Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-09-17

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)

this chert is shows uk japan and germany comparison sleeiping studying relaxing for this country.

from my prespective uk sleeping nearly 9% compare to japan and germany which mean that uk is more than higher than japneese and german cityzens. but studing japan is nearly 14 % rather then europian country or uk smaller diffrence moreover germany and uk similer 7% relaxing therefor japan is breakdown 4% and overall uk and germany similer nearly but japan chert rise up side for studying there is bigger diffrences uk and germany both country are relaxing 7% japan also 7% but the

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, as it contains only 99 words. This severely limits the development of the response. While the student attempts to report some data points from the chart, such as sleeping hours in the UK and studying hours in Japan, the information is disjointed and contains significant inaccuracies. For instance, percentages are used instead of hours, and some data comparisons are incorrectly interpreted or garbled. There is no clear overview provided, which is essential for Academic Task 1. Because the response is significantly under-length and lacks adequate data coverage and accurate reporting, it falls under the Band 4 descriptor.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The text lacks proper paragraphing, consisting of only two very dense and run-on sentences or blocks of text. Cohesive devices are either misused or absent, resulting in a confusing progression of ideas. Words like 'moreover', 'therefor', and 'overall' are thrown in without logical connection or correct punctuation, failing to guide the reader through the data. Referencing is weak and unclear, making it very difficult to follow which data points belong to which countries. Due to the lack of logical organisation, poor sentence boundaries, and ineffective cohesion, the response meets the criteria for Band 4.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is extremely basic, repetitive, and restricted to the words provided in the prompt (e.g., 'sleeping', 'studying', 'relaxing', 'uk', 'japan', 'germany'). There are severe spelling and word-choice errors throughout, such as 'chert' for chart, 'sleeiping' for sleeping, 'prespective' for perspective, 'japneese' for Japanese, and 'similer' for similar. Furthermore, the misuse of '%' instead of hours demonstrates a misunderstanding of the data units. The range of vocabulary is inadequate for this task, causing considerable strain for the reader, which aligns with Band 4 descriptors.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

Grammatical control is very weak. The response lacks proper sentence structure, relying on long, run-on fragments connected by loose conjunctions and punctuation errors (e.g., 'this chert is shows uk japan and germany comparison...'). There is a total absence of complex structures, and basic grammatical rules such as subject-verb agreement and tense consistency are frequently ignored ('uk sleeping nearly 9%', 'studing japan is nearly 14 %'). Errors are pervasive and constantly impede communication, justifying a score of 4.0.

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