Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-18
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 4.0)
This graph show that how much person affected by a emission of carbon dioxide in 1967 to 2007
In the united kingdom 11 person person was affected by CO2 in 1967 and its maintain the position till one year and then he become decline and reached to 9 peolple
In the sweden 9 person in first year and its decrease up into 11 person in the next year and there was sudenly fall into 5 person in 3 year thats was completely surprised its was first country who achive a large difference
The next was italy he was stand at 4 person in 1st year and continously increase in next four year and stand approximately eight person per year
The last one was portugal literally he have unexpected results in 1967 only one person who have this disease but in coming year he goes up at maximum 5 person he have a same result similar to united kingdom
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 3.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.0 |
| Overall | 4.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 3.0
The response fails to comprehend the core prompt, misinterpreting average carbon dioxide emissions per person as the number of people 'affected' or having a 'disease'. Furthermore, the data points are severely misread and inaccurate throughout the text (e.g., claiming 11 people in the UK in 1967, and 1 person in Portugal). There is no proper overview of the main trends shown in the graph. The ideas are completely undeveloped in terms of accurate data representation. This corresponds to a Band 3.0 performance under Task Achievement, as it fails to properly summarise the information or report the main features accurately.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The response is organised into separate paragraphs for each country, which provides a basic structural framework. However, there is a distinct lack of proper cohesive devices and logical progression. Transitions between sentences are extremely weak, relying on repetitive and unnatural connectors like 'In the...'. The text lacks an introduction and an overall concluding summary. Pronoun referencing is also confused and imprecise throughout the response. These issues place the response firmly at Band 4.0 for Coherence and Cohesion.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.0
The lexical range is extremely basic and repetitive, frequently misusing key terms related to the task (e.g., using 'disease' and 'people' instead of metric tonnes and carbon dioxide emissions). There are also frequent word-choice and collocation errors, such as 'he become decline' and 'achive a large difference'. The vocabulary is inadequate for an Academic Task 1 response, severely straining the reader's comprehension. This level of lexical control matches the descriptors for Band 4.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0
The grammatical range is very limited, consisting mostly of simple and heavily flawed sentence structures. There are constant, pervasive errors in verb tenses, subject-verb agreement, and articles (e.g., 'This graph show that how much person affected', 'In the sweden', 'he was stand at'). Complex structures are absent, and basic sentences frequently contain errors that distort the intended meaning. This performance fits the Band 4.0 descriptors for Grammatical Range and Accuracy.
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