Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-11-05

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The table below shows the change in some household types in Great Britain from 1971 to 2007.

Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.

PEOPLE IN HOUSEHOLDS BY TYPE OF HOUSEHOLD AND FAMILY

Student answer (Band 5.5)

This table illustrates the information about the people in households by type of household and family over the peiod of year in 1971 to 2007.

Overall it is clear that there is significant changes in figures throughout the given period.

while most of categories experienced a rised in the percentage while only two categories expereinced a fall in percentage .

In great britan category of one person was seen an upward trend like in 1971 the percentage of one person is 6 % while in 2007 its percentage is 12%. while the category of no children in family is exceeded as comparred to 1971 , In 1971 ratio is 19 % while in 2007 this percentage was reached to 25 % . The percentage of lone parents were also increased , the percenatge were 4% in 1971 while the percentage increased to 12 % which was not less.

There were only two categories which has downward trends , one is dependent children and second is non dependent children , Dependent children percentage was 52 % which dipped to 36 % while the dependent children ratio is 10 % which fell only one percent and reached to 9 %.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several important movements, including the rise in one-person households from 6% to 12%, the increase in couples without children from 19% to 25%, and the fall in dependent-child households from 52% to 36%. However, the overview is broad and slightly inaccurate: it says “only two categories” fell, although three categories did not rise consistently—non-dependent children fluctuated before ending lower, while dependent children declined. The account also omits the key comparison that dependent-child households remained the largest category despite their fall. Some figures are misdescribed: non-dependent children fell by one percentage point from 10% to 9%, not from a stated 10% to 9% for dependent children. A clearer overview and more precise reporting would strengthen coverage.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing increases and decreases. This helps the reader follow the main categories. However, progression within the body is uneven, and several ideas are joined in long, loosely connected sentences. For example, the sentence beginning “In great britan category of one person” moves from one-person households to childless couples and then lone parents without clear separation. Repeated use of “while” and “while only” also makes connections feel mechanical, and the final comparison is difficult to follow because “dependent children” is repeated for two different categories. Grouping related figures into clearer sentences and using more precise referencing would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary such as “upward trend,” “percentage,” “categories,” and “downward trends,” so the reader can generally understand the comparisons. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, including “a rised,” “was seen an upward trend,” “ratio,” and “which was not less.” These expressions make some descriptions unclear or unnatural. Spelling errors such as “peiod,” “expereinced,” “britan,” and “percenatge” are also noticeable. Aim for accurate, conventional language for describing tables—for example, say that a figure “rose” or “increased,” and use “proportion” or “percentage” rather than “ratio” in this context. More precise vocabulary would make the report clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, but control is inconsistent, and errors occur often enough to make some relationships difficult to interpret. Examples include “there is significant changes,” where the verb does not agree with the plural noun, and “the percentage of one person is 6%,” where the tense does not fit a historical period. The sentence “There were only two categories which has downward trends” also has a tense and agreement problem. Several sentences run together with commas or lack clear sentence boundaries, particularly the long sentence describing the increases. Practise forming accurate past-tense comparisons and separating each main comparison into a complete sentence.

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