Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-29
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The chart below shows the value of one country’s exports in various categories during 2015 and 2016. The table shows the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Student answer (Band 4.0)
The charts illutrste that, The value of one country's exports in various categories during the priod of [redacted phone]. The table shows the percentage change in each category of exports in 2016 compared with 2015.
Overall, Chart and Table show the percentage of exports good in all over the world. Today I compared both of them.
The things which are country's expoting thems are Petroli products, Engineered goods, Gems and Jwellery, Agricultural products nad Textiles. The chart illustrate that in 2015 and 16 the petrolium products sell about 60 billion dollars and increased to 62 billion dollars in 2016. While the Engineered goods also goes up during this period. Textiles industry also increased whereas, Gems and jewellery remain down in 2016 and not eport whereas all of them exports.
The Table shows that percentage of the values through the period. Petrolium products increased with the percentage of 3. Engineered goods also has good growth about 8.5%. Gems and jewellery decreased with big number about 5.18%. During the whole period the bests exports wer in Textiles industry about 15.24%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5
The response attempts to address the prompt by summarizing the provided charts and table regarding export earnings in 2015 and 2016. However, the task achievement is significantly compromised by misinterpretations of the data, such as stating that gems and jewellery 'remain down in 2016 and not eport', whereas the chart clearly shows earnings of $41 billion for that year. Furthermore, the overview is weak, containing conversational filler ('Today I compared both of them') rather than a summary of main trends. While some specific figures like the percentage changes for textiles (15.24%) and engineered goods (8.5%) are correctly reported, the overall selection and reporting of main features lack precision and clarity, leading to a Band 4.5 level of performance.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0
The response is divided into short paragraphs, but the logical flow and progression are frequently disrupted. The introduction contains fractured sentence structures, and the second paragraph ('Overall, Chart and Table show...') reads more like a personal commentary than a formal academic overview. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or repetitively (e.g., 'While the Engineered goods also goes up...', 'The Table shows that...'). Paragraphing is attempted, but the internal cohesion within paragraphs is faulty, causing the reader to struggle with the progression of ideas, resulting in a Band 4.0 score.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is very basic, repetitive, and often inaccurate. There are numerous spelling errors throughout the text, including 'illutrste' for illustrate, 'priod' for period, 'expoting' for exporting, 'Petroli'/'petrolium' for petroleum, 'Jwellery' for jewellery, and 'nad' for and. The student relies heavily on direct lifting or poor paraphrasing of the prompt. While some topic-specific terms like 'Agricultural products' and 'Engineered goods' appear, the high frequency of lexical errors and limited control over word formation strain the reader's understanding, fitting the Band 4.0 descriptors.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0
The response displays a very limited range of grammatical structures, and simple sentences frequently contain basic errors. There are frequent issues with subject-verb agreement and tense consistency (e.g., 'The value of one country's exports... [is incomplete]', 'the petrolium products sell about 60 billion dollars and increased', 'the bests exports wer in Textiles'). Punctuation and capitalization are also problematic, such as unexpected commas splitting main clauses ('The charts illutrste that, The value of...'). Complex sentences are rarely attempted without error, meaning the overall accuracy is low and places the response at Band 4.0.
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