Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-17

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The charts below show the number of French adults whose parents spoke a French regional language to them when they were children and the number who speak a French regional language to their own children.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

Number of adults (in thousands) whose parents spoke a regional language to them in childhood

Student answer (Band 4.0)

The chart compare different categories information about Number od adults in (thousands ) whose parents spoke a regional language to them in childhood .

Overall, it can that there are noticeable among compares different categories shown in the chart .

According to the chart , the first main activities Language Spoken habitually Corsican 90 price , Creole 100 price , Breton 270 price , Occitan 650 price , Alsatian 600 price in language spoken price childhood.

The followed by second activities Spoken occasionally Language in price Corsican 100 price , Creole 130 price , Breton 400 price , Occitan 1.1 million , Alsatian in 250 price in language spoken occasionally . The main and last activities Number of adults in (thousands ) who speak a regional language to their own childhood Languagd Corsican 60 price , Creole 90 price , Breton 97 Rs , Occitan 250 Rs , Alsatian 400 Rs in language speak a regional own children .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response attempts to describe the charts, but it fails to provide a clear, coherent overview or accurately report the main trends and data. The student misinterprets the nature of the data, repeatedly using the word "price" after numbers (e.g., "Corsican 90 price"), which indicates a severe misunderstanding of the visual information. While some figures from the chart are mentioned, such as Occitan at "1.1 million" (close to the actual 1.065 million), the data presentation is extremely fragmented and lacks any meaningful comparison between the categories of habitual speaking, occasional speaking, and speaking to one's own children. Furthermore, the overview sentence ("Overall, it can that there are noticeable among compares different categories shown in the chart") is incomplete and fails to summarize the main trends. Consequently, the task is only partially addressed.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The organization of the text is very weak. The response is written as a single block of disconnected sentences rather than well-structured paragraphs. Cohesive devices are largely absent or misused, leading to a breakdown in logical progression. Sentences such as "The followed by second activities Spoken occasionally Language in price..." are grammatically fractured and fail to connect ideas smoothly. Referencing is unclear, and the mechanical listing of data without transitional phrases or structured comparisons creates a disjointed reading experience. Paragraphing is not used appropriately to separate the introduction, overview, and body details, restricting the score to Band 4.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The lexical range is extremely basic and repetitive, frequently reusing words like "chart", "categories", "language", and "spoken". There is a persistent, confusing use of the word "price" following numerical data, which demonstrates a lack of control over basic vocabulary and data-reporting terminology. Spelling errors and awkward word choices (such as "Languagd" or inserting currency-like units where none exist) severely impede communication and misrepresent the chart's content. While the names of the regional languages (Corsican, Creole, Breton, Occitan, Alsatian) are correctly copied from the prompt, the vocabulary overall is inadequate for a task of this level, fitting the Band 4 descriptor.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

Grammatical control is poor throughout the response. There is a complete lack of accurate complex sentence structures, and even simple sentences suffer from major structural omissions and errors. Examples include "The chart compare different categories information" (subject-verb agreement error and missing preposition), "it can that there are noticeable" (incomplete modal verb clause), and "Number of adults in (thousands ) who speak a regional language to their own childhood" (ungrammatical phrasing). Punctuation is faulty, and basic sentence boundaries are frequently blurred. Due to the constant presence of severe grammatical errors that distort meaning, the response aligns with Band 4.

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