Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-12

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 4.5)

THIS TABLE SHOWS US THE GREAT BRITAIN HOUSEHOLD TYPES FROM YEARS FIRST THEY SHOW THE ONE PERSON LIVING IN EVERY HOUSE IS ABOUT 6 IN 1971 OR IN 1981 ITS 8 AND IN 2001 IS 12 AND 2007 IS 12 THIS SHOWS THE INCREASE BUT ALSO SHOW THE SAME LEVEL BETWEEN 2001 AND 2007 ALSO IT SHOWS THE ONE FAMILY HOUSEHOLD MEANS COUPLE PERCENTAGES THAT THE COUPLES WITH NO CHILDREN IN 1971 HAD 19 CHILDRENS OR IN 1981 THE COUPLES WITH NO CHILDREN INCREASES TO 20 IN 1991 IT ALSO INCREASE TO 23 AND YEAR AFTER YEAR IT INCRASES IN 2001 IT IS ABOUT 25 AND 2007 ITS SAME 25 THIS ALSO SHOWS US THE SAME IN YEARS ITS ALSO SHOWS US THE DEPENDENT OR INDEPENT CHILDRENS IN 1971 THE DEPENDENT CHILDREN ARE 52 AND INDEPENDENT ARE 10 IN 1981 DEPENDENT ARE 47 AND INDEPENDENT ARE 10 IN 1991 INDEPENDENT ARE 41 AND DEPENDENT ARE 11 IN 2001 AND 2007 INDEPENDENT ARE 39 AND 36 WHILE DEPENDENT ARE 9 THIS SHOWS US THE GRADUALLY DICREASE IN DEPENDENT OF CHILDREN AND INCRASES IN NON DEPENDENT WHILE ON OTHER HNAD LONE PARENT ARE GRADULLAY INCREASE FROM YEAR 1971 TO 2007 WHILE 4 IN 1971 AND 6 IN 1981 OR 10 IN 1991 OR 12 IN 2001 AND FINALLY 12 IN 2007

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response covers some of the main trends shown in the table, such as the increase in one-person households and one-parent families, as well as the changes in dependent and non-dependent children. However, the data points selected are often inaccurate or poorly reported, such as claiming that couples with no children had 19 children in 1971. Furthermore, the response completely lacks paragraphing, which makes it very difficult to follow the progression of information. The student attempts to make comparisons, but the lack of structure and data clarity means the task is only partially addressed, leading to a Band 5.0.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

Cohesion and coherence are major weaknesses in this response. The entire text is written as a single, massive run-on sentence without any periods, commas, or paragraph breaks. This complete lack of punctuation and paragraphing means there is no logical organisation or progression. Cohesive devices are almost entirely absent, replaced instead by endless repetitions of the word 'and' or 'also'. Because the ideas are bundled together in a continuous block of text without clear signposting, the response falls into Band 4.0 for this criterion.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is very basic and repetitive. The student relies heavily on generic verbs like 'shows', 'is', and 'increases', alongside basic time markers. There are noticeable errors in word choice and collocation, such as 'CHILDRENS' (which is non-standard) and confusing percentages with absolute numbers of people. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey the general topic of household types, the lack of control over precise terminology and the persistent lexical errors place this at Band 4.5, rounded to 5.0 based on positive marking for coverage.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

Grammatical control is extremely weak throughout the response. The text consists of a single run-on sentence spanning over 200 words, completely devoid of full stops or standard punctuation. There is a total absence of complex sentence structures used accurately, and basic subject-verb agreement is frequently violated (e.g., 'the couples with no children increases'). Tense consistency is also problematic. Because the errors are pervasive and fundamentally distort sentence boundaries, making the text very difficult to read, the response aligns with Band 4.0.

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