Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Academic Practice Accelerator · 2026-10-23

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 chart shows that there are three different countries with three different rates of sleeping, studying and relaxing among the students and it represents the weekday of students. The first shows that UK 8.5 rate of sleeping, 8 among students

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

The response identifies the chart’s subject and begins to report one relevant figure: “UK 8.5 rate of sleeping.” However, it stops before giving a meaningful summary, and it does not report the main comparisons, such as Japan’s 13 hours of studying or the countries’ relaxing figures. There is no overview of the key pattern, and the final fragment, “8 among students,” leaves the information incomplete. The response is also substantially below the required 150 words, so the task is addressed only minimally. To improve, provide an overview of the most notable contrasts, then select and accurately compare the figures for sleeping, studying and relaxing across all three countries.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.0

There is a basic attempt to introduce the chart, followed by a move towards a specific data point, so the reader can see the intended direction. However, the response ends after one incomplete comparison and has no clear progression through the chart’s categories or countries. The phrase “The first shows that” does not clearly identify what “the first” refers to, and the final words do not form a complete idea. Organise the report into a short introduction, an overview, and a paragraph comparing the figures. Use clear links such as “By contrast” or “Regarding relaxation” to guide the reader between comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses a small set of relevant topic words, including “chart,” “countries,” “sleeping,” “studying” and “relaxing,” which makes the general subject recognisable. However, the vocabulary is very limited and some phrasing is unnatural: “three different rates” is not a precise way to describe hours spent on activities, and “8.5 rate of sleeping” is an awkward collocation. There is not enough language to describe comparisons or trends. Build a task-specific range with expressions such as “spend,” “hours,” “the highest figure,” and “compared with,” and use them to report the chart’s data accurately and clearly.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The opening sentence shows an attempt to form a longer sentence using “that” and “and,” and its general meaning is understandable. However, the response relies on this one structure and then shifts into an incomplete sentence: “The first shows that UK 8.5 rate of sleeping, 8 among students.” This lacks a clear grammatical pattern for reporting the figures, and the final phrase is unfinished. Practise complete comparison structures, for example, “UK students sleep for 8.5 hours, while Japanese students sleep for 7.” Use a subject and verb for each reported comparison, and check that each sentence ends with a complete idea.

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