Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS General Essentials · 2026-09-21

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

You have enrolled in an evening course but you have found that you are too busy to continue and would like to take the course next term instead.

• explain the situation and why you cannot continue the course

• say what you would like to do about your studies

• ask for advice about what you can do about the situation

Student answer (Band 4.5)

i have enrrolled in an evening course because i had this only choice in my schedule so i had engaged in it

so i found that i have many tasks to do it like cleaning my house and having a shoppoing every end of day

then i decide to asking the direction of my faculty if i have the ability to make the morning courses instead of evening's

finally the warden accepted my request and all is right now i can study and doing my tasks confortablly.

i can advice everyone who have the non appropriate timing in his university to tryning to solve this problem by requestion the direction of his gavulty for changing them

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5

The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, containing only 116 words, which negatively impacts Task Achievement. Furthermore, the content does not accurately reflect the prompt's scenario. The prompt asks the student to explain that they are too busy with an evening course and wish to take it next term instead. However, the student writes about a course they already enrolled in, then describes how they resolved the timing conflict by switching to a morning course with the warden's help, rather than asking to take the course next term. While the bullet points of explaining the situation, stating a course of action, and asking for advice are touched upon, the narrative is confused and does not align with the task instructions. Therefore, this is rated at Band 4.5.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The text lacks proper paragraphing, presented as a single block or poorly structured lines without standard letter formatting features like a salutation or sign-off. Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes inaccurate, such as starting consecutive sentences with 'so' and 'then'. The logical progression is weak because the narrative jumps from enrolling to doing daily tasks, then suddenly to talking to the faculty warden, and finally offering general advice to others. Referencing is occasionally unclear, such as pronoun use referring back to the faculty or timing. Despite these organizational faults, the overall sequence of events can be followed with some effort, supporting a Band 5.0 score.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.5

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with several awkward word choices and spelling errors. Examples include 'enrrolled', 'shoppoing', 'confortablly', and 'gavulty'. The student attempts less common phrasing such as 'non appropriate timing' and 'requestion the direction', but these show poor control of collocation and word formation. While the vocabulary is adequate to convey a basic personal narrative, the frequency of errors in spelling and word choice places this firmly at Band 4.5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The grammatical range is quite limited, relying mostly on simple or poorly linked clauses connected by conjunctions like 'and' or 'so' without appropriate punctuation. There is a total lack of capitalization and punctuation control, such as starting sentences with lowercase letters ('i have enrrolled', 'so i found') and missing periods. Frequent errors occur in verb tenses and forms, such as 'have the non appropriate timing in his university to tryning to solve this problem by requestion'. These persistent errors and the lack of complex sentence structures under good control result in a Band 4.0 score.

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