Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-07-24

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)

The Chat illustrates the the number of people in households during the years 1971 to 2007 of Great Britain.

Overall, in the charts showing the percentage of people who are living with number of family members with them and also discussed about there family members.

Initially, In 1971 six percents people are one person on the other hand 8 percent in 1981, 11 percent in 1991 and 12 percent in the year 2001 and 2007. On the other hand couple with no children are 19% in 1971, 20% in 1981 and 23 percent in 1991, whereas the years 2001 and 2007 remain same with 25% as usual same as before.

People with dependent children are the highest percentage in the year in 1971 with 52%, 47% in 1981 and 41% in 1991. 39% in 2001 and 36% in 2007. The People with non-dependent are 10% in 1971 and 1981, 11% in 1991 and 9% in in both 2001 and 2007. lone parent are 4% in 1971, 6 % in 1981 and 10% in 1991. moreover 12 percent in each 2001 and 2007.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.5

The response addresses the task by identifying the main features of the data. However, the overview is poorly constructed; it is vague and fails to highlight the most significant trends, such as the decline in households with dependent children or the rise in lone-parent households. The report is essentially a list of figures rather than a summary of trends. To improve, you should group data logically and focus on comparing the categories rather than listing every data point for every year, which makes the response repetitive and lacks analytical depth.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.5

The essay is divided into paragraphs, but the internal structure is weak. The second paragraph is not a proper overview, and the subsequent paragraphs are just lists of statistics. There is a lack of cohesive devices to link ideas; the transition between sentences is often abrupt. Phrases like 'on the other hand' are used incorrectly to introduce simple lists of data rather than contrasting ideas. The progression of information is mechanical, and the lack of clear logical flow makes the report difficult to follow.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The vocabulary is very limited and repetitive. You rely heavily on basic structures like 'are' and 'percent'. There are several errors in word choice and phrasing, such as 'The Chat illustrates' (should be 'The table illustrates') and 'remain same with 25% as usual same as before', which is redundant and unnatural. There is no attempt to use a wider range of vocabulary to describe trends, such as 'fluctuated', 'peaked', or 'experienced a downward trend'.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The response contains frequent grammatical errors that occasionally impede clarity. There are issues with subject-verb agreement ('six percents people are'), missing articles, and awkward sentence structures. The use of punctuation is inconsistent, and many sentences are simple or poorly constructed. There is a lack of complex sentence structures, which limits your ability to express relationships between the data points. You need to focus on basic sentence construction and proofreading for errors in tense and pluralization.

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