Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-21

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The bar chart below shows the average number of hours that women in various age groups and women with varying levels of education spend on primary activities each week.

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

Average hours per week women spent in selected primary activities, by age and educational attainment, 2009

Student answer (Band 4.0)

The bar chart illustrates the average number of hours per week women spent in primary activities by age and educational attainment,2009

Overall, the leisure and sports accounted for highest number of hours among groups, while working and work related activities varied considerably by age. Women aged 75 and over spent the most time on leisure and sports,whereas the 15-19 aged group spent most time on houshold activities.

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AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 3.0

The response is severely under-length at only 70 words, failing to meet the minimum requirement of 150 words. Because it cuts off mid-sentence ('Looking first at'), it only partially introduces the data and fails to develop an overview or report the main features and comparisons as instructed. According to the task achievement descriptors, this falls into the lower bands due to minimal task completion and lack of development.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

Although the writer attempts an introductory sentence and a brief overview paragraph ('Overall, the leisure and sports accounted for...'), the text is incomplete and breaks off abruptly. Paragraphing is initiated properly, but the lack of a body section and the unfinished concluding thought prevent any clear overall progression or cohesive structure from being fully established.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.5

The vocabulary used in the initial sentences is generally adequate and relevant to the prompt (e.g., 'average number of hours', 'educational attainment', 'primary activities'). However, the extremely limited output provides very little material to assess a wider range. There is one spelling error ('houshold' instead of 'household'), but communication is not impeded in the limited text produced.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The few complete sentences attempted show basic control of simple and compound structures ('The bar chart illustrates...', 'Women aged 75 and over spent...'). However, there is a minor grammatical omission ('the leisure and sports accounted for highest number' should include 'the highest number'), and the text terminates mid-sentence. Due to the very limited output, grammatical range cannot be fully demonstrated.

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