Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-13

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

below shows the value of one country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The table shows the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.

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

Student answer (Band 4.5)

This graph presents the comaprison of many of the product in years 2015 to 2016. the table show how the change is teh export from 2015 to 2016 in amount of teh product of differet catagories.in [petrolium products the years 2025 we export 60 $billions while in 2016 it was 62 $ billions. the second product is engineered goods. In this catagory in nyear 2015 we export at the level of 59 $ billion and that in year 2016 it was again 60$ billion.going the third product which isGems and jewellery the export in 2015 is 45 $ billion and that in 2016 was 40 $ billion .As it dicreases by 5 $ billion.The next expoted product is Agrocultural products in 2015 export was 31 $ billion and that in 2016 was 32 $ billions .The last product exported is textile .In 2015 the export was 28 $ billion and that of in 2016 was 32 $ billion .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response identifies all five export categories and attempts to compare their values across the two years, so it is relevant to the task. However, it gives no clear overview of the main trends or highest and lowest categories, and several figures do not match the chart: for example, petroleum is reported as 60 and 62 rather than approximately 61 and 63, while engineered goods are given as 59 and 60 rather than 57 and 62. The textiles figures are also inaccurate. The statement that gems and jewellery fell by $5 billion is broadly consistent with the chart, but the response does not report the percentage-change information in the table. Select the most important overall patterns and check figures carefully before describing them.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response follows the categories in a generally understandable order, moving from petroleum products through to textiles, and phrases such as “The next” and “The last” help signal progression. However, it is presented as one long paragraph, with little separation between the introduction and the data details. The repeated category-by-category pattern also makes the report feel like a list rather than a comparison, and there is no concluding overview to bring the main features together. Some transitions are awkward, such as “going the third product,” and punctuation is inconsistent, making boundaries between ideas unclear. Use distinct paragraphs for an overview and supporting details, and connect related increases or decreases to create clearer progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses relevant basic terms, including “export,” “product,” “category,” and “decreases,” and it names the categories needed to describe the chart. However, vocabulary is repetitive and several spelling errors make the writing less clear, including “comaprison,” “differet,” “catagories,” and “Agrocultural.” Some expressions are also unnatural for a chart report, such as “we export at the level of” and “the last product exported is textile.” Aim for concise, conventional reporting language and accurate spelling. For example, use “export earnings” or “export value” rather than repeatedly saying “export,” and describe changes with verbs such as “rose,” “remained stable,” or “declined.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

Most of the response relies on simple sentence patterns, often repeating “in 2015 … and that in 2016 …”. There are attempts to form longer sentences, such as “As it dicreases by 5 $ billion,” but this is a fragment rather than a complete sentence. Errors in tense, articles, agreement, and sentence boundaries occur frequently: “the table show” should be “the table shows,” and “the export in 2015 is” would be more appropriately expressed in the past tense. Capitalisation and punctuation are also inconsistent, with several sentences running together. These problems do not prevent the reader from following the general sequence, but they limit accuracy. Practise complete past-tense sentences and vary the structures used to compare figures.

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