Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-14

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 5.0)

The table gives information about the change in inproportion of different household and family types (One person, One-family and lone parent) in the united kingdom over five (5) years (1971,1981,1991,2001 and 2007).

It is important to note that One-family household type has a subcategory which includes (One person, One-family and lone parent) while the other types (one person and lone family) stood alone. it is also imperartive to know that One-family had large proportion throughout the years as compared with other household type.

The one person and lone parent family type had a steady growth through the years, they kicked off with 6% and 4% respectively in 1971 and they both ended with in 12% in 2007. On the contrary, One-family type did not have the same pattern. for the no children and dependent subcategory the proportion kept fluntuating over the period with 52% and 10% repectively in 1971 and 36% and 9% in 2007. while the no children category was stable in growth.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify several relevant patterns, including the rise in one-person households from 6% to 12% and lone-parent households from 4% to 12%, and the fall in households with dependent children from 52% to 36%. However, the response only partially covers the table and its overview is unclear. The claim that one-family households had the largest proportion is not accurate as written: the 52% figure belongs specifically to couples with dependent children, while “one-family households” is the broader heading. You also describe the figures as fluctuating, although the dependent-children share declines steadily and the no-children share rises before levelling off at 25%. Clarify the categories and summarise the main contrasting trends more precisely.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has some organisation: it begins by introducing the table, gives a general comment, and then discusses rising and changing categories. However, the progression is not consistently clear because the second paragraph misstates the relationship between the household categories, making later comparisons harder to follow. Linking phrases such as “On the contrary” and “while” are used, but the contrast they introduce is not always logical; for example, the no-children category is described as both fluctuating and stable. Several sentences also run ideas together, and the final sentence does not clearly complete the comparison. Group the overview separately, then compare the increasing categories with the declining dependent-children category.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “proportion,” “subcategory,” “steady growth,” and “category,” so the reader can generally identify the subject of the report. However, the range is limited and several word choices or spelling errors make the account less clear, such as “inproportion,” “fluntuating,” and “repectively.” Phrases such as “kicked off” are too informal for an academic report, while “stable in growth” does not express the intended trend naturally. Use precise terms for the data, such as “percentage,” “increased,” “declined,” and “remained stable,” and check spelling and collocations carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt some longer sentences and use past-tense reporting, but the range of structures is limited and errors are frequent enough to make parts of the response difficult to interpret. For example, “they both ended with in 12%” contains an incorrect construction, and “One-family household type has a subcategory” shifts awkwardly between singular and plural reference. Sentence boundaries and punctuation are also inconsistent: “for the no children…” begins after a full stop without a capital, while the final “while” clause is left incomplete. Practise forming clear comparisons with accurate subject–verb agreement and complete clauses, and use consistent capitalisation and punctuation.

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