Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 14 · 2026-10-31

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 chart illustrates the export product value in various categories of one country during 2015 and 2016,While the table comapres the percentage of change in export of each categories in 2016 as compared to 2015.

Overall petrolium products export were highest Followed by Engineered good which slight lowest and other products agriculture reamin stable and textile increased

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

The response identifies the chart and table and gives a brief overall statement, correctly noting that petroleum products were the leading export and that textiles increased. However, it does not adequately summarise the main features: it gives no figures, omits the decline in gems and jewellery, and does not compare the categories or report the percentage changes. The claim that agricultural exports “remain stable” is broadly supported, but the overview is too incomplete to convey the key pattern across the data. The response is also substantially below the required 150 words, leaving the task only minimally addressed. To improve, include a clear overview and select several key values and changes to compare in a developed summary.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an opening sentence introduces the visuals, followed by an overview beginning with “Overall.” This gives the reader a simple starting structure. However, the response ends after this brief overview, with no developed body paragraph or logical progression through the categories. The link between the chart and table is also not explained, and the sentence beginning “Overall” combines several points without clear separation. Use distinct paragraphs for the introduction, overview, and selected comparisons, and connect related information with clear linking phrases. This would make the organisation more complete and easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some relevant task vocabulary, including “chart,” “table,” “percentage,” “categories,” and “export,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is very limited, and several spelling and word-choice errors reduce clarity, such as “comapres,” “petrolium,” and “Engineered good.” Phrases such as “export product value” and “percentage of change in export” are awkward and imprecise. Aim for accurate category names and natural collocations, for example, “export earnings,” “percentage change,” and “engineering goods.” A wider set of comparison terms—such as “rose,” “fell,” “remained almost unchanged,” and “accounted for”—would help describe the data more precisely.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts to use a complex opening structure with “While,” and the main ideas can generally be understood. However, sentence control is weak: the opening joins two clauses with a comma and has no appropriate punctuation between them, while the second sentence lacks clear sentence boundaries. There are also errors in agreement and number, as in “products export were” and “each categories,” and the phrase “which slight lowest” does not form a grammatical comparison. Most of the writing relies on short, incomplete or loosely connected structures, so the range is limited. Practise writing complete sentences with accurate subject–verb agreement, articles, and comparative forms, then check punctuation between clauses.

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