Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-03

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The table below gives information about the five small companies in Britain that came top in a survey of staff conducted by a national newspaper to find out which companies are the best to work for.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

THE FIVE BEST SMALL COMPANIES TO WORK FOR

Student answer (Band 4.5)

The table show survey of staff conducted by national newspaper regarding to find out the best performance of corporations and make comparisons among them .from staff numbers to income of worker.

overall the income experienced dramatic changes over five small companies over the period .while staff income in second company higher other then remaining four companies its ratio is 48 % while its dramticaly down and reached just fifth organization with 2%.

In income bracket firm number two three and four shows the minor changes about in such as 74% in third firm with followed by other two companies with their shares 48% and 5%.

numbers of staff in fifth organization is 190 which is highest .rather then fist company its staff member is just 56 after that which is increased 79 member and male ratio of first firm is 30.70 which is second lowest ratio butt in 4th company its 13.87 while member of this company is 76 which is second highest figure and third also include with 72 members. During this changes staff turnover and all male female ratio.

male ratio is high in 5th company 93% and female is 0% overall female ratio is very low.

by contrast the combined changes of all the firms over the period .the top company is number 5 and also other included .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response attempts to address the task by mentioning elements of the table, such as staff numbers, income brackets, and ratios. However, the information is presented in a very confused and disjointed manner. Data points are frequently misread or inaccurately reported, such as claiming that the staff number for the fifth company is the highest at 190 (which is correct) but mixing up percentages and rankings across the other categories. There is no clear overview of the main trends or significant features of the table, and the comparisons made are often difficult to follow. The writing touches upon the prompt only minimally and tangentially, failing to construct a coherent summary of the visual data provided.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

Information and ideas are not arranged coherently in this response. There is a complete lack of a clear overall progression, and the division into paragraphs is arbitrary and fails to group related data logically. Sentences are strung together with very weak or incorrect logical links, such as 'from staff numbers to income of worker' and 'by contrast the combined changes of all the firms over the period.' Transitional phrases are either misused or absent, making it extremely difficult for the reader to follow the flow of information or understand how different data points relate to one another.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is basic, repetitive, and heavily relies on lifting words directly from the prompt. There are frequent word choice and word formation errors, such as 'dramticaly' (dramatically), 'reach' instead of reached, and awkward phrasings like 'second lowest ratio butt in 4th company its 13.87'. The range of vocabulary is limited and inadequate for a precise discussion of statistical data, struggling with terms related to charts and tables. These lexical limitations and frequent spelling errors often strain the reader's understanding and impede smooth communication of the data.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response displays a very limited range of sentence structures, relying heavily on simple, fragmented, or poorly constructed compound sentences. There are frequent, heavy grammatical errors throughout, including missing or incorrect articles (e.g., 'The table show survey'), incorrect verb tenses, subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'staff member is just 56'), and severe punctuation errors. Complex structures are attempted but are almost always faulty or incomplete, resulting in sentences that distort meaning or cause significant difficulty for the reader to parse.

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