Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-16
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The graph below shows average carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions per person in the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy and Portugal between 1967 and 2007.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Student answer (Band 4.5)
The line graph gives the informition about the carbon dioxide(CO2) releaes per person between 1967 and 2007 in the United Kingdom,Sweden,Itaiy and Portugal.
Overall we see the people of UK discharged most CO2 in the air between 1967 to 2007.
In the line graf we had 4 counrys who release carbon dioxide, The lowest one is portugal because the people of this country only discharged 1 to 5.5 % carbon dioxide in the air but on the other hand the UK on the highest in the list. When we see the line of Sweden we saw it started from allmost 8.5 and up to closs to 11 between 1967 to 1977 if we see the sweden in 1987,97 and 2007 we can analise it drop rapedly on between 5 and 6. The Italy id difrent from the Sweden where the Sweden went to down the Italy went to up 4 to 7.5 in the line chart between 1967 and 2007.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the task by reporting on the given line graph showing carbon dioxide emissions. An overview is attempted in the second sentence, noting that the UK discharged the most CO2, and some key features are highlighted, such as the UK being highest and Portugal lowest. However, the response contains several inaccuracies in data reading (e.g., stating Portugal discharged "1 to 5.5 %" instead of metric tonnes, and misreading Sweden's starting point and trajectory). Furthermore, the data is not fully synthesized or compared effectively across all countries throughout the 40-year period. Consequently, the response falls into Band 4.5 to 5.0, demonstrating a partial and sometimes inaccurate treatment of the visual data.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The text suffers from a lack of proper paragraphing, being presented as one dense block of text instead of breaking the introduction, overview, and body details into separate paragraphs. Cohesive devices are minimal, basic, and sometimes awkward or repetitive (e.g., "When we see...", "if we see...", "The Italy id difrent from the Sweden where..."). Although there is a rudimentary progression starting from the introduction and moving into country-by-country details, the overall organization is poor and lacks logical sequencing and clear paragraph structure, aligning closely with Band 4.0 descriptors.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, with numerous spelling and word-choice errors throughout the text (e.g., "informition", "releaes", "discharged", "graf", "counrys", "closs", "analise", "rapedly", "difrent"). The misuse of "%". instead of metric tonnes further detracts from lexical accuracy. The range of vocabulary is limited and strained, though it remains marginally adequate to convey the basic topic of emissions. This performance matches Band 4.0, where errors significantly impede communication and vocabulary is restrictive.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The response features a very limited range of grammatical structures, relying heavily on simple or awkwardly constructed run-on sentences connected by conjunctions or commas without proper punctuation (e.g., "Overall we see the people of UK discharged most CO2 in the air between 1967 to 2007."). There are frequent and dense grammatical errors, including missing articles, incorrect prepositions, tense inconsistencies, and subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., "the UK on the highest", "Sweden went to down the Italy went to up"). These errors frequently cause difficulty for the reader and place the response firmly at Band 4.0.
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