Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 21 · 2026-09-17

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The chart and table below show the results of a survey of library users at a university.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

Categories of library users

Student answer (Band 4.0)

The plan illustrates a college before it was redesigned and how it looks now. The two structures are present giving us information about the infrastructure of a college cafe.

There were some modifications in the model. For instance, placement of kitchen, tables and chairs in addition to it toilets were at the same location whereas new areas including hot meals, salad bar recycling bin moreover barbecue area with outdoor seating were developed. However, staff dining room is replaced by take-away food and coffee bar.

If we talk about the diagram before the construction of a cafe, in the north-western corner a kitchen was located with a serving area where foods and drinks were available. In the middle, staff dining rooms were present in the downward direction to it tables and chairs were placed where people sat and relaxed additionally next to it, a bin was positioned below it toilets were situated.

The infrastructure of the cafe today consists of hot meals area at the placement of serving area also beneath to it salad bar has been established as well as lower to it barbecue area has been constructed along with outdoor seating to accommodate customers. On the other hand, take-away food accompanied by coffee bar has been built. Bin has been upgraded to a recycling bin.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 1.0

The student has written a response about the wrong prompt entirely. The prompt required summarising a survey about library users and their satisfaction levels at a university, based on a chart and a table. However, the student wrote an Academic Task 1 response describing the floor plan of a college cafe before and after redesigning. Because the response is completely off-topic and fails to address any part of the actual data provided, it cannot receive a passing score for Task Achievement and is awarded a band 1.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

Although the response is off-topic regarding the data, it is organised into clear paragraphs with an introduction, overview, and detailed body paragraphs. Cohesive devices such as 'For instance', 'whereas', 'Moreover', and 'On the other hand' are used to connect ideas, albeit sometimes awkwardly or mechanically. Paragraphing is logical for a floor plan description, but the complete irrelevance to the prompt prevents a higher score.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.5

The student demonstrates a basic vocabulary range suitable for describing a physical layout, including terms like 'infrastructure', 'modification', 'placement', and 'north-western corner'. However, there are numerous inappropriate lexical choices and unnatural collocations due to the fundamental misunderstanding of the prompt, as well as minor errors such as 'beneath to it' and 'lower to it'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as prepositional phrases and relative clauses ('where foods and drinks were available'). However, there are frequent grammatical inaccuracies, missing articles, and awkward phrasing, such as 'in addition to it toilets were at the same location' and 'staff dining room is replaced by take-away food'. Errors sometimes cause confusion for the reader.

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