Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-13

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)

The given pic depicts the people in households by type of different households and family.

There are different categories of Households in Britain with different percentage.First of all we see one person with households with percentage of about 6 to 12 starting from 1971 to 2007 .We see this percentage started to increase with passage of time .Then there is a gap between one family and couple not dependent on households.Then comes families with no children depending on households with percentage starting from 19 to 25 from 1971to 25 till 2007. There is also a gradual increase in ratio.Similarly dependent children with households are about 52 percent in 1971 with decline in ratio till 2007 which was 36 percent.Simlarly non depending children also also 10 percent in 1971 and 1981 with increase in 1991 and decrease in 2011and 2007 about 9 percent.similarly non parents with households are low in ratio to all in starting with ratio of 4 percent which increases with passage of time and reaches 12 in 2007 .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The response attempts to summarize the main trends in the provided data regarding household types in Great Britain from 1971 to 2007, such as noting the increase in one-person households and the decline in couples with dependent children. However, the task achievement is hindered by several inaccuracies in data reporting (for example, confusing percentages and years, and stating incorrect figures) and a lack of a clear overall overview. Furthermore, the description tends to be a list-like recounting rather than a well-synthesized summary with clear comparisons, aligning most closely with Band 5 descriptors.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The essay lacks proper paragraphing, presented instead as a single dense block of text, which severely impacts the visual and structural organization. Cohesive devices are repetitive and overly reliant on basic sequencing words like "then", "similarly", and "also". There is no clear progression of ideas from an introduction to body paragraphs and a conclusion, making the logical flow difficult to follow. Pronoun referencing and linking between sentences are weak, pointing directly to a Band 4.0 level for this criterion.

Lexical Resource — Band 4.0

The vocabulary used is very basic, repetitive, and heavily reliant on lifted phrases from the prompt (e.g., "households", "family", "percentage"). The student struggles with appropriate word choice and collocations, often using awkward phrasing such as "couple not dependent on households" and "non parents with households". Spelling is generally acceptable, but the limited and repetitive range of vocabulary causes strain for the reader, fitting comfortably within the Band 4.0 descriptor.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

The grammatical structures are predominantly simple or attempted complex sentences that become faulty or tangled (e.g., "Then comes families with no children depending on households with percentage starting from 19 to 25 from 1971to 25 till 2007"). There are frequent errors in verb tenses, prepositions, and sentence construction. Punctuation is also problematic, with missing spaces around punctuation marks. The range of structures is limited and errors frequently cause difficulty for the reader, meriting a Band 4.0 score.

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