Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 11 · 2026-09-21
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)
Labelled picture illustrates the carbon dioxide emission in four different countries in years between 1967 and 2007.
Overall in accordance with labelled picture there is a continous rapis increase in emission of carbondioxide in Portugal and Italy. United kingdom and Sweden have a increase in 1977 but after that decrease is seen.
According to the information given in the labelled picture four countries carbon dioxide emission is shown in years between 1967 and 2007.
United kingdom has a increased number in 1977 after that there is only rapid decrease.On the other hand Sweden is also facing same numbers like the Uk. There is constant fall in carbon dioxide emission. Italy has a incrase number onwards 1977 till 1997 but after that it remained constant. Portugal also has a little movemnet in emission onwards 1977 that rises in 1997 but then remained constant in 2007.
At the end all of four countries have a rise in carbon dioxide emission in 1977 and remained constant in 2007.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 4.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the task by describing the overall trends for the four countries between 1967 and 2007. However, the response lacks specific data points, relying instead on vague descriptions like 'a increased number' and 'remained constant'. Furthermore, several claims regarding the data are inaccurate; for example, the text states that all four countries had a rise in 1977 and remained constant in 2007, which contradicts the actual data where countries like the UK and Sweden experienced decreases in later decades. The overview is repetitive and lacks a clear summary of the main comparative features. Consequently, the task is only partially addressed, earning a band score of 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.5
The essay is divided into multiple short paragraphs, but the organization and progression of ideas are weak. The introduction and body paragraphs suffer from severe redundancy, essentially repeating the same assertions about the four countries multiple times across different sections. Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes inaccurate, such as 'At the end' used to introduce a flawed summary sentence. Referencing is frequently unclear, making it difficult to follow the logical development of ideas. Overall, the structural arrangement lacks a coherent framework, leading to a band score of 4.5.
Lexical Resource — Band 4.5
The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive, relying heavily on words like 'emission', 'carbon dioxide', 'increase', 'decrease', and 'constant'. There are numerous word-form errors and awkward collocations, such as 'continous rapis increase' (spelling and collocation error), 'a increased number', and 'little movemnet'. The lexical range is severely limited, restricting the writer's ability to discuss the visual data with precision or variety. These noticeable errors and lack of sophisticated vocabulary place this criterion at a band score of 4.5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
The response exhibits a very limited range of sentence structures, consisting mostly of simple and frequently flawed sentences. There are persistent grammatical errors throughout the text, including tense inconsistencies, missing articles, and incorrect prepositions (e.g., 'in years between', 'has a incrase number onwards 1977'). Punctuation is also carelessly handled, with missing spaces after periods (e.g., 'decrease.On the other hand'). Because errors are frequent and occasionally obscure the intended meaning, the grammatical control corresponds to a band score of 4.5.
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