Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The table shows the number of fatal, serious and slight injuries resulting from gun and knife crime in Great Britain from 1998 to 2007 and the percentage increase for each degree of injury over the period.

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

Great Britain - Gun and Knife Crime statistics - 1998-2007

Student answer (Band 4.0)

The table illustrates the number of various degree of injury and the percentage of each in the years between 1998 and 2007 that have resulted with the use of Gun and knife in Great Britain. Overall the year [redacted phone] has recorded the highesr

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 2.5

The opening identifies the table’s subject and gives a broad time frame, and the unfinished overview begins to point to a peak in 2004–2005. However, the response stops after 43 words, well short of the required 150, so it does not provide a meaningful summary of the data. It gives no figures or comparisons and does not report the main trends: slight injuries and the total generally rose to a high in 2004–2005, while fatal injuries fluctuated and serious injuries peaked in 2005–2006. The claim about the highest year is also left incomplete. To improve, complete the overview and add selected figures that support the key comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: it starts with an introductory sentence and then begins an overview with “Overall”. These signals show some awareness of the expected structure for a table summary. However, the response ends mid-thought after “has recorded the highesr”, so there is no completed overview, supporting detail, or progression between points. With only one sentence fragment after the introduction, paragraphing and links between information cannot be demonstrated. Plan a short introduction, a complete overview of the main patterns, and one or two detail paragraphs grouped by relevant trends; use linking phrases to make the comparisons clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some relevant task vocabulary, including “table”, “percentage”, “years” and “injury”, and the reader can identify the general subject. However, the range is very limited, and several choices or forms are inaccurate or awkward: “various degree of injury” should be “various degrees of injury”, while “resulted with the use of Gun and knife” is not a natural way to describe crimes. “Highesr” is also misspelled, and “the highesr” is incomplete. Use precise terms such as “fatal injuries”, “serious injuries”, “slight injuries” and “total incidents”, and describe changes with expressions such as “rose”, “fluctuated” and “reached a peak”.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts a complex opening sentence, and its basic meaning is partly understandable. However, grammatical control is limited in the available text. In “the number of various degree of injury”, the singular noun does not agree with “various”; the clause “that have resulted with the use” has an unclear grammatical relationship to the injuries and uses an unsuitable construction. The final phrase, “Overall the year 2004-2005 has recorded the highesr”, is incomplete and lacks a finished comparison. Aim for clear, complete sentences with accurate noun forms and verb patterns—for example, “The table shows injuries resulting from gun and knife crime in Great Britain from 1998 to 2007.” Then check each sentence for a complete main clause.

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