Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-04

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 6.5)

The table illustrates the change in some household types in Great Britain from 1971 to 2007, measured as percentages of the population.

Overall, couples with dependent children remained the most common household type despite a steady decline, whereas one person households, lone parents families and childless coupes all became more common.

In 1971 over half of people 52 % lived in a couple household with dependent children. this figure fell consistenly reaching 36 % in 2007. Couples with non-dependent children stayed farly stable at around 10 %, dipping slightly to 9 % in 2001 and 2007.

By constrast, the other categories grew. One-person households doubled from 6 % to 12 % levelling off after 2001. Lone parent families showed the sharpest relative rise, tripling from 4 % to 12 %, with the biggest jump between 1981 and 1991 (6 % to 10 %). Childless couples also increased from 19 % to 25 %, with no change between 2001and 2007.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response satisfies most requirements of the task by providing a clear overview and highlighting the main trends, such as the significant decline in couple households with dependent children and the marked increases in one-person households and lone parent families. Key data points are accurately cited from the table to support these trends. However, the length requirement is not met, as the response is four words short of the 150-word minimum once copied prompt words are excluded. Additionally, while the main features are successfully reported, some data comparisons could be extended further to fully explore all aspects of the table, placing the response at this level.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response demonstrates a clear overall progression and logical organization. Information is grouped sensibly, starting with an introductory overview, moving to the dominant declining category, and finishing with the growing categories. Cohesive devices such as 'Overall', 'By contrast', and 'whereas' are utilized effectively to connect ideas, though referencing and paragraphing could be slightly more polished. The paragraph structure aids readability, and the progression from general trends to specific data points flows naturally, fulfilling the requirements for this band level.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.5

An adequate range of vocabulary is used to communicate the information effectively. The student attempts less common vocabulary items and phrases, such as 'steady decline', 'levelling off', 'sharpest relative rise', and 'tripling', which demonstrate a good effort to describe statistical data precisely. There are a few minor spelling and word choice slips, such as 'consistenly' instead of 'consistently', 'farly' instead of 'fairly', 'constrast' instead of 'contrast', and 'coupes' instead of 'couples'. However, these vocabulary and spelling errors do not impede communication.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

The writing exhibits a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, with effective use of subordinate clauses and participial phrases, as seen in 'reaching 36 % in 2007' and 'with the biggest jump between 1981 and 1991'. There are some grammatical and punctuation errors, including missing punctuation between independent clauses, such as 'children. this figure', minor preposition usage issues, and spacing inconsistencies around percentage signs. Nevertheless, these errors are relatively infrequent and do not impede communication, showing a solid control of a mixed range of structures.

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