Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 18 · 2026-09-13

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The chart below shows the number of households in the US by their annual income in 2007, 2011 and 2015.

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

Student answer (Band 4.0)

This chart shows the amount of household in the United State by their 1 year salary in 2017, 2011, and 2015. And aslo in chart, this chart is describing the main featutres and create comparsion where relevant.

There are diffenent incomes, these moneys were consumed in household in the US 2007, 2011, and 2015. like that, $25,000 and $25,000- $49,99. $100,00 more.

Overall, the household maximum consumption was in 2015 and another comparsion income with 2011 was minimum. In the 2007, the household income by their were average in the US.

Firstly, if we analyze, the household salries by on year in the US, in 2007, the less than salries user was $25,000 and above $25,000-$49,999.

the another comparison income in 2007, the $75,000- $99,999 was highest in this period.

In the 2011, the maximum highest household users money was $100,000 more and also less than in 2011 was 2$25,000.

in 2015, the minmum

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0

The response attempts to summarize the chart showing the number of US households by income, mentioning categories and years like 2007, 2011, and 2015. However, the data points selected are highly inaccurate, confused, and incomplete, ending abruptly mid-sentence with 'in 2015, the minmum'. While the student identifies some general trends, the execution lacks precise reporting of main features and meaningful comparisons. The interpretation of the data is severely hindered by confusing phrasing and incomplete thoughts, aligning closely with a Band 4.0 descriptor.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The essay is divided into paragraphs, but the organization and progression are very faulty. Sentences like 'And aslo in chart, this chart is describing the main featutres and create comparsion where relevant' show a reliance on memorized or copied rubric language that does not fit the context. Cohesive devices are either misused or absent, and referencing is unclear ('another comparsion income with 2011 was minimum'). Furthermore, the response is incomplete, tailing off at the end, which disrupts the overall flow and structural integrity.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

Vocabulary is basic, repetitive, and often misused. Examples include '1 year salary' instead of annual income, 'amount of household' instead of number of households, and 'salries user'. There are numerous spelling and word-choice errors, such as 'aslo', 'featutres', 'comparsion', 'diffenent', and 'minmum'. The limited lexical range and frequent errors significantly strain the reader's ability to understand the intended meaning, placing this performance firmly in the Band 4.0 category.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

Grammatical control is extremely weak throughout the text. The response contains very few error-free sentences, featuring severe structural issues such as fragments ('like that, $25,000 and $25,000- $49,99.'), subject-verb agreement problems, and misuse of prepositions. Sentences like 'In the 2007, the household income by their were average in the US' demonstrate a fundamental lack of sentence structure control. Errors are frequent and often distort the meaning entirely, matching the criteria for Band 4.0.

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