IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Checker
Task 1 reports fail predictably: a missing overview, copied prompt language, or descriptions that list numbers instead of comparing them. This checker catches all three.
What this tool does
The IELTS Academic Writing Task 1 Checker is a free AI tool that scores chart, graph, table, process, and map reports against the official criteria — Task Achievement, Coherence & Cohesion, Lexical Resource, and Grammatical Range & Accuracy — with an estimated band and feedback that quotes your own sentences. It specifically checks for the overview paragraph whose absence caps Task Achievement at Band 5.
How to use the Academic Task 1 Checker
- 1Paste the task description — what the visual shows (optional but strongly recommended).
- 2Paste your report of at least 150 words.
- 3Click “Check my report” and look at Task Achievement first — it's where Task 1 marks are usually lost.
- 4Rewrite the overview using the feedback, then re-check a fresh task to confirm the habit stuck.
The overview is the whole game
Examiners are trained to look for one thing before anything else: a clear overview of the main trends or stages, in your own words, with no data. A report without one cannot score above Band 5 for Task Achievement no matter how elegant the sentences are. The strongest pattern is a one-sentence paraphrase of the task, a two-sentence overview paragraph, then two body paragraphs that group the data logically — by category, by time period, or by direction of change.
The second most expensive habit is describing instead of comparing. “Coffee consumption was 3kg in 2000 and 5kg in 2020” lists; “coffee consumption rose by two-thirds over the period, the fastest growth of the five countries” compares — and comparison language is precisely what Band 7+ Task Achievement rewards.
Register and accuracy traps
Task 1 is a report, not an essay: no opinions, no conclusions about what “should” happen, and no invented explanations for the data. Tense choice matters too — past periods take past tense, projections take future forms (“is projected to reach”). The checker flags register slips and tense drift alongside the usual grammar issues, because they cost Task Achievement marks, not just grammar marks.
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Create a free accountFrequently asked questions
Can it check process diagrams and maps, not just charts?
Yes. Describe the visual in the task field — for processes it will check sequencing language and passive voice use; for maps it looks for location and change language. The band descriptors are the same; what counts as good “data selection” changes with the visual type, and the feedback adapts accordingly.
I can't paste the chart itself. Does that matter?
Less than you'd think. Describe what the visual shows in a sentence or two; the checker evaluates your report's structure, overview, comparison language, and accuracy of expression. What it can't verify without the actual data is whether every figure you quote is correct — double-check numbers yourself.
How long should my Task 1 report be?
At least 150 words — under-length responses are penalized in Task Achievement. The sweet spot is 160–190 words: enough to cover an overview and two grouped detail paragraphs, short enough to leave 40 of your 60 minutes for Task 2, which is worth twice as much.
Is the score an official IELTS result?
No — it's an AI practice estimate anchored to the public band descriptors, useful for finding weaknesses and tracking progress. Official scores only come from IELTS examiners on test day.
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