Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-30

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)

introduction; many european countris have been exporting goods to india that icludes austria<belgium<france,germany,england,sweden,united kingdom

austria;they send about 1 percent goods to india

belgium;they send abt 25 percent

finland they send about 2 pervent

france; they send about 8 percent

germany;they send about 16 percent

italy ; they send abt 7 percent

netherlands;they send abt 4 percent

spain they send about 2 percent

sweden ;they send about 2 percent

unitd kingdom;they send about 29 percent

others; they send about 5 percent

now look at 2011 exports

austria;they send about 2 percent goods to india

belgium;they send abt 20 percent

finland they send about 2 percent

france'they send abt 9 percent

germany;they send about 25 percent

italy ; they send abt 9 percent

netherlands;they send abt 5 percent

spain they send about 3 percent

sweden ;they send about 3 percent

unitd kingdom;they send about 13 percent

others; they send about 9 percent

exports from eu countries to china'in 2000

austria;they send about 2 percent goods to china

belgium;they send abt 5 percent

finland they send about 6 pervent

france;they send about 13 percent

germany'they send about 38 percent

italy ; they send abt 9 percent

netherlands;they send abt 4 percent

spain they send about 2 percent

sweden ;they send about 8 percent

unitd kingdom;they send about 9 percent

others; they send about 4 percent

export from eu to vhina in 2011

austria;they send about 2 percent goods to china

belgium;they send abt 5 percent

finland they send about 2 pervent

france;they send about 10 percent

germany'they send about 48 percent

italy ; they send abt 8 percent

netherlands;they send abt 5 percent

spain they send about 3 percent

sweden ;they send about 3 percent

unitd kingdom;they send about 7 percent

others; they send about 8 percent

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response attempts to present all the data points provided in the pie charts for both India and China across the two years. However, rather than selecting, summarising, and comparing the main features as required by Task 1, the student lists almost every single individual country percentage in a mechanical, data-dump fashion. There is no clear overview paragraph highlighting general trends, such as Germany's dominance or the shift in the UK's export share to India. Furthermore, there are inaccuracies in the data transcription (e.g., writing Germany as 16% instead of 15% for the year 2000). This approach fails to fulfil the core requirements of academic task achievement. Band 4.0 is awarded.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The text lacks standard paragraph structure, consisting instead of a series of broken, bullet-like semicolon-delimited lines rather than coherent paragraphs. There is no overall logical progression or overview, and the writing moves abruptly from one country to the next using repetitive phrasing such as 'they send about'. Cohesive devices are virtually absent, and referencing is weak due to the lack of clear subject pronouns or transitional phrases between sections. This results in a disconnected and unstructured presentation. Band 4.0 is appropriate here.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used throughout the response is extremely repetitive and basic, relying almost entirely on variations of 'they send about' followed by a percentage. There is no attempt to use less common lexical items or appropriate reporting verbs and synonyms (such as 'account for', 'constitute', or 'proportion'). Spelling errors occur, such as 'countris' and 'pervent', alongside typographical errors like lowercase letters for country names and punctuation misuse. While the terms can be understood, the range is far too limited and repetitive for a higher band. Band 4.0 is assigned.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The grammatical structure of the response is heavily flawed. There is a complete absence of proper sentence boundaries, capitalisation, and standard punctuation; semicolons and commas are misused in place of periods or conjunctions. Most sentences are simplistic or fragmented listings rather than fully formed grammatical clauses (e.g., 'finland they send about 2 pervent'). Complex sentence structures are non-existent. Frequent errors in punctuation and sentence construction impede the reading flow significantly. Band 4.0 reflects these severe structural limitations.

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