Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 4.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-19
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 provided table illustrates the variations in the composition of diverse household types across great Britain over a 36-year period starting from 1971 to 2007.
Overall, it is manifest that while households consisting of couples with dependent children experienced a noticable decline, single person living arrangements and single parent structures witnessed an upward tread over the timeframe.
Focus on the first group of date for instance categories that increased mention the precise percentages for 1971, intermediate years if applicable, and the final figures for 2007.
Focus on the remaining data group categories that decreased or stayed stable. make direct comparisons detween the household types.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 4.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 4.0
The response fails to meet the minimum length requirement of 150 words, containing only 104 words. Furthermore, the student includes meta-commentary and incomplete placeholder sentences in the final two paragraphs ('Focus on the first group of date for instance...'), meaning the data is not fully reported or compared. While a basic overview is attempted with the trends for one-person and lone-parent households, the severe under-length and uncompleted body paragraphs prevent a higher score. Band 4.0 is awarded because the response is incomplete and minimal.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 4.0
The response is broken into short, fragmented paragraphs, including placeholders and notes rather than fully articulated body paragraphs. While the introductory sentence and the overview sentence use standard cohesive structures ('Overall, it is manifest that while...'), the later paragraphs completely break down structurally into unfulfilled instructional commands. Because the text lacks logical progression and organisation in its second half, it aligns with the descriptors for Band 4.0.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The student attempts some appropriate vocabulary related to trends and data description, such as 'variations in the composition', 'noticable decline', and 'upward tread' (a typo for trend). However, there is a minor capitalization error ('great Britain') and the vocabulary range is severely limited due to the incomplete nature of the response. The control of lexical items is adequate for the limited output produced, supporting a band 5.0.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The opening sentence and the overview sentence demonstrate a mix of simple and complex structures with reasonable grammatical accuracy, such as the subordinate clause in 'while households consisting of couples with dependent children experienced a noticable decline...'. However, the remaining part of the text consists of fragmented imperative sentences and instructions rather than grammatical descriptions of data. Given the very limited amount of complete grammatical writing, a band score of 5.0 is appropriate.
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