Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-09-30

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)

This table illustrates the variation in some of the household categories in Great Britain in between 1971 and 2007.

Overall, the one-family household ,couple and people having no children have 0 proportion in this time period while dependent children have major proportion throughout the years.

From 1971 to 2007 the proportion of the one person household category gradually rose from 6 to 12. Meanwhile no children type proportion also increased from 19 in 1971 to 25 in 2007.

In constrst, dependent children household category showed a variation by having the highest proportion in 1971 which is 52 and then gradually decrease for the next years and end at 36. Non dependent children

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response fails to meet the minimum length requirement of 150 words, stopping abruptly at 112 words with an incomplete sentence ("Non dependent children"). Furthermore, the overview contains a major factual confusion, claiming that "one-family household, couple and people having no children have 0 proportion in this time period", which directly contradicts the data. While the body paragraph correctly identifies trends for one-person households and couples with no children, the overall lack of completion and critical data misinterpretations significantly limit the task achievement.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response attempts a basic organizational structure with an introduction and body paragraphs. However, the progression is severely disrupted by the truncated ending. Cohesive devices are minimal and basic (e.g., "Overall", "From 1971 to 2007", "Meanwhile", "In constrst"). Paragraphing is also disrupted by the incomplete final thought which fails to form a proper paragraph. Referencing is generally clear, but the lack of an adequate concluding structure prevents higher scores.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary used is adequate for basic reporting, including terms like "proportion", "variation", and "gradually rose". However, there are spelling and typographical errors such as "instrst" instead of "contrast" and missing hyphens in "Non dependent". The range is limited and repetitive, and the major misinterpretation in the overview ("have 0 proportion") demonstrates poor lexical precision when dealing with data. Less common vocabulary is largely absent or used inaccurately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The student attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, such as "From 1971 to 2007 the proportion of the one person household category gradually rose from 6 to 12." However, there are noticeable grammatical errors and awkward phrasing, such as "in between 1971" and missing prepositions or units. The text ends abruptly with an incomplete sentence fragment, leaving grammatical structures unresolved. Punctuation is also faulty around commas.

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