Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-30

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The graphs below show the number of drivers in Britain who have been caught driving too fast by speed cameras placed on roads, and the number of people killed in road accidents, over an eight-year period since the introduction of speed cameras. The tables show the results of a survey on people's opinions on speed cameras.

Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.

SPEED CAMERA FINES and ROAD ACCIDENT FATALITIES

Student answer (Band 4.0)

from the last 8 years the speed cameras fines ha been increase rapidy and move uptoaround [redacted phone] whichs far more than the amount started as [redacted phone] in first year.

by moving forward we came to know that the ratio of road accident remains same which is unbelieveable.

when the survey was collected about camera reducing number of accident on the roads.

then he survey shows about 32 percent believes on that. moreover huge amount of people disagree with that procedure.and about 60 percent people strongly agree with that.and aroud 8 percent shows no interest in it by saying that they do not know about that.

as far as i concerend about the installation of speed camera strongly beleives that

26 percent to improve road safety and 71 percet to rasie venue and 3 percet dont know about that

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The response fails to meet the minimum length requirement of 150 words, stopping at 138 words, which negatively impacts Task Achievement. While the student attempts to describe the main trends, such as the increase in speed camera fines from 200,000 to 1,600,000, and touches upon the survey data, the information is presented in a fragmented and partially inaccurate way. For instance, the commentary on the survey percentages contains contradictions, misreporting the 60 percent 'No' response as people strongly agreeing. Key features are therefore only partially covered, and the overall summary is underdeveloped.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The text lacks clear overall progression and logical paragraphing. Sentences are broken into extremely short, disjointed blocks rather than cohesive paragraphs, and transitional phrases like 'by moving forward we came to know' are unnatural. Referencing is frequently unclear, particularly with pronouns and transitions such as 'when the survey was collected... then he survey shows'. There is a lack of effective cohesive devices, leading to a choppy reading experience that does not maintain a logical flow throughout the report.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The lexical range is limited and basic. The student uses many rudimentary vocabulary items and makes frequent word-choice and collocation errors, such as 'fines ha been increase rapidy', 'move uptoaround', and 'rasie venue' (instead of raise revenue). Spelling mistakes are prominent ('unbelieveable', 'concerend', 'beleives', 'percet'). While the numbers from the prompt are incorporated, the lack of precise academic vocabulary and the presence of severe lexical inaccuracies restrict the score to this band.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. There are numerous basic errors in verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, and sentence structure (e.g., 'speed cameras fines ha been increase rapidy', 'the ratio of road accident remains same', 'as far as i concerend about the installation of speed camera strongly beleives that'). Complex sentence attempts are frequently faulty and confused. Punctuation and capitalization are also erratic, with missing capitals at the start of sentences and unmanaged run-on clauses that impede clear communication.

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