Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Complete Catalyst · 2026-09-27
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The pie charts below show responses by teachers of foreign languages in Britain to a survey concerning why their students are learning a foreign language. The first chart shows the main reason for learning a foreign language. The second chart shows how many teachers felt that there has been a recent change in the reason.
Write a report for a university lecturer describing the information below.
% of teachers reporting the following as most common reason for learning:
Student answer (Band 4.0)
The pie chart depicts a survey of teachers in Britain.They are searching why students are learning forign language.The second chart shows how many teachers are feeling change in learning language.
In first pie chart we see majority of business men are learning this language for their business sake.19 percent involved in property business learn this language.5 percent learn language for general interest.7 percent seek to learn laguage for personal development and social contact.3 percent are learning this language for foreign partners.33 percent learn this language for travel Majority of learning language are business men and travellers.
In second pie chart ,teachers show that 4 percent learn language for personal development and 15 percent learn for social contract.The ratio of business men is more in learning language.Travellers are now learning minimum.15 percent are showing no interest in learning languages.The ratio of people learning language for foreign partners has been increased little bit.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The student attempts to address both charts, identifying travel (33%) and business (26%) as major factors in the first chart, and buying property overseas (34%) in the second chart. However, there are significant misinterpretations of the data. For instance, the student claims 'majority of business men are learning this language for their business sake' and misinterprets the second chart categories (e.g., claiming 'Travellers are now learning minimum' and '15 percent are showing no interest' when the data states 15% reported 'no change' in reasons). The overview is weak and confused. This corresponds to Band 4.0 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0
The text is divided into three brief paragraphs resembling an introduction and two body paragraphs, but the logical flow and progression are weak. Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes inaccurate, such as 'In first pie chart we see... Majority of learning language are business men and travellers.' The referencing is unclear in places, making it difficult to follow the relationships between data points. Paragraphing is present but fails to structure the report logically. This places the response in Band 4.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
Vocabulary is basic and repetitive, with frequent misuse of terms such as 'searching' instead of 'surveying', 'business men' instead of 'business or work', and spelling errors like 'forign' and 'laguage'. The range of vocabulary is narrow and barely adequate to convey the data, with phrases like 'The ratio of business men is more' showing a lack of precision. Collocation and word choice errors frequently occur. This reflects Band 4.0 performance.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
The response contains a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple sentences with frequent structural errors. There are missing articles ('In first pie chart'), punctuation and capitalisation slips ('Britain.They'), and awkward phrasing ('teachers show that 4 percent learn language for personal development and 15 percent learn for social contract'). Errors are frequent and occasionally strain the reader's comprehension. This aligns with Band 4.0.
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