Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-12

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The bar charts and line graph below show the results of a survey conducted over a three-year period to discover what people who live in London think of the city.

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

What are the best things about living in London?

Student answer (Band 4.0)

The provided chart bar chart and line graph highlights how individuals who live in London think of the city all over a period of three years. As it is mentioned in the chart bar bar charts there are several reasons things makes living in London a good and a worst thing. During period 1 the range of shops was the best thing about habitats in London, but as we can see to the during the next year it declines dramatically by and at the third period there is an encrease of about 42%. Further more we can considerate job opportunities was

the second best thing about living in London for the first year but in the second year it was mixture of people. In the opposite, it's remar quable that crimes was the worst thing about living there will about 66% in the first year, of Wich there an equality with cost of living. Also the line graph high list th

The provided chart bar chart and line graph highlights how individuals who live in London think of the city all over a period of three years. As it is mentioned in the chart bar charts there are several reasons Things makes living in London a good and a Worst thing. During period 1 the range of shops was the best thing about habitate in London, but as we can see in the next year it declines dramatically. And at the third period there is an increase of about 42%. Further more we can considerate job opportunities was

The second best thing about living in London for the first year. but in the second year it was mixture of people. In the opposite, it is remarkable that crime was the Worst thing about living there will about 66% in the first year, Wich were an equality with cost of living. Also, the same graph highlight that litter

a big problem in London with 80% in year two wichut declines in the third year. and air quality and noise has been in dramatic decline since year to year s.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response attempts to describe the charts and line graph, but it suffers from severe repetition, copying large blocks of text nearly verbatim. While it identifies some features like the range of shops, job opportunities, and crime rates, the information is presented in a very fragmented and confusing manner. Key trends, such as overall comparisons or timeframes, are poorly covered, and the data points are frequently inaccurate or garbled (e.g., stating 'crime was the worst thing... will about 66%'). Furthermore, the structure is disrupted by the repetition of paragraphs. The task is addressed only partially, earning a band 4.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

Coherence and cohesion are severely undermined by the duplicated text blocks that appear in the middle of the response. The overall arrangement lacks logical progression or clear structure. Paragraphing is extremely faulty, as sentences break off mid-thought, such as 'Further more we can considerate job opportunities was' followed by a disjointed new section. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately (e.g., 'In the opposite'), and referencing is unclear. This results in a disjointed text where information and ideas are not arranged coherently, placing it at a band 4.0.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, with frequent spelling and word-choice errors that strain the reader's understanding. Examples include 'habitats' instead of 'habitants' or 'inhabitants', 'encrease', 'Wich', and 'wichut'. The student attempts some less common terms like 'dramatically' and 'remarkable', but these are overshadowed by pervasive inaccuracies in form and collocation (e.g., 'high list th', 'cost of living... will about 66%'). The lexical range is limited and contains errors that cause difficulty, aligning with band 4.0 descriptors.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

Grammatical control is weak throughout the response. There is a very limited range of sentence structures, and attempts at complex sentences frequently break down or remain incomplete (e.g., 'Further more we can considerate job opportunities was'). Errors in grammar, punctuation, and sentence boundary demarcation are extremely frequent, often distorting meaning and impeding communication. Instances like 'crimes was the worst thing... will about 66%' and sentences ending abruptly demonstrate a lack of control over basic syntactic structures. This corresponds to a band 4.0.

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