Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-26

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 4.0)

In the given table illuminates People of great Britain which are involved in households by 7 different type of household and family between 1971 to 2007.

Overall, it is clear that the number of individual which are participated in households types by percentage. In the table the largest proportion is dependent children all over the decade.As well as lone parents are the lowest proportion over the Time.

In Britain household of dependent children are the one of the highest rank in household by 52% in 1971. While the data represents the participating rate is declining during the period between 1982 to 2007. The second largest participates is no children. The date shows increasing from 1971 to 2007 which starts with 19 % and 25 % at the end.

The number of non dependent children are interested in household work in 1971 to 1991 but after 2001 to 2007 they declined their interest. While one person and

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

The student attempts to address the task by reporting several features and making some comparisons between 1971 and 2007. However, the response contains significant misinterpretations of the data, such as claiming that 'non dependent children are interested in household work' and that they 'declined their interest', which reflects a fundamental misunderstanding of the table's categories (which show percentages of people living in different household types, not employment or interest). Furthermore, the overview is extremely vague and the data description trails off unfinished at the end. While major trends like the dominance of couples with dependent children and the rise in lone parents are touched upon, the lack of accurate data reporting and incomplete delivery limit the score.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response shows an attempt at logical organisation with a basic introduction and body paragraphs. However, paragraphing is severely disrupted by incomplete sentences and abrupt trailing off at the end of the text. Cohesive devices are used very mechanically or inappropriately (e.g., 'As well as lone parents are the lowest proportion over the Time', 'While the data represents the participating rate'). Progression is difficult to follow due to poor referencing and broken sentence structures, leading to a fragmented reading experience.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.0

Vocabulary usage is basic, repetitive, and frequently strained or misused. Phrases like 'individual which are participated in households types' and 'participating rate' demonstrate a lack of control over standard collocations and appropriate terminology for data reporting. There are also noticeable word choice errors, such as using 'interested in household work' to describe demographic statistics about household types. The limited and inaccurate lexical range impedes clear communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The response features a very limited range of grammatical structures, and almost every sentence contains noticeable errors. Grammatical inaccuracies include subject-verb agreement issues ('the number of individual which are participated', 'lone parents are the lowest proportion'), incorrect preposition use, and severe structural incompleteness ('While one person and'). The high frequency of grammatical errors often distorts the intended meaning and causes difficulty for the reader.

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