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 compare the three different injuries categroies fatal, serious and slight in across United Kingdom incur by gun or knife, ranging from [redacted phone] timeframe, and it is seen as the occurance of crime increase for each crime over the period

Overall, the slight injuries hold the largest value, whereas fatal crime remain the small number. However, `

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

You identify the table’s subject and make two relevant overview points: slight injuries have the highest figures, while fatal injuries are the least numerous. However, the response stops before reporting any figures or describing how the categories change over time, so the main information is only minimally covered. The claim that crime increased in each category is also too broad: fatal injuries fluctuate, and the table gives no serious, slight or total figures for 2006–07. The response is substantially below the required 150 words, leaving the task incomplete. To improve, include a clear overview and select key comparisons, such as the sharp rise in slight injuries and the increase in serious injuries through 2005–06.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an opening sentence introduces the table, followed by a separate overview beginning with “Overall”. This gives the reader a simple starting structure. However, the response ends abruptly after “However,” and the overview is not completed, so there is no progression into supporting details or comparisons. The opening sentence also combines several ideas in a way that makes the relationship between them difficult to follow. Develop a clear sequence of paragraphs: paraphrase the table, summarise the main trends, then report selected figures in a logical order. Avoid leaving a linking word such as “However” without the contrasting point it promises.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “fatal”, “serious”, “slight”, “largest value” and “over the period”, which helps identify the subject and broad comparison. However, several choices are inaccurate or awkward: “injuries categories” and “fatal crime” do not describe the table naturally, while “occurance” is misspelled. “United Kingdom” is also less precise than the table’s “Great Britain”. The limited range makes it difficult to describe trends or compare figures. Use accurate terms such as “injury categories”, “number of fatal injuries” and “the figures rose/fluctuated”, and check spelling. More precise vocabulary would make the overview clearer without requiring unnecessarily complex wording.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts a complex opening sentence, but control is uneven. In “The table compare the three different injuries categroies … incur by gun or knife”, the subject–verb agreement is incorrect, and the sentence lacks a clear grammatical structure around “incur”. The phrase “in across United Kingdom” also shows difficulty with prepositions and articles. In the overview, “fatal crime remain” has an agreement error, and the final “However,” leaves the sentence unfinished. There is some use of a subordinate clause in “whereas fatal crime remain…”, but the response does not demonstrate a reliable range of accurate sentence forms. Build shorter, complete sentences first, then add comparisons, checking agreement, articles and sentence endings.

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