Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-21

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)

In the given tabulated foarm of graph shows the french people who speak regoinal french language towards to the children and the other who speak language in thier childhood the table conduct this diffrence in thousand number .

here the consturtion about the adults in the table of regional speaking graph it shows two different part spoken habitually and spoken occasionally if we see the most adult preefer occitan in ofetn time the occasionally number is hieghr than anyother it stand on 1m around even in habitual period the ratio of this language is in 600 however the alstain is also stand be4side the occistan in habitated side but in occasionally tab the number is more less it is in 250 numerated moreover the other three language if we speak is quite realted in the both table breton shows 250 and 400 divison in both the side while the creole and corsican were in 100 and into the 200 number

however if the adults who is more into the native language who speak with thier teens is the alstain which more adlutration preafer to covey with thier childrens.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response attempts to address the task by describing the data from the charts regarding French regional languages. However, the information is presented in a very confused and inaccurate manner. For instance, the student states that 'occitan is ofetn time the occasionally number is hieghr than anyother it stand on 1m around', which misinterprets and misreports the figures from the visual data. Key features, such as the highest and lowest languages across the categories, are poorly selected and inaccurately described. The overall summary is largely missing, and the data points contain significant errors. Consequently, the response falls short of the requirements for a higher band, reflecting a Band 4.0 level of task achievement where information is inaccurately conveyed and details are incorrectly reported.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The text suffers from severe organizational issues. There is no clear paragraphing; the entire response is written as a single, rambling block of text. Cohesive devices are either missing or misused, with repetitive and awkward transitions such as 'here the consturtion about' and 'moreover the other three language if we speak is quite realted'. The progression of ideas is difficult to follow because thoughts are jumbled together without logical sequencing. Pronoun referencing is also problematic, making it hard to determine what 'this' or 'it' refers to. This level of organization aligns with Band 4.0 descriptors, where information and ideas are not arranged coherently and cohesive devices are inadequate.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary used throughout the essay is basic, repetitive, and heavily flawed. There are numerous severe spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'foarm' instead of form, 'regoinal' for regional, 'thier' for their, 'consturtion' for construction, 'preefer' for prefer, 'alstain' for Alsatian, and 'adlutration' which appears to be a misuse or severe misspelling. The range of vocabulary is extremely limited and inadequate for discussing statistical charts effectively, heavily straining the reader's understanding. These persistent lexical limitations place the response firmly at Band 4.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The grammatical range is extremely limited, consisting mostly of poorly constructed, run-on complex sentences that fail to communicate meaning clearly. There is a complete absence of reliable control over basic sentence boundaries, punctuation, and capitalization. Examples of severe grammatical errors include 'the french people who speak regoinal french language towards to the children and the other who speak language in thier childhood the table conduct this diffrence', which lacks proper verb forms and clause structuring. Frequent errors in tense, subject-verb agreement, and word forms distort the meaning throughout the text. This performance matches Band 4.0 criteria.

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