Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-16

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The pie charts below show exports from various EU countries to India and China in 2000 and 2011.

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

EU Exports of Goods to India and China in 2000 and 2011

Student answer (Band 4.0)

The given pie chart explain about exports from various EU countries to india and china in 2000and 2011

over all it can be noticed that in 2000 eu exports of goods of india has been increase as well there has been develope in exports. From india the pie chart it can be seen that germeny has increase (10%) in a year and united king dome has some decline per year as well as beligum has also decline and the other countries like austria, finland, france and italy etc has slightly increase duration of year.

And the in china the germany has increase like (10%) finland and france have been decline and the other countries like spain etc have been slight

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, stopping at only 120 words. Furthermore, the content suffers from significant shortcomings. While the student attempts to highlight some main features, such as Germany's increase in exports to India and China, the summary is incomplete and confusingly expressed. For instance, the phrase 'eu exports of goods of india has been increase' is inaccurate, as exports actually went to India rather than from it. The data points cited are vague or garbled, and there is a lack of a clear, comprehensive overview. Consequently, the task is only partially addressed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.5

The organization of the text is very weak. The response lacks proper paragraphing, presented instead as two run-on blocks of text. Cohesive devices are largely absent, and transitions between ideas are abrupt and confusing, such as jumping abruptly between countries and charts without logical signposting. Pronoun referencing and overall progression are poorly managed, making the text difficult to follow and resulting in a disjointed reading experience that fails to guide the reader smoothly through the visual data.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The lexical range is extremely basic and repetitive, heavily relying on words like 'exports', 'increase', and 'countries'. There are numerous spelling errors throughout the text, including 'explain' instead of 'explains', 'germeny' for 'Germany', 'kingdom' for 'Kingdom', and 'beligum' for 'Belgium'. Word choice and collocations are frequently unnatural or incorrect, such as 'develope in exports' and 'duration of year'. The vocabulary used is inadequate for an academic task and impedes clear communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The grammatical range is severely limited, consisting mainly of simple or poorly constructed compound sentences. There is a complete lack of complex structures executed accurately. Punctuation is virtually non-existent, with missing capitalization for proper nouns and countries ('india', 'china', 'germeny'), as well as missing periods at the ends of sentences. Frequent errors in subject-verb agreement and tense usage, such as 'the given pie chart explain' and 'has been increase', cause persistent difficulty for the reader.

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