting a friend. However, the interpretation of the house context is somewhat confusingly blended with village descriptions (e.g., 'My house as like village which is very beautiful and quite place'). The description of time spent includes helping the father and walking in the fields, and the invitation is extended at the end. While all parts are addressed, the ideas are somewhat repetitive and under-developed due to limited elaboration. The tone is appropriate for a letter to a friend. Based on these descriptors, the task achievement aligns with a Band 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The letter lacks proper paragraphing, as it is written as a single, continuous block of text. There is very little use of cohesive devices, with sentences simply strung together using basic connectors like 'and' or 'so' (e.g., 'So i am helped of my father in work and good felt when my father with me'). While there is a basic chronological progression from describing the setting to daily routines and finally extending an invitation, the lack of paragraph division and the mechanical repetition of basic conjunctions hinders the overall flow. Referencing is also occasionally unclear. Therefore, this performance meets the criteria for Band 4.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with frequent word-choice errors and awkward collocations (e.g., 'house arounded of fields', 'frish' for fresh, 'meted' for meet). Words are often misused grammatically or phonetically, such as 'facinating' and 'quite' instead of quiet. While the reader can generally deduce the intended meaning, the errors are noticeable and cause some difficulty. The lexical range is limited and minimally adequate for conveying simple ideas. This corresponds to a Band 4.0 for lexical resource.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The grammatical range is very limited, relying heavily on simple sentence structures that are frequently marred by basic errors. There are significant issues with verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, and prepositions throughout the text (e.g., 'i hope your well', 'My time most spending in my people of village', 'i am helped of my father'). Punctuation and capitalization are largely neglected, with missing spaces after commas and uncapitalized pronouns. These frequent errors disrupt the flow and occasionally distort meaning, placing the response firmly at Band 4.0 for grammatical range and accuracy.
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