Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-08

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 4.5)

The given chart illustrate The information about families of one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and 2018.Overall it is clear that in 1968 food has increast weekly income .In 2018 decline weekly income had fuel ,power , personal goods.The similar income was household goods.

In the 1920 weekly income of food was higest income at around 35 % .Clothing and footware was around 10 %. The same income was household goods and personal goods around of 8 % .Trsnsport to leisure was 7 to 9 % .The lowest weekly income was fuel and power around 6 % .

In contxet 2018 leisure was high weekly income at around 22%. The housing and food was 16 between 19 %. Transport was at around 14 % . The lowest weekly income was at around 4 %.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify several relevant features, including food as the largest category in 1968, leisure as the largest in 2018, and household goods as unchanged. However, the overview is unclear: saying food “has increast weekly income” does not accurately describe its fall from about 35% to 17%, and the statement about 2018 declines does not clearly identify the categories. Some figures are also inaccurate or vague: housing was about 19%, not “16 between 19%,” and the lowest 2018 figures were fuel and power and personal goods, both around 4%. The response contains 127 words, below the required 150, so the report is underdeveloped. Add a clear overview and accurately compare the main rises and falls.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

The response has a basic three-part structure: an introduction and overview, followed by details for 1968 and 2018. This gives the reader some sense of how the information is grouped. However, progression within the paragraphs is difficult to follow, and several links between ideas are unclear. For example, “Trsnsport to leisure was 7 to 9%” does not explain which figure belongs to which category, while “In contxet 2018” is an unclear transition. The overview also combines unrelated points without a clear comparison. Use separate, logically ordered comparisons—for example, first the largest categories, then the smaller ones—and connect them with accurate phrases such as “by contrast” and “while.”

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “weekly income,” “around,” “highest,” and category names such as “household goods” and “fuel and power.” This shows a basic ability to describe chart data. However, the range is limited and several spelling and word-choice errors make the report harder to understand, including “increast,” “higest,” “Trsnsport,” and “contxet.” Phrases such as “high weekly income” and “the same income” are also imprecise for describing proportions. Choose accurate reporting language and check spelling carefully. For example, describe a category as accounting for a “share” of spending, and use “rose,” “fell,” or “remained unchanged” to report trends.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt simple statements and a few longer constructions, such as “Overall it is clear that…” and “The same income was household goods and personal goods…”. However, sentence structures are very limited, and frequent errors in verb forms, agreement, articles, and sentence construction sometimes obscure the intended meaning. For instance, “The given chart illustrate” needs subject–verb agreement, while “In the 1920 weekly income of food was higest income” has an incorrect year and an incomplete, awkward grammatical pattern. Punctuation and spacing are also inconsistent, with missing spaces after full stops. Practise clear comparative sentence frames, such as “Food accounted for 35% in 1968, compared with 17% in 2018,” and proofread each sentence for a complete subject and verb.

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