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 compares the change in several household types in the England between 1971 and 2007.

Overall, The one person and household which have no children recorded gradual increase over the period. Whereas the parents who have dependent children had significant decrease in percentage of household over the decades.

Firstly, Household in which lived a single person was accounted 6% in 1971. After a decade, it was increased by point 2% and in further ten years it was reached 11%. By the end of the period this percentage was reached at 12%.

For One family households, The couples who have zero child begins with 19% in 1971. In following decade it increased point 1% and in 1991 it was recorded 23%. In the 2001, This number stood at 25% and also no further changes shown in 2007. The household where children were dependent on their parents recorded highest percentage of whole period in 1971 at 52%. Then in further decades it decreased significantly and at the end of period it stopped at 36%. The percentage of non-dependent children shows mild fluctuation and recorded only 9% in 2007.

The parents who lived seperate from their children accounted for only 4% in 1971. and it was increased almost three times of the percentage at the end of period.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main contrast accurately: one-person and childless-couple households rose, while households with dependent children declined. The figures you give for these groups are generally consistent with the table, and you include the key starting and ending values. This meets the task well, with some overview and relevant comparisons. To make the summary more complete, report the lone-parent trend precisely: it rose from 4% to 12%, rather than saying only that it nearly tripled. The non-dependent-children category also deserves a clearer account: it moved from 10% to 11%, then fell to 9%, so describing it as mild fluctuation is accurate but underdeveloped. A more explicit overview of the largest and smallest categories would strengthen the selection of key features.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall shape: an introduction and overview are followed by paragraphs describing the household categories. Sequencing phrases such as “Firstly,” “After a decade,” and “By the end of the period” help readers follow the time series. However, some linking is mechanical, and the final paragraph begins with a sentence fragment-like transition after a full stop: “in 1971. and it was increased…”. Capitalisation also interrupts flow, as in “For One family households, The couples…”. Grouping related trends more deliberately and using transitions such as “By contrast” or “Meanwhile” would make comparisons clearer. Ensure each paragraph develops a coherent set of categories and that sentence boundaries and references are easy to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of task-related vocabulary, including “percentage,” “recorded,” “significant decrease,” and “mild fluctuation,” and the meaning is generally clear. There are also attempts at more precise descriptions, such as “dependent children” and “non-dependent children.” Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, however: “was accounted 6%,” “increased by point 2%,” and “zero child” do not express the data naturally. “Parents who lived seperate from their children” is also an imprecise description of lone-parent households, and “seperate” is misspelled. Use standard chart language such as “accounted for,” “rose by two percentage points,” and “couples without children.” This would improve precision while retaining your useful range.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including time clauses and relative clauses, and the main trends can usually be understood. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly with verb forms, articles, agreement, and sentence construction. For example, “it was increased” should be “it increased,” while “the England” needs the article removed; “household in which lived a single person” is missing a subject, and “the couples … begins” has a subject–verb agreement error. The sentence “Overall, The one person…” also has unnecessary capitalisation, and the final “in 1971. and it…” has faulty punctuation and sentence linkage. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and complete clause structures, while keeping the varied sentence forms you are attempting.

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