Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-12

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)

The table shows the change in some houshold types in Great Britain. Peole in housholds by of houshold and family in 1971 to 2007. the types of houshold is one person,one family, couple, no children, dependent children, non dependent children and last lone parent.

Frist, the one person of houshold in 1971 is 6 and 1981 is 8 second one family and of houshold is no in 1971 and 1981 no children and dependent children in 1971 is 19, 52 and in 1981 is 20, 47and non-depensent children and lone parent in 1971 is 10, 4 and in 19081 is 10, 6.

One person houshold in 1991,2001 and 2007 is 11,12,12 and one family and couple in 1991,2001 and 2007 is no and that no children and dependent chgildren in 1991,2001 and 2007 is 23, 25 and same,and dependent is 41,39,36 and last two is non dependent and lone in 1991, 2001 and 2007 is 11,9,9,and 10,12,and 12.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You include figures from all five years and identify the household categories, so the response is recognisably about the table. However, it mainly lists data rather than summarising the main features, and there is no clear overview of the most important trends. Some figures are also assigned to the wrong categories: for example, in 1971, 19% refers to couples with no children and 52% to couples with dependent children, but your sentence places these under “dependent children” together. The later figures are mostly reported, though the wording “no and that no children” makes the comparison difficult to interpret. To strengthen the response, give a concise overview—such as the decline in households with dependent children and the rise in one-person and lone-parent households—then select accurate comparisons to support it.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response follows a basic chronological order, moving from 1971 and 1981 to the later years, and “First” signals an attempt to guide the reader. However, the information is not arranged into clear paragraphs or a coherent summary, and the long sentences combine several categories and years without clear boundaries. For instance, the sentence beginning “One person household in 1991, 2001 and 2007” runs through multiple categories, making it hard to see which figures belong together. Linking words such as “second” and “last” do not establish clear relationships between the data. Group the information into an introduction, an overview, and focused comparison paragraphs, using separate sentences for related trends and clear references to each category.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some relevant table vocabulary, including “household,” “dependent children,” “non-dependent children,” and “lone parent,” which helps identify the categories. However, the range is basic and repetitive, with “household” and “children” repeated frequently and little language for describing change or comparison. Several spelling errors, including “houshold,” “Peole,” “Frist,” and “non-depensent,” make the text less clear, while phrases such as “one family and of household” and “the last two” are imprecise. Use accurate category labels and a small range of reporting expressions, such as “rose,” “fell,” “remained stable,” and “accounted for,” to describe the figures rather than simply listing them.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.0

The response attempts to report several years in connected sentences, but grammatical control is weak and errors frequently make relationships between figures difficult to follow. For example, “the one person of household in 1971 is 6” uses an unclear sentence pattern and an inappropriate present-tense verb for past data. The sentence “one family and couple in 1991, 2001 and 2007 is no” also lacks a clear grammatical structure, while punctuation is often missing between clauses and figures. Most sentences rely on simple listing rather than a controlled range of structures. Practise forming complete past-tense reporting sentences, with a clear subject and verb, and use full stops to separate comparisons.

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