Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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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 given bar charts and line graphs illustrates effects of a survey on people over a certain time period to be aware of their concerns about the city.

Overall,it is immediately apparent that range of shop as the best facilitial thing for people there whereas

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

The response identifies the survey’s general subject and begins an overview by noting that the range of shops was a leading positive feature. However, it stops before completing the comparison (“whereas”) and gives no account of the other positive features, the worst aspects, or the problems assessed in the line graph. There are also no supporting figures or meaningful trends, so the report covers only a small part of the task and the information is substantially underdeveloped. The required minimum length is not met: the response is 45 words, against a minimum of 150. To improve, complete the overview and summarise the main patterns across all three charts, selecting a few accurate comparisons and figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an opening sentence introduces the survey, followed by a separate overview beginning “Overall”. This gives the reader a minimal sense of structure. However, the report ends mid-sentence at “whereas”, so there is no completed progression from introduction to overview and supporting details. The linking word also signals a contrast that is never supplied. With only two short sentences, paragraphing and cohesive referencing cannot develop, and the reader cannot follow a full account of the data. Use a clear sequence—introduction, overview, then grouped details—and ensure each linking expression connects complete ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some task-relevant vocabulary, including “survey”, “concerns”, “range of shop” and “facilitial thing”, and attempts a formal reporting style with “Overall” and “immediately apparent”. This shows an effort to describe the chart rather than relying entirely on everyday language. However, several choices are inaccurate or unclear: “effects of a survey” does not express the survey’s findings, “range of shop” is not the chart’s label, and “facilitial thing” makes the intended meaning difficult to identify. The vocabulary range is also very limited because the response is so brief. Use precise chart terms such as “range of shops”, “job opportunities” and “cost of living”, and choose reporting phrases such as “the survey results show”.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts a complex opening structure and an overview sentence, but grammatical control is inconsistent. In “the given bar charts and line graphs illustrates”, the plural subject requires “illustrate”; the sentence also lacks a clear, well-formed relationship between the survey and the people surveyed. In “Overall,it is immediately apparent that range of shop as the best…”, punctuation is missing after the introductory word, and the clause lacks a verb and an article before “range”. The final “whereas” leaves the sentence incomplete. These errors make the intended message harder to follow, while the very small sample offers little evidence of varied structures. Practise complete subject–verb clauses and check articles, agreement, punctuation and sentence endings.

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