Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-08-30

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The diagram below shows a town square and surrounding area in 2014 and the plans for development of the area to be completed by 2020. Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 4.0)

2020 is good then 2014 becouse we change the fish market into supermarket the supermarket is usfull for peopels and the fountain is still same and the bandstand is changed into plant bads it good for natur and it give us a good view we change the history musium with local artist's gallery and we leave a empty place with the place of library we chang the fish restourant and the bar with a seprat bars and the restourent we make a children's play ground they play their and we make coverd seating area for people it's help's to get fress and see the natur and give some time for our self and we chang administrative building's into shops i prefer the 2020 town is mordren then 2014 the their is loat of chang in 2014 to 2020 the chang of look's and the desion that enough for this comparison

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response fails to adopt an objective, analytical tone suitable for an Academic Task 1 report. Instead of describing the changes in the town square, the writer provides personal opinions, such as 'the supermarket is usfull for peopels' and 'I prefer the 2020 town'. The task requires a neutral summary of the visual information, not a subjective commentary. While the writer identifies several changes, such as the fish market becoming a supermarket and the bandstand becoming plant beds, the lack of an overview and the inclusion of irrelevant personal feelings prevent the response from meeting the requirements of the task effectively.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The response is written as a single, long paragraph without any logical structure or clear progression of ideas. There is a complete absence of cohesive devices, such as linking words or transition phrases, to connect the various changes described. The text reads as a stream of consciousness rather than a structured report. Referencing is often unclear, and the lack of paragraphing makes the text difficult to follow. The information is presented in a disorganized manner, jumping between different areas of the map without a clear spatial or thematic sequence.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary is very basic and repetitive, relying on simple verbs like 'change' and 'make' throughout the text. There are numerous spelling errors, such as 'becouse', 'usfull', 'peopels', 'natur', 'musium', 'restourant', 'seprat', 'fress', 'mordren', and 'desion'. The range of vocabulary is insufficient to describe the features of a map accurately. The writer lacks the specific terminology required for this task, such as 'relocated', 'transformed', 'replaced', or 'extended'. The frequent spelling mistakes and limited word choice significantly hinder the clarity of the report.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The response consists almost entirely of simple, run-on sentences with frequent grammatical errors. There is a lack of control over basic sentence structure, punctuation, and verb tenses. Examples include 'the fountain is still same', 'it give us a good view', and 'it's help's to get fress'. The misuse of apostrophes and the lack of capital letters at the beginning of sentences are pervasive. There is no evidence of complex sentence structures, and the frequent errors in subject-verb agreement and word formation make the text difficult to read and understand.

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