Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Momentum Workout · 2026-09-20
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)
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. we wil discuss what are the changes town square and surrounding are in 2014 and 2020.
In 2014, the centre tere is a fountian. in right there is a history museum.In right corner there has a fish market. In left corner there has a town hall. In fornt of town hall there has a bandstand. In the miiddle of the left side there has a adminstrative buildings. In south there has a bar. In west south there has a fish resturant. In the middle of west and south there has a library. so these few facilities in 2014.
In 2020, The middle there has a fountain. In the centre of the right there has a children's playground. and attached with a covered seating. In top left corner there has a supermarket. and in supermarket fornt there has a local artist gallery. in top right corner there has a town hall. in the east there has many shops. in fornt of town hall there has a plant beds. so these many development in the 2014 to 2020.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response attempts to describe the changes shown in the 2014 and 2020 maps of the town square. However, it falls significantly short of a satisfactory task response. There is no introductory overview paragraph summarising the main trends or overarching changes, which is a key requirement for Academic Task 1. Furthermore, the spatial locations are frequently misdescribed (e.g. stating the history museum is on the right, whereas the reference shows it on the west). Many features are omitted, and the detail provided is confusing and lacks clear organisation or comparison between the two time periods. This performance aligns with Band 4.0 descriptors due to minimal and partially inaccurate coverage of the prompt's visual data.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The text is divided into basic paragraphs, separating the introduction, the 2014 description, and the 2020 description. However, the internal cohesion within paragraphs is very weak. The writing relies heavily on repetitive sentence openings such as 'In 2014...' and 'In [direction] there has...', creating a very mechanical and disjointed reading experience. There is a lack of varied cohesive devices or smooth transitions, and referencing is often unclear, leaving the reader confused about the spatial relationships between features. Overall cohesion and logical progression are poor, fitting Band 4.0 criteria.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is extremely basic and repetitive, relying on elementary terms like 'fountain', 'shop', 'bar', and directional words. There are frequent errors in word choice and phrasing, such as 'In right corner there has a fish market' and 'plant beds'. The student also misspells several common words, including 'fountian', 'miiddle', 'adminstrative', 'resturant', 'fornt', and 'artist'. These lexical limitations and frequent spelling errors severely restrict the range of vocabulary, placing the response at Band 4.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The grammatical structures employed are extremely limited and repetitive, consisting almost entirely of simple existential sentences using 'there has' or 'there is' (e.g., 'In the middle tere is a fountian', 'In south there has a bar'). Complex sentence structures are absent. There are widespread and fundamental grammatical errors throughout the text, including tense confusion ('we wil discuss what are the changes'), incorrect prepositions, missing articles, and severe subject-verb or existential structure errors. These frequent, intrusive errors impede clarity and correspond to a Band 4.0 score.
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