Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-10-05
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 data shows the exports from many countries to india and china in between from 2000 to 2011
Overall in 2000 the export rate between Germany and india was at 15% in adttition it was incrteased upto 25% in 2011. however
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 3.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 3.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0
The response falls significantly short of the minimum word requirement of 150 words, containing only 41 words. Because of this extreme brevity, it fails to provide a comprehensive summary of the main features or make the necessary comparisons required by the task prompt. Only a tiny fraction of the data is mentioned—specifically, a single country and year. There is no overall trend identified for both charts, and the writing stops abruptly mid-sentence, leaving the response severely incomplete and addressing the task only minimally.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5
Due to the extreme shortness of the text, organizational structure and paragraphing cannot be properly assessed. The response consists of just two fragmented sentences and an incomplete thought. Although a basic transitional marker 'Overall' is attempted at the start, there is no logical progression or coherent flow across multiple sentences or paragraphs, and cohesive devices are virtually absent.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.5
The vocabulary used is extremely basic and repetitive, such as 'data', 'exports', 'countries', and 'rate'. There are noticeable spelling errors, such as 'indua' instead of India, 'adttition' instead of addition, and 'incrteased' instead of increased. The lexical range is severely restricted, and the errors and incomplete phrasing prevent any demonstration of flexibility or precision in word choice.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
The grammatical structures attempted are very simple and contain major errors. The response contains severe punctuation and capitalization errors, such as failing to capitalise proper nouns like 'india' and 'china', and missing punctuation at the end of clauses and sentences. Furthermore, the phrasing 'in between from 2000 to 2011' demonstrates redundancy and poor control over prepositional phrases, and the sentence structure breaks down entirely before completion.
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