Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 20 · 2026-09-26

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The charts below give information about a public library in a town called Little Chalfont.

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

 

Student answer (Band 4.0)

Libraries are considered the most appropriate and quite areas where humans can study or work with complete concentration ,even the latter provides workshop places for all categories .

These different sharts below represent how many people attend a library in the town known as a Little chalfont and how much they participate on increasing its loans in a time interval 2007 to 2016 .

Overall , a significant number of diverse generations go to little chalfont and involve loan's library which mainly has evolved in 2016.

There ´s a significant proportion of adults between 18 and 64 age gap are a chalfont ´s member which reaches approximetly mire than half of total members followed by 22% of childrens and 12%and 15% young adults and older people .

those genratilns were participated on resulting a satisfied number of loans on 2016 specially childrens and adults were

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response fails to meet the minimum length requirement of 150 words, stopping abruptly at 145 words and leaving the final sentence unfinished ('...specially childrens and adults were'). The introduction provides some interpretation of what libraries are rather than focusing strictly on the charts. While the overview attempts to highlight some main features, key data trends from the graphs—such as the steady rise in total loans from 2007 to 2016 and the exact breakdown of loan categories—are largely omitted or poorly reported. The percentages for loan categories are completely missed, and the description of the age groups is imprecise and garbled in places. Due to the incomplete ending, under-length status, and failure to fully report the main features and comparisons, this falls into the band 4 range.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response is structured into an introduction and basic body paragraphs, but the overall organization breaks down significantly. The transition between ideas lacks logical flow, and cohesive devices are awkwardly used or missing entirely (e.g., 'even the latter provides...'). Paragraphing is attempted, but the final paragraph is a fragmented, incomplete sentence rather than a fully developed point. Referencing is frequently unclear, and the mechanical errors in text progression make it difficult for the reader to follow a clear line of argument. This performance aligns with band 4 descriptors.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is very basic, repetitive, and restricted. There are numerous spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'quite' instead of 'quiet', 'sharts' instead of 'charts', 'chalfont' instead of 'Chalfont', 'approximetly' instead of 'approximately', and 'mire' instead of 'more'. The student attempts some less common terms like 'generation' and 'proportion', but inaccurate word forms and collocations (e.g., 'involve loan's library', 'resulting a satisfied number') strain the reader's understanding and reflect a limited lexical range typical of a band 4 level.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. There is a heavy reliance on simple sentence structures, and attempts at more complex sentences result in severe structural errors and run-on constructions (e.g., 'There ´s a significant proportion of adults between 18 and 64 age gap are a chalfont ´s member which reaches...'). Punctuation is faulty, capitalization is erratic, and numerous basic agreement and preposition errors occur. Furthermore, the response trails off with a grammatically incomplete sentence at the end. These frequent errors distort meaning and place this work firmly at band 4.

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