Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-09

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)

this image is abar graph and a table depicting export earings from 2015 to2016.the bar graph shows 5 product categarious.petroleum products ,engineered goods ,gems and jewellery ,agriculture products and textiles.foe 2015and 2016 petroleum product earn approximatly 60$ billion and 58$ billion respectively engineered goodsearn approximately 60$billon and and 58$ billionr respectively ,emgineered goods earn approximately 50$ billion nd 54$ billion respectively, gems and jewellery earn about 42$ billion and 38$billion respectively,agriculyure earn roughly22$billion and 22$ billion respectively and textiles earn around 18$ billion and 20$ billion respectively.the table bilow the bar graph show the percentage change in values from 2015 to 2016 for each category :a 3% decrease for petroleum products ,an 8.5% incress for engineered goods ,a 0.81% increase for agriculture productsand15.24% increase for agriculture products and a 15.25% increase for textiles

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

The response identifies the chart’s subject and attempts to report figures for all five categories, but several key details are inaccurate or confused. For example, petroleum earnings rose from about $61 billion to $63 billion, not from $60 billion to $58 billion, and gems and jewellery fell from about $43 billion to $41 billion, rather than $42 billion to $38 billion. The table shows a 3% increase for petroleum, but the response calls it a decrease; it also omits the 5.18% fall for gems and jewellery and repeats the agricultural increase as 15.24%. There is no clear overview of the main pattern. The response is also 17 words below the required minimum. Report the main trends accurately and include a concise overview before the details.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response follows a basic sequence: it introduces the visuals, lists categories and figures, then refers to the table. This gives the reader some sense of the information being discussed. However, most of the response is one long, crowded sentence, with commas and repeated “respectively” doing much of the organising. The figures are difficult to follow, and the repeated or misplaced category references—especially the two agricultural percentage claims—make the progression unclear. There is also no distinct overview paragraph to guide the reader toward the main comparisons. Use separate paragraphs for an overview and the detailed figures, and group related trends together with clear linking phrases such as “by contrast” and “while”.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some task-relevant vocabulary, including “percentage change,” “approximately,” “increase,” and “decrease,” and names the export categories. This shows an attempt to describe numerical information. However, spelling errors are frequent, including “abar,” “earings,” “categarious,” and “incress,” and some category labels are inaccurate or inconsistent, such as “agriculture products” instead of “agricultural products.” Repetition of “earn” and “approximately” also limits variety, while “the table bilow the bar graph” is an imprecise description. These errors sometimes make the report harder to read. Practise accurate spelling of chart vocabulary and use precise alternatives such as “stood at,” “rose to,” and “accounted for.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts to connect several figures in longer sentences, but grammatical control is uneven. The opening lacks sentence-initial capitalisation and clear punctuation, and the long list beginning “for 2015and 2016” contains repeated conjunctions and unclear sentence boundaries. There are also problems with articles, plurals and agreement in phrases such as “petroleum product earn” and “engineered goods earn,” as well as inconsistent tense and sentence construction. These issues make some comparisons difficult to interpret, even though the reader can recognise the general purpose. Build the report from shorter, complete sentences first, then add controlled complex structures—for example, “Petroleum exports rose from about $61 billion in 2015 to $63 billion in 2016.”

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