Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The table provides us the information of changes in households and families living in the Great Britain for a five specific period from 1971, 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2007.

Overall, household consists of couple with dependent children are most common category of the entire period despite of experiencing steady decline. While single person, couple with no children and lone parent observed a upward trend in popularity.

In 1971, the household consists of couple with children was accounted for the 52%. However, over the years it dropped consistently to 36% substaintially in 2007, though it decline, it remain highest of all the other category.

In terms of other household cateregory the single person was subsequently increases in 1971, it was 6% which grew to 12% in 2001, and remain stable until 2007. Similarly, the couple with no children was stood at 19% in the 1971, it increases signifcantly to 25% in 2001, and remain constant till 2007. Additionally clonel parent was observed to be increasing trend which was 4% in 1971 rose to 10% in 1991, and stood at 12% in 2007. Moreover, cople with no dependent children was 10 % in 1971, declined to 9% in 2007.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern accurately: households with dependent children were the largest category throughout, falling from 52% to 36%, while one-person, childless-couple and lone-parent households generally increased. The overview is relevant, and the body includes useful comparisons across the period. Most figures are reported correctly, including the 2001–2007 stability in several categories. To make the account more complete, clarify that non-dependent-child households rose slightly to 11% in 1991 before declining to 9%, rather than describing only the endpoints. Some descriptions are also imprecise: “subsequently increases” does not clearly convey the rise from 6% to 12%. More precise reporting and fuller coverage of smaller changes would strengthen an otherwise clear response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing the data. Its progression from the dominant category to the other household types is generally logical, and linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Similarly,” and “Additionally” help signal relationships. This clear organisation is already effective, but cohesion is not consistently smooth. The final paragraph strings several comparisons together in long sentences, and “Moreover” introduces a category that is not clearly distinguished from the preceding one. Some references, such as “it” and “which,” could also be made more explicit. Grouping the increasing categories together and then treating the non-dependent-child category separately would make the comparisons easier to follow and reduce mechanical linking.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “steady decline,” “upward trend,” “remained stable,” and “rose,” so the main trends are usually understandable. However, the range and control are limited by repeated or imprecise wording, such as “increases,” “stood,” and “category,” as well as awkward collocations like “observed a upward trend in popularity” and “was subsequently increases.” Several spelling errors—“substaintially,” “cateregory,” “signifcantly,” “clonel,” and “cople”—are noticeable and reduce the accuracy of the report. Aim for precise, conventional data-reporting language, such as “the proportion increased” or “accounted for,” and proofread carefully. This would make the vocabulary more natural and dependable without requiring unnecessarily complex terms.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and complex sentences, including clauses with “while,” “though,” and “which,” and the overall meaning can generally be followed. However, errors in sentence construction and grammatical control are frequent enough to make some comparisons awkward. For example, “household consists of couple with dependent children are most common category” has problems with agreement, articles, and sentence structure; “it increases significantly to 25%” uses an inconsistent tense; and “the couple with no children was stood at 19%” has an incorrect verb pattern. Articles and plurals are also often missing or inconsistent. Use past-tense verbs consistently for the historical data, check subject–verb agreement, and build shorter, complete sentences before attempting more complex comparisons.

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