Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-07

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 6.0)

The table depicts the information regarding people live in the house along with type of family households in great Britain from 1971 to 2007.

Overall, the most striking feature of the table is that, the proportion of people living with dependent children considerably declined over the time, while the numbers of those who live alone, couple with no child, and lone parent families increased.

To begin with, in the initial year, household for couple with dependent children accounted for more then a half, which gradually decreased for rest of the time and reached at 36% in 2007. Furthermore, non-dependent children's family household fall with negligible percentage. It went down from 10% to 9% in the given time line. Similar trend was observed for person living alone. Proportion recorded for 6% at the beginning, which doubling and levelled off in last two years.

Moreover, number of people in couple with no children surge from starting to end and accounted for quarter in 2007. In addition, families with no child, proportion of household just 4% in 1971 which rose and noted for 12% in 2007.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main overall pattern: the share of households with dependent children fell, while one-person, childless-couple and lone-parent households generally rose. Several figures are accurately reported, including the fall from 52% to 36% and the rise in lone-parent households from 4% to 12%. However, some details are incomplete or imprecise. The non-dependent-children category rose slightly to 11% in 1991 before falling to 9%, rather than simply falling from 10% to 9%. The one-person figure doubled by 1991 and then reached 12% in 2001, remaining there in 2007; this pattern is only partly explained. The final comparison also calls lone-parent households “families with no child,” which confuses categories. A more precise overview and clearer reporting of these changes would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and two detail paragraphs. Sequencing phrases such as “To begin with” and “Moreover” help signal movement between groups, and the main trends are generally easy to follow. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. “Similar trend was observed for person living alone” is misleading because this category increased rather than declined, and “In addition, families with no child” does not clearly distinguish childless couples from lone-parent households. The detail paragraphs also group figures without a fully consistent comparison pattern. Organising the data into clearer rising and falling trends, and using precise references to each household type, would make the progression more coherent.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “accounted for,” “declined,” and “levelled off,” which helps describe the table. Some choices, however, are inaccurate or unnatural for this context. “People live in the house” is not a natural description of household composition, while “surge” overstates the gradual increase in the childless-couple category. “Non-dependent children's family household” and “families with no child” are also imprecise labels that can confuse the categories. There are spelling and form issues, such as “more then” and “time line.” Aim for standard statistical collocations and repeat the table’s category labels accurately when needed; this will improve precision without requiring more elaborate vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast in the overview and clauses describing changes over time. The meaning is usually recoverable, but some grammatical errors remain. For example, “people live in the house” needs a relative or participial construction, and “Proportion recorded for 6%” is missing a suitable verb and article. In “which doubling and levelled off,” the verb form is incorrect; a clearer construction would be “which doubled and then levelled off.” There are also issues with articles, agreement and punctuation, as in “the proportion of people … considerably declined” and the comma after “feature.” Review sentence completeness and verb forms, while continuing to use varied structures, to make the description more consistently accurate.

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