Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-17

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 table reveales the household types in Great Britian from 1971 to 2007. Basically, it shows the percntage of the household types like one person, no children etc.

Overall, it can be clearly seems that everything is increases at point but dependent children decreases and there is no percentage of the one-family households and couple.

So, one person percentage generally increases 6 to 12. So, it becomes double. And there is no percentage of the one family households and couples. Why there is no percentage of these? No children percentage also increases from 19 to 25. Dependent children percentage decreases from 52 to 36. In Great Britian the dependent children percentage generally decreases. There is also non dependent children percentage which approximately remains same 10 and 9 but it goes to 11 at 1991. Lone parents percentage increases from 4 to 12 there is a big increase from 1971 to 2007. It almost more than double.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.5

The student attempts to summarise the data provided in the table regarding household types in Great Britain from 1971 to 2007, meeting the minimum length requirement. However, the task achievement is severely undermined by misunderstandings of the table's structure. The student expresses confusion about category headings, writing that 'there is no percentage of the one-family households and couple,' even though these categories contain clear numerical data directly below them. Furthermore, the overview is weak and imprecise, stating that 'everything is increases at point.' While some main features are identified—such as the rise in one-person households and lone parents, and the decrease in dependent children—the response lacks a fully developed overview and fails to accurately report all selected data points due to severe misinterpretations of the chart headings.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0

The response is inadequately paragraph-structured, consisting of a short introductory sentence, a brief transitional paragraph, and a single very long, jumbled block of text that merges multiple trends together. Cohesive devices are minimal, mechanical, and repetitive (e.g., frequently starting sentences with 'And there is no...' or 'There is also...'). The progression of ideas is disjointed, and conversational interruptions like 'Why there is no percentage of these?' break the formal academic tone required for Task 1. Although the writer attempts to group some data, the overall arrangement lacks clear logical sequencing and appropriate paragraphing.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The lexical range is very limited and repetitive, relying heavily on basic vocabulary and direct copying of words from the prompt ('household types', 'Great Britain', 'percentage', 'children'). There are numerous spelling errors throughout the text, including 'reveales', 'Britian', 'percntage', and 'increases' used as a noun or incorrectly conjugated ('everything is increases'). The writer also fails to use precise vocabulary for describing statistical changes, resorting to vague descriptors. While basic communication of some trends is achieved, the frequent lexical errors and lack of sophisticated phrasing restrict the score to a Band 5.0.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.0

Grammatical control is weak, with a heavy reliance on simple sentence structures and frequent basic errors. Subject-verb agreement and tense usage are problematic, seen in phrases like 'it can be clearly seems', 'everything is increases', and 'approximately remains same'. Punctuation is also faulty, with missing commas in clauses and run-on sentences. Complex structures are rare and generally inaccurate. Errors occur frequently across the text and occasionally cause confusion for the reader, aligning closely with the Band 4.0 descriptors.

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