Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

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

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 charts show survey on teachers regarding their students why they are learning international language. The first chart illustrates the compelling reason for studying foreign languagem, while the second chart provides data about how many teachers considered that there has been a latest change in the reason.

Overall,

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

The response identifies the general subject of both charts, but it does not report any figures, comparisons, or meaningful overview of the results. The unfinished “Overall,” leaves the key summary absent, and the reader is not told that travel is the leading main reason (33%), while buying property overseas is the most frequently reported recent increase (34%). The description of the second chart as showing “how many teachers” considered a “latest change” is also unclear about what its percentages represent. The response is substantially under the required 150 words, so it cannot provide the necessary coverage of the data. To improve, complete the report with a clear overview and select several accurate figures and contrasts from both charts.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: the opening sentence introduces the survey, and the next sentence distinguishes the first chart from the second. However, the report stops after the isolated transition “Overall,” so there is no developed overview, body paragraph, or progression through the information. As a result, the reader cannot follow a comparison of the charts or see how the data supports a summary. The linking phrase “while” does signal a contrast between the charts, which is a useful starting point, but the ideas that follow need to be completed and grouped logically. Add an overview paragraph, then organise selected figures into one or two body paragraphs using clear comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some relevant vocabulary, including “survey,” “illustrates,” and “provides data,” and it attempts to paraphrase the chart headings rather than simply repeat them. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural: “international language” is less suitable than “foreign language,” “compelling reason” suggests a persuasive reason rather than the most common one, and “latest change” is not a natural equivalent of a recent change. “Foreign languagem” also contains a spelling error. The limited amount of writing means there is little evidence of range or precise vocabulary for describing proportions and comparisons. Use standard chart-reporting phrases such as “the most common reason,” “teachers reporting an increase,” and “accounted for” when presenting the figures.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The two complete sentences show a basic ability to form statements and use a subordinate clause, as in “how many teachers considered that there has been a latest change in the reason.” However, the opening sentence has an incomplete grammatical pattern: “show survey on teachers regarding their students why” does not clearly connect the survey to its subject. The phrase “students why they are learning” also needs a structure such as “the reasons why their students are learning.” The second sentence is understandable in outline, but its clause construction is awkward, and “Overall,” is left as a fragment rather than followed by a sentence. Because the response is very short, it demonstrates little range. Practise accurate noun clauses and complete sentences, then proofread each sentence for a clear subject and verb.

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