Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-30

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018.

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

1968 and 2018: average weekly spending by families

Student answer (Band 4.0)

the chart belows show that in one country how families spent tjeir money on in 1968 and 2018 in 1968 people spent alot of money own food items but in 2018 they spent less mpney as camaring to 1968 while own an another side they cosumed money own fueland power but they payed same ammount of money in household goods the chart gives detail about that most of family spent alot of money own food because food is nessesory for health they also utilized same amount of money in 1968 and same in 2018 own household things but there come a big difference in1968 the lesture sold only 10 percent but in 2018 there comes a big differenc which is 20 percent own tarnsport in 2018 alot of money is spented as comaring to 1968 which is maximam 10 percent

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response attempts to cover the main features of the chart comparing weekly family spending in 1968 and 2018, noting major shifts in categories such as food and leisure. However, the task achievement is hindered significantly by the word count falling below the 150-word minimum requirement at 140 words. Furthermore, the selection of data contains inaccuracies or vague descriptions (e.g., stating leisure sold 10 percent, or referring to maximum 10 percent for transport), and there is no clear overall overview provided. Because parts of the data are misreported and the minimum length requirement is not met, the score is limited to Band 4.5.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The text lacks clear overall progression and paragraphing, presented instead as a single, continuous block of text with run-on sentences. Cohesive devices are either missing or repetitive and inaccurate, such as 'own an another side' and 'because food is nessesory'. The organization of ideas makes it difficult for the reader to follow a logical progression between the various spending categories in the two years. Reference words and logical links are frequently faulty, placing this response firmly at Band 4.0.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with frequent spelling mistakes throughout the text, such as 'tjeir', 'alot', 'mpney', 'camaring', 'cosumed', 'fueland', 'payed', 'ammount', 'nessesory', 'lesture', and 'spented'. The range of vocabulary is limited and minimally adequate to convey very simple ideas, but the persistent spelling and word-choice errors (such as using 'sold' instead of 'stood at' or 'accounted for') frequently strain the reader's understanding. This performance aligns with Band 4.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The writing relies almost exclusively on poorly controlled simple or run-on sentences joined by conjunctions like 'but'. There is a complete lack of punctuation to separate independent clauses, resulting in major run-on errors. Grammatical accuracy is very low, with frequent errors in prepositions, verb forms, and sentence structure (e.g., 'there come a big difference in1968 the lesture sold only 10 percent'). These frequent errors severely impede communication and demonstrate basic control, meriting a Band 4.0.

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