Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-10-22

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 bar chart depicts the survey conducted for three different year in london about best and worst living things and line chart shows the percentage of people saying are these major problems regarding litter, air quality and noise.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

You identify the general subject of the visuals, mentioning the three-year survey, positive and negative aspects of London, and the problems of litter, air quality and noise. However, this is only an introductory sentence: there is no overview of the main patterns and no figures or comparisons from any chart. The response therefore does not describe the information the task asks you to report, and the line graph is only named rather than summarised. It is also substantially below the required 150 words. To improve, write a brief introduction, give an overview of the most notable trends, then select and compare key figures from all three visuals.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

The sentence follows a basic sequence, first referring to the bar chart and then to the line chart, so the reader can recognise the intended subject. However, the response consists of only one sentence and has no paragraphing or progression from an overview to supporting details. The relationship between the charts is not developed, and there are no linking expressions to guide the reader through comparisons or trends. For a report, organise the information into clear stages: an introduction, an overview, and one or two paragraphs comparing the main data. Use simple transitions such as “Overall” and “By contrast” where they accurately connect ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some relevant task vocabulary, including “survey,” “percentage,” “litter,” “air quality” and “noise,” which makes the topic recognisable. However, the range is very limited because the response does not describe any data or changes. Some expressions are imprecise or unnatural: “best and worst living things” does not clearly mean the advantages and disadvantages of living in London, and “saying are these major problems” is not a natural way to describe the responses. Use precise chart-reporting language, such as “the most popular aspects,” “the main drawbacks,” and “respondents who considered these issues major problems.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to combine information about two visuals in one sentence, and the basic meaning is mostly recoverable. However, the sentence contains several grammatical problems: “three different year” needs a plural noun, “in london” requires the correct capitalisation, and “people saying are these major problems” has an incomplete and incorrectly ordered clause. The sentence also relies on a single structure, so it does not demonstrate a range of sentence forms. Practise accurate introductory clauses and reporting structures, for example, “The charts show the results of a survey conducted over three years” and “The line graph indicates the proportion of respondents who said these issues were major problems.”

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