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 gives a comparison between some household types in Great Britain from 1971 to 2007.

Overall, the proportion of one person household, no children and lone parent household, showed an increase, while the other types of household represented a moderate decrease.

In 1971, dependent children household accounted for the highest proportion, at 52%, however this type of household kept falling til it reached 36% in 2007. No children ranked second in 1971, at 19%, the proportion rose moderately and reached 25% in 2007. One person household accounted for about 6% in 1971, the proportion doubled up by the year 2001 and remained steady in 2007.

Non-dependent children household type represented a percentage of 10% in1971, the percentage remained the same after ten years, but it dropped mildly to 9% in 2007. Finally, lone parents house hold type accounted for 4% in 1971, the proportion increased substantially, and reached 12% in 2007.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main contrast: households with dependent children declined from 52% to 36%, while one-person, childless-couple and lone-parent households increased. Several figures are accurate, including 19% to 25% for couples without children and 4% to 12% for lone parents. However, the overview says the “other types” decreased, although non-dependent-child households were broadly stable overall, moving from 10% to 9%; this trend needs clearer treatment. The one-person figure is also described as doubling by 2001, but it rose from 6% to 12%, and the 2007 value remains 12%. The response is 142 words, below the 150-word minimum; the 10 words copied from the prompt are not counted. Add a little more precise comparison and detail.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs reporting the figures. Its sequence is generally easy to follow, and transitions such as “Overall,” “Finally,” and “however” help connect points. However, the overview groups trends too broadly, and the body moves through categories without consistently comparing them—for example, the rise in lone-parent households could be contrasted directly with the decline in dependent-child households. Some linking is mechanical, with repeated use of “the proportion” and “the percentage.” Improve progression by grouping the rising categories together and the declining or stable categories together, and use clearer references so each trend is easy to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing data, including “accounted for,” “proportion,” “ranked second,” and “remained steady.” This gives you an adequate range for the task, and the meaning is generally clear. However, some phrases are awkward or imprecise, such as “one person household,” “dependent children household,” and “the proportion doubled up.” There are also spelling and spacing issues in “til,” “in1971,” and “house hold.” Use standard category labels consistently, such as “one-person households” and “households with dependent children,” and choose precise trend language such as “doubled” or “rose to.” This would make the report more natural and accurate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, including clauses joined with “while,” “however,” and “but,” and most sentences communicate the intended trend. Some grammatical errors remain. For example, “the proportion of one person household … showed an increase” has a number-agreement problem, and “No children ranked second … the proportion rose” joins two independent clauses with only a comma. In “dependent children household accounted,” the singular noun phrase also does not fit the category being described. Review articles, plural forms, and sentence boundaries, and use a consistent past-tense structure for the historical data. These corrections would improve accuracy while preserving your useful range of sentence patterns.

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