Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-15

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 6.0)

The table provides the information about the changes in few household types in Great Britain over the span of 36 years ranging from 1971 to 2007.

Overall, from the data, the percentage of Dependent children and non-dependent children decrease over the period, while one person, No-children, and lone parent shows increment.

To begin with, the percentage of one person households had had doubled over the span of 36 years beginning with 6% in the year 1971, to 12% in the year 2007. Additionally, the parents who were Single, their population shows tripled increment from 4% to 12% over 36 years. Moreover the parents who did not have children reported 19% in the year 1971 and then with steady and slightly increment results to 25% in the year 2007.

However, there was a remarkable declined in the percentage of dependent children with 52% to 36% over the period 1971 to 2007 respectively. At last, Non-dependent children depicts a minor changes in the percentage from 10% to 9%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The student successfully covers all parts of the task by reporting the main features and making relevant comparisons across the given years. The overview correctly highlights the main trends, noting that the percentages of dependent and non-dependent children decreased, while one-person, no-children, and lone-parent households increased. Key data points, such as the rise in one-person households from 6% to 12% and the decline in dependent children from 52% to 36%, are accurately selected and cited from the table. The response meets all criteria for a well-rounded Task Achievement performance at this level, demonstrating a clear understanding of the visual data without significant omissions.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response is logically organised with a clear overall progression. It begins with an introductory paragraph, moves into a clear overview, and then details specific trends in subsequent paragraphs. Cohesive devices are used to guide the reader, such as 'Overall', 'To begin with', 'Additionally', and 'However'. However, paragraphing and referencing can occasionally feel slightly mechanical, and phrases like 'At last' are slightly unnatural for academic reporting. Nonetheless, the relationships between ideas are clear throughout, satisfying the descriptors for a Band 6.5 to 7.0 performance.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, successfully incorporating terms such as 'percentage', 'span', 'increment', and 'remarkable'. However, there are notable word choice and collocation inaccuracies throughout the text, such as 'changes in few household types' (omitting an article), 'shows increment' (awkward collocation), 'had had doubled' (incorrect verb form), and 'steady and slightly increment results' (grammatical confusion of parts of speech). Because these lexical errors occasionally cause minor strain for the reader while still maintaining clear communication, the response fits comfortably within Band 6.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as introductory prepositional phrases and relative clauses ('the parents who were Single'). However, grammatical accuracy is inconsistent. There are several structural errors, including tense and verb form issues ('had had doubled', 'results to 25%'), missing articles ('in few household types'), and awkward phrasing ('the parents who were Single, their population shows tripled increment'). While these errors do not completely impede communication, they occur frequently enough to prevent the response from achieving a higher band.

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