Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-11

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 illustrates the changes in household types between 1971 to 2007 in britain.

Overall, the proportion of people living in one-person household and lone-parent families increased over the period. Similarly, the percentage of couples without children rose gradually. In contrast, household with dependent children experinced a cosiderable decline and remained the largest one catogory throughout the period.

in 1971, dependent children acounted for the highest percentage at 52% hoever this is 47% in 1981. By comparison, the proportion of couples without children increased 25% in 2001 to 2007, but decreasd in 1971.

The percentage of non-dependent children fluctuated slightly, rising from 10 percentage in 1971 to 11% in 19991 before falling to 9% in 2001 and remaining unchanged in 2007.

Regarding other household types the proportion of people living alone doubled from 6% in 1971 to 12% in 2001 and stayed at this level in 2007. Similarly, lone-parent households increased significantly from 4% to 12% over the same period . both categories showed an overall upward tren.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main overall pattern accurately: one-person and lone-parent households rose, couples without children increased, and households with dependent children declined while remaining the largest category. Several figures are also reported correctly, including 52% in 1971 for dependent children and the rise in people living alone from 6% to 12%. However, some comparisons are incomplete or unclear. For example, “increased 25% in 2001 to 2007, but decreased in 1971” does not clearly state the starting figure of 19% or explain the trend across the years. The non-dependent-children figures are useful, but the account could better compare the categories and highlight the final values. More precise, consistently developed comparisons would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing the figures. The overview gives the reader a useful summary, and phrases such as “In contrast” and “Similarly” help signal relationships between trends. However, progression is uneven: the second body paragraph moves from dependent children to couples without children without clearly organising the comparison, and “Regarding other household types” introduces categories already mentioned in the overview without a strong link to the preceding paragraph. Some connections are also unclear, particularly “but decreased in 1971.” Use one body paragraph for the main family categories and another for the remaining types, and make each comparison explicit. This would make the organisation more coherent and cohesion less dependent on basic linking words.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “fluctuated,” “remained unchanged,” “doubled,” and “overall upward trend.” These choices help describe the data and show some variety beyond repeated use of “increased.” There are, however, several spelling errors, including “experinced,” “cosiderable,” “catogory,” and “tren,” as well as less natural phrasing such as “one-person household” and “increased 25%.” These do not prevent the reader from understanding the main message, but they reduce precision and control. Check spelling carefully and use standard data-reporting collocations, such as “rose to 25%” or “accounted for 52%,” to make descriptions more natural and exact.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrastive overview sentence and the clause “rising from 10 percentage … before falling to 9%.” Most of the intended meaning remains clear, but some grammatical errors affect accuracy. For example, “between 1971 to 2007” uses the wrong paired preposition; write “between 1971 and 2007.” In “this is 47% in 1981,” the tense should remain in the past, and “increased 25%” needs a grammatical construction such as “increased to 25%.” There are also punctuation and capitalisation issues, including the lowercase start of paragraphs and “both categories.” Review tense consistency, prepositions, and sentence boundaries while retaining your attempts at varied structures.

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