Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-13

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 below illustrates different kinds of household and family in Great Britain between 1971 and 2007.

Overall, dependent children type constitute the largest proportion over the period and also shows a decline in percentage by time. The no children type increased over time. In contrast, the lone parent and the one person category was the least percentage holder type over the given period.

The dependent children type leads other types but it experienced a decline from 52% in 1971 to 36% in 2007, followed by the no children type which accounted for 19% in 1971 and 25% in 2007. Moreover, the non-dependent children declined by time, from 10% in 1971 and 9% in 2007.

The lone parent and one person both types experienced a rise, from 4% and 6% in 1971, to 12% in 2007, respectively. However, the one-family households and cuple both types show zero percentage on the table.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the main pattern accurately: households with dependent children were the largest category and fell from 52% to 36%, while couples without children rose from 19% to 25%. You also report the non-dependent-children figures and the rise in lone-parent households. However, the overview is not fully clear, and the statement that lone-parent and one-person households were the least prevalent is inaccurate for the period as a whole: one-person households were higher than lone-parent households in 1971 and 1981. Most importantly, the final claim that “one-family households and cuple” had zero percentages misreads the table; these are headings, not categories with zero values. A clearer overview and accurate treatment of the table structure would make the key features more complete and precise.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about the larger categories and then the smaller ones. This gives the reader a coherent overall route through the information. Linking expressions such as “In contrast,” “Moreover,” and “However” help signal relationships, although some are not used to express a logical contrast: “However” introduces the mistaken claim about zero values rather than a genuine comparison. The final paragraph also groups several categories together without clearly distinguishing their trends, and the reference to “both types” makes the comparison harder to follow. Organise the details into clearer comparisons—for example, declining versus rising categories—and use linking words only where their meaning fits.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “proportion,” “accounted for,” “decline,” and “experienced a rise,” so the reader can generally understand the trends being described. However, several phrases are unnatural or imprecise, such as “dependent children type,” “least percentage holder type,” and “declined by time.” These choices make the report less fluent and sometimes obscure the category being discussed. “Cuple” is also misspelled, and “zero percentage” reflects a misunderstanding of the table rather than a suitable description. Aim for standard statistical collocations and name the categories directly, such as “households with dependent children” and “the smallest share.” This would improve precision while retaining the useful range you already attempt.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mixture of simple statements and more developed sentences, including comparisons with “from … to …” and a contrast introduced by “In contrast.” Most of the meaning remains understandable, but some grammatical errors are noticeable. In the overview, “dependent children type constitute … and also shows” has a mismatch between the subject and verbs; the singular “type” would require “constitutes” and “shows,” or the sentence could be recast around “households.” Similarly, “the lone parent and the one person category was” needs clearer number agreement, and “both types experienced a rise, from …, to …” has awkward punctuation and sentence construction. Check agreement and build comparisons in parallel forms, such as “one-person households rose from 6% to 12%.”

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