Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-09-30
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 4.5)
The given chart illustrates the export value of a particular country in five different catagories from 2015 and 2016. While the table gives the information of percentage in each catagory from 2015 to 2016.
Overall, Petroleum products exports remains high among the four other catagory and taxtiles face decrease in the export among all. The taxile gain highest percentage change in value anf agriculture products shows decline in the percentage chnage in values from 2015 to 2016.
In detail, the value of pertoleum products increase from $60 to $65 billions from 2015 to 2016.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The response fails to meet the minimum word length requirement of 150 words, stopping abruptly at only 94 words. Consequently, the overview and body paragraphs are severely underdeveloped. While the student attempts to summarise the main features, mentioning that petroleum products had high export values and that textiles experienced a percentage change, the details are inaccurate and poorly supported. For instance, the text claims that petroleum products increased 'from $60 to $65 billions', which misreads the chart values ($61 to $63 billion), and contradicts the introductory overview. Because of the under-length penalty and significant omissions in data reporting, this falls under Band 4.0 descriptors.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0
The essay is split into very brief paragraphs, with the body paragraph consisting of only a single sentence. There is an attempt at an introduction and an overall summary, providing some basic structure. However, logical progression is hindered by the extreme brevity and confusing contradictory statements in the overview. Cohesive devices are minimal, featuring basic transitions like 'While' and 'In detail', but referencing is weak and the overall arrangement lacks the cohesive management expected at higher bands. This performance aligns with Band 5.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 4.5
The vocabulary used is basic and repetitive, with several spelling errors that reflect a limited lexical control, such as 'catagories' instead of categories, 'taxtiles' and 'taxile' instead of textiles, 'anf' instead of and, and 'pertoleum' instead of petroleum. The student attempts some topic-related vocabulary like 'export value', 'percentage change', and 'agriculture products', but the frequency of spelling mistakes and lack of a wider, more flexible range restricts the score to a Band 4.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5
The response contains a very limited range of structures. The sentences attempted are simple or contain basic coordination. There are several grammatical and agreement errors throughout the text, such as 'export value... remains high' (subject-verb agreement), 'taxile gain highest percentage' (missing article and incorrect verb form), and 'agriculture products shows decline' (singular/plural mismatch). These errors, combined with the lack of complex sentence structures, place this criterion firmly in Band 4.5.
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