Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-03

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The bar chart shows the typical weekday for students in three different countries.

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

Student answer (Band 4.0)

The chart shows the typical weekday for students in three different countries

The chart shows in UK the highest student activity is sleeping and the Japan and Germany both the highest activity in weekend is studying.

In overall in UK the highest activity in weekday is sleeping 8.5 students and in Japan 7 students sleeping in week day and in Germany 8 students sleeping in weekday in Japan highest ratio of student in week days is studying number of 13 and in UK only 8 students studying in week day and in Germany 9 students studying in weekdays and the relaxing ratio of UK and Germany students same number of 7 in weekdays and the lowest number of relaxing is Japan the number of Japan relaxing students is on 4 it's a lowest number of all bar graph the number of relaxing is lowest of all countries over all the chat

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response attempts to address the task by reporting data from the bar chart, but it fails to provide a clear overview or effectively highlight the main features. The information is presented as a list of data points rather than a coherent summary. There is no clear distinction between the main trends and the supporting details. Furthermore, the data interpretation is inconsistent; for example, the student mentions 'weekend' when the prompt specifies 'weekday'. The lack of a clear structure and the failure to make meaningful comparisons between the three countries significantly limit the response, keeping it at a lower band level.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The response lacks paragraphing, which makes it difficult to follow. There is no logical progression of ideas; the text reads as a series of disjointed sentences rather than a cohesive report. Cohesive devices are almost entirely absent, and where they are used, they are ineffective. The lack of punctuation, particularly the absence of full stops between sentences, creates a 'run-on' effect that severely disrupts the flow of information. To improve, the student must use clear paragraph breaks and transition words to link ideas logically.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary is very limited and repetitive. The student relies heavily on simple, functional words like 'highest', 'number', and 'activity'. There is no attempt to use a range of vocabulary appropriate for describing data, such as 'proportion', 'percentage', 'significant', or 'contrast'. The phrasing is often awkward, such as 'the relaxing ratio of UK and Germany students same number of 7', which hinders clarity. The student needs to expand their range of descriptive language to include synonyms and more precise terminology related to statistical reporting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The grammatical control is weak, with frequent errors that impede communication. The most significant issue is the lack of sentence boundaries; the entire response is essentially one long, run-on sentence. There are also frequent errors in subject-verb agreement and article usage (e.g., 'in UK' instead of 'in the UK'). The sentence structures are very basic, and there is no evidence of complex sentence forms. Punctuation is almost entirely missing, which makes the text difficult to parse. Significant focus on basic sentence construction and punctuation is required.

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