Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-09

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)

This table represents the data of five industries in Britain to show to survey of their human resources held by national newspaper in order to select that which industies are great to work in.

5th poistion company is highest in number of people, stress ratio and people working under age group of 35s and over 55s while 2nd, 3rd, 4th company have almost smilar amount of resources and 1st conmpany is less in human resources and in turnover resources and in total.

No of employees in 1st are 56, in 2nd they are 79, in 3rd its 72, in 4th they are 76 and in 5 its 190 which is largest than all.

Genger ditribution is 30:70 in 1st, 47:53 in second, 74:26 in third and 13:87 in fourth anf 51:49 in 5th.

People are 77% under the age of 35 or over 55 in first company 59% in 2nd, 82% I 3rd

Morover Multiple factor statistics gives us clear idea to select company as per our priority in terms of salary and stress.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response identifies the table’s general subject and reports several figures accurately, including the staff totals and gender ratios. However, the overview is unclear and includes a major misreading: the fifth-ranked company has the highest staff number and turnover, but not the highest proportion of over-55s; its figure is 0%, while the fourth-ranked company has the highest at 8%. The statement that the fifth company has the highest “stress ratio” is unsupported, as stress is not shown in the table. Several important comparisons are omitted, especially turnover and the high-income figures, and the age data are left incomplete. To make the summary more effective, give a clear overview of the main contrasts and select accurate comparisons across the categories shown.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response, moving from an introduction to general comments and then figures for staff numbers, gender and age. This gives the reader some sense of the table’s categories. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the overview is unclear, and the final sentence about choosing a company by “salary and stress” does not connect clearly to the reported data. The age comparison stops after the third company, leaving the point unfinished. Paragraphing and linking are limited, and several ideas are crowded into long sentences. Grouping related comparisons into clear paragraphs and using simple links such as “by contrast” or “in terms of turnover” would make the information easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some relevant task vocabulary, such as “employees,” “gender distribution,” “turnover,” and “salary,” showing an attempt to describe the table rather than relying only on general language. However, vocabulary is often inaccurate or repetitive, and some choices make the meaning difficult to understand. For example, “stress ratio” and “turnover resources” do not accurately describe the information, while “human resources” is used where “staff” or “employees” is intended. There are also frequent spelling errors, including “industies,” “poistion,” and “Genger,” which reduce clarity. Aim for precise, consistent terms for the table’s categories and check spelling carefully; avoid introducing concepts, such as stress, that the data do not provide.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both simple statements and longer sentences, and some numerical information is expressed in understandable forms, such as “No of employees in 1st are 56.” However, sentence structures are very limited and errors are frequent, sometimes obscuring the intended meaning. The opening sentence has an unclear construction (“to show to survey of their human resources”), and the overview contains a run-on sequence with incomplete or poorly connected ideas. There are also problems with articles, agreement and sentence boundaries, as in “in 5 its 190 which is largest than all.” The age sentence is incomplete and includes an unclear clause. Practise writing complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, then check articles, agreement and punctuation.

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