Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)
The table below illustrates the change in the household types from the year 1971 to 2007 in Great Britain. There are 3 household types which have been compared, which are - one person , one family household and Lone parent . Initially during 1971 , household having dependent children contributed the highest percentage which is same in 2007.
So talking about 1971, couple having dependent children had contibuted maximum to the household work . The data below shows that couple having dependent children toped the list every year right from 1971 to 2007 . The percentage of Lone parent was the least ones for the household work from 1971 to 1991 where the percentage were 4, 6 and 10 accordingly . In 2001 and 2007 ,the couple having non-dependent children had the least percentage of household work which was 9 in both the years . The percentage of household work for the couple having no children have significantly incresed from 19 to 25.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the task by describing some trends from the table, such as couples with dependent children and lone parents. However, there is a fundamental misunderstanding of the data: the student repeatedly refers to the figures as representing 'household work' rather than percentages of people in households by type. Furthermore, the overview is weak, and several key features and comparisons are omitted or inaccurately stated (for instance, claiming couples with non-dependent children had the lowest percentages in 2001 and 2007, whereas lone parents and one-person households had different figures). Consequently, the response only partially addresses the prompt, earning a band score of 5.0.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The organisation of the text is somewhat disjointed. The response is broken into very short, abrupt paragraphs and sentences, such as 'So talking about 1971...' which feels informal and conversational rather than academic. Cohesive devices are minimal or repetitive ('The data below shows that...', 'The percentage of...'), and referencing is sometimes unclear or awkward. Although there is a basic progression from 1971 to later years, the overall structural arrangement lacks the logical flow and clear paragraphing expected in an Academic Task 1 response, corresponding to a band score of 5.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is quite basic and repetitive, heavily relying on phrases like 'percentage', 'household', and 'couple having dependent children'. There are significant lexical inaccuracies, most notably the incorrect collocations and misinterpretations regarding 'household work', which is not what the table depicts. Other minor errors include spelling mistakes such as 'contibuted', 'toped', and 'incresed'. While the vocabulary is minimally adequate to convey some basic information, these errors and the limited range restrict the score to a band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, but control is inconsistent. There are several grammatical errors and awkward phrasings, such as 'household having dependent children contributed the highest percentage which is same in 2007' (tense agreement and missing articles), and 'The percentage of Lone parent was the least ones' (pluralisation error). Punctuation and spacing errors also appear frequently (e.g., spaces before commas). These frequent errors cause some difficulty for the reader, aligning the grammar with a band score of 5.0.
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