Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-18
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 two bar graphs and line graph illustrtes the result of survey taking over a three year period to discover what people who live in London think about the city.
The first graph brings out what are the best things in living in London in three different year. To begin with, 1st year, 45% of shops are availbale. 38% of job opportunities.Nearly, 38% of people mixture. 30% of museums and art galleries availabale.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response fails to meet the minimum word count requirement of 150 words, stopping abruptly at only 73 words. Consequently, the report only partially addresses the task. The student attempts to introduce the visual data by stating 'The two bar graphs and line graph illustrtes the result of survey', and begins describing the first chart regarding the best things about living in London ('45% of shops are availbale'). However, the description is extremely fragmented, heavily truncated, and lacks any overall comparison, trend analysis, or coverage of the second and third charts. Because the length requirement is significantly unmet and the content is severely underdeveloped, this falls under the Band 4 descriptor.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The response consists of an introductory sentence and a very short, disjointed paragraph before ending prematurely. While transitional phrases such as 'To begin with' are attempted, the severe lack of length prevents any sustained logical organisation or progression. Paragraphing is incomplete and ideas are not arranged into a coherent structure. Cohesive devices are minimal and insufficient to guide the reader through the data. Based on these limitations in logical arrangement and progression, the text aligns with Band 4 descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.5
The lexical range is extremely basic and repetitive. The student uses simple vocabulary items directly copied or adapted from the prompt, such as 'survey', 'three year period', 'job opportunities', and 'museums and art galleries'. There are noticeable spelling and word-form errors, including 'illustrtes' instead of 'illustrates' and 'availbale' instead of 'available'. Furthermore, collocation is weak, such as 'people mixture' instead of 'mixture of people'. Due to the limited vocabulary range and recurrent errors, a band score of 4.5 is appropriate.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The grammatical structures are extremely limited, consisting mostly of fragmented or poorly formed sentences. There is a frequent lack of full clauses, as seen in '38% of job opportunities' and 'Nearly, 38% of people mixture', which lack verbs. Errors are frequent and intrusive, such as the subject-verb agreement error 'graphs... illustrtes'. Complex sentence forms are absent, and punctuation is occasionally awkward. Due to the very limited range of structures and frequent grammatical errors, the writing fits the Band 4 level.
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