Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-06

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 shows that the numbert of Franch adults whose parents spoke a French regional language to them when they were children and the number who speak a French language to their own children.The number of adults thousands whose parent spoke a regional language in childhood.

Spoken habitually language the Alsatian spoken this language is around 600%, Occitan spoken French language is 600%, Breton ,Creole, Coreican is 280%, 2005 and 80%. Spoken occasionally language Alsatain spoken this language 230%, Occitan asked language is 1m, and Breton is around 400%.

Creole spokaen this language al most 110% and Coreican is 100%. The number of adult in thousands who speak a regional language to their own children in Alsatian is 400%, Occitan spoken this language ia around 250%, Breton is al most 1005, Creole spoken this language is 80%, and last Corsican spoken this types of language is about 70%, to their own children.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

The response fails to meet the minimum length requirement of 150 words, containing only 131 words with several words copied directly from the prompt. While the student attempts to describe the data from the charts, the reporting is extremely fragmented and inaccurate. Key figures are misunderstood or incorrectly stated using percentage signs instead of thousands, such as '600%' and '280%'. The response provides only a partial and minimal attempt at the task, lacking a clear overview and failing to make appropriate comparisons between the categories.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

The text lacks clear overall progression and logical organisation. Information is presented in a series of disjointed sentences rather than structured paragraphs, making it very difficult to follow the data. Cohesive devices are largely absent or misused, and referencing between sentences is weak. There is no clear introduction of trends, and the abrupt transitions between different regional languages impede the flow of the report.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

Vocabulary is basic and repetitive, frequently impeded by severe errors in word choice and spelling. Examples such as 'numbert', 'Franch', 'Coreican', and 'spokaen' demonstrate weak control over basic terms. The student uses incorrect units ('%' instead of thousands) throughout the text. While there is an attempt to list different languages, the vocabulary range remains limited and inadequate for a standard academic task.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The response shows a very limited range of sentence structures, consisting mostly of disjointed and faulty simple sentences. There are frequent grammatical errors, including missing verbs, incorrect prepositions, and poor subject-verb agreement, such as in 'parent spoke' instead of 'parents spoke' and 'adult in thousands who speak'. Punctuation is also erratic, with missing full stops and run-on sentences that frequently strain comprehension.

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