Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-27

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The charts below show the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients, all of which may be unhealthy if eaten too much.

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

Student answer (Band 4.0)

The charts explan the average percentages in typical meals of three types of nutrients, all of which may be unhealthy if eaten too much

Overall, three rypes of nutrients first is Sodium, Saturated and Added sugar. First of all, in sodium lunch 29%,breakfast 43%, dinner and snacks 14%.In saturated averige of nutrients lanch 26%, dinner 37%, breakfast 16% and 21% snacks. On the other hand, in added sugar 42% snakes, 16% brake fast, 23% dinneer.

In sodime, brakefast 43% it is the upword all nutrients. Forthermore in added suger 42% s

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response is severely under-length, containing only 91 words compared to the required 150-word minimum, which significantly impacts task completion. Additionally, the student misinterprets several key data points from the chart (for instance, claiming that breakfast sodium is 43% when the chart shows dinner at 43% and breakfast at 14%). While there is an attempt to list percentages for the three nutrients across the four meal types, the data is frequently inaccurate and lacks a fully developed overview. Consequently, the response falls into the lower bands for Task Achievement due to incomplete development, severe under-length, and factual inaccuracies in data reporting.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The text lacks clear overall progression and logical paragraphing. The response begins with a brief introduction, followed by a dense, unpunctuated or poorly structured block of data, and ends abruptly mid-sentence. Cohesive devices are minimal or misused (e.g., 'First of all', 'On the other hand'), and referencing is often unclear, making it difficult for the reader to follow the flow of information. Paragraphing conventions are largely ignored, with disconnected fragments appearing at the end of the text.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, heavily reliant on the words provided in the prompt (e.g., 'nutrients', 'sodium', 'saturated', 'added sugar', 'breakfast', 'dinner'). There are numerous spelling errors throughout the text, including 'explan' instead of 'explain', 'rypes' instead of 'types', 'averige' instead of 'average', 'lanch' instead of 'lunch', 'snakes' instead of 'snacks', 'brake fast' instead of 'breakfast', 'dinneer' instead of 'dinner', 'sodime' instead of 'sodium', and 'upword' instead of 'upward'. These lexical limitations and errors constrain communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The response displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, consisting mostly of fragmented lists rather than complete, well-formed sentences (e.g., 'in sodium lunch 29%, breakfast 43%'). There is a complete lack of control over complex sentence forms, and basic sentence construction is frequently absent. Numerous grammatical errors and incomplete thoughts are present, culminating in a sentence that cuts off entirely ('Forthermore in added suger 42% s'). Meaning is frequently distorted or obscured by these structural failures.

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