Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Barron's Writing · 2026-09-23

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You have a problem in your apartment that needs repairs.

Write a letter to the building manager. In your letter
• describe the problem.
• say what you think should be done about it.
• ask the building manager to visit your apartment to see the problem.

You do NOT need to write any addresses.

Begin your letter as follows:

Dear _________,

Student answer (Band 4.0)

dear sir i hop you are doing well i am writing to latter about a problm i live in a flat the askari building 21 flat number 12 the problm ralvent to shower it has lekege i infarm it to building menegment staff butt thy are not geve me responce i am very tird to face this problm i was try to set from my self butt it is not good pls help me send me a plamber your regarding mis sara

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The student covers the main bullet points of the task by describing a shower leak in Flat 12 of the Askari Building, expressing dissatisfaction with the management staff, and attempting to request assistance and a visit. However, the response falls severely short of the 150-word minimum, containing only 82 words. Because the length requirement is significantly unmet, the task cannot be fully developed or sustained. According to the descriptors for Band 4, the response addresses the task only minimally and lacks the necessary depth, extension, and completion required for a higher score. While the intent to cover all prompts is present, the brevity heavily restricts task achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The text lacks any paragraphing, consisting of a single, continuous block of run-on text. Cohesive devices are minimal and basic, such as the repetitive use of 'and' or 'butt' (but), which makes the flow mechanical and disjointed. Referencing is weak, with unclear links between ideas, for instance moving abruptly from the address to the shower leak and then to the staff's lack of response. Although the general chronological sequence of a complaint letter is attempted, the overall arrangement is quite faulty. This performance aligns closely with Band 4 descriptors, where information and ideas are not arranged coherently and progression is lacking.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, restricted to common words needed for daily survival. There are numerous severe spelling errors throughout the text, including 'hop' for hope, 'latter' for letter, 'problm' for problem, 'ralvent' for relevant, 'lekege' for leakage, 'infarm' for informed, 'menegment' for management, 'butt' for but, 'geve' for give, 'tird' for tired, 'self' for myself, 'pls' for please, and 'plamber' for plumber. These lexical shortcomings and pervasive misspellings severely strain the reader and restrict the vocabulary to a level that barely communicates meaning, fitting the Band 4 profile.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The grammatical structure of the response is extremely weak. The entire letter consists of run-on sentences joined improperly or separated only by punctuation errors, lacking basic capitalisation and correct punctuation entirely. There is a complete absence of complex sentence forms, and simple structures are frequently faulty, such as 'they are not geve me responce' and 'i was try to set from my self'. Errors are extremely frequent and often distort the intended meaning, causing significant difficulty for the reader. This demonstrates a very limited range of structures and poor control over basic grammar, matching the descriptors for Band 4.

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