Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-11-03

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 chats 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. What are the best things about living in london?. The started to the chart explain firstly, range of shops year 1 45% as well as second and third year also same . There the job opportunities and mixture of people trend are same but museum & art gallaries first and second year 35 to 37%. They are the night life as transport are same percentage . What are the wrost things about living in london?. The cost of living as well as traffic congestion percentage are same but crime year first 58% second and third year percentage are same. The cost of housing furthermore percentage are same years are same . the litter 70% to down 68%. There are air quality 68% line are level . the noise 60% to down 58%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

You identify the broad subject and mention all three chart areas, including shops, jobs, crime, litter, air quality and noise. However, the report does not provide a clear overview of the main patterns, and several figures or comparisons are inaccurate: shops are not 45% in all three years, and the chart shows museums and galleries rising from about 29% to 34.5%, not 35% to 37%. The worst-things figures also vary rather than remaining the same, while litter falls from about 75% in Year 2 to 65% in Year 3. The response is 126 words, below the required 150; 37 copied prompt words were excluded from that count. Add a concise overview and select accurate key comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 3.5

The response follows the chart categories in a broadly sensible order, moving from positive features to negative ones and then to litter, air quality and noise. This gives the reader some sense of the information being covered. However, it is presented as one continuous paragraph, with repeated question-like transitions such as “What are the best things…” and “What are the worst things…”, rather than clear report sections. Links such as “There,” “They are,” and “furthermore” do not make the relationships between figures clear, and several statements are difficult to follow. Use an introduction, an overview and grouped detail paragraphs, and connect comparisons explicitly—for example, by contrasting the highest and lowest figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “trend,” “range of shops,” “job opportunities” and “air quality,” so the reader can recognise the topics being described. However, the range is limited and some phrases are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “the started to the chart explain,” “the trend are same,” and “line are level.” Spelling errors in “chats,” “gallaries,” “wrost” and “london” also reduce accuracy. Aim for precise reporting language and check spelling, especially for chart labels. Phrases such as “remained stable,” “increased slightly” and “fell to” would help you describe changes more clearly and avoid repeatedly using “same” or “down.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

You attempt to report several comparisons and use some basic sentence links, but most sentences rely on simple or incomplete patterns, and errors frequently make the relationships between figures unclear. For example, “There the job opportunities and mixture of people trend are same” has problems with sentence structure and subject–verb agreement, while “The cost of housing furthermore percentage are same years are same” lacks a clear grammatical structure. The opening also runs two questions together with incorrect punctuation. Practise complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and use past-tense reporting consistently: for example, “The proportion naming shops was highest in Year 1, then fell slightly.” Check agreement, articles and punctuation when editing.

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