Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-16

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 5.5)

The table chart illustrate the change in some household types of household and family in Great Britain between 1971 and 2007.

Overall, the proportion of one person was recorded the highest percentage in year 2001, while in one-family household the contribution of lone parent was lowest over the period as compared with dependent children represented at largest propotion in enitre period.

In 1971, the contribution of one person house in Great Britian was lowest at 6%, gradually increased at 12% in year 2001 and it remained stable by 2007. Turning to one family households, the no children has been increased from 19% in year 1971 to 23% in year 1991, whereas it rose to 2 points at 25% in 2001 and 2007.

In contrast, dependent children constituted far the largest proportion at 52% in 1971, it declined significantly at 47% in next decade. By 2007, it went down to 36%. Furthermore, figure of non-dependent was 10% till 1981, it keep slight fluctuated between 11% and 9% by 2001, and remained stable till 2007. Moreover, the lone parents represented at 4% in 1971, it begin more than double by 1991, at 10%. By 2007, the contribution of Lone parent each comaprised at 12% respectively, which was the highest then starting period.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify several important patterns, including the rise in one-person households, the increase in couples without children, and the decline in households with dependent children. Most figures you report match the table, and the response covers the full period. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: one-person households peak jointly in 2001 and 2007, rather than only in 2001, and lone-parent households are not the lowest category throughout; they begin as the smallest but rise to 12%. The overview would be stronger if it clearly highlighted the broad contrast between the decline in dependent-child households and the growth in several other types. Some details, such as the non-dependent-child trend, are reported without a clear summary of its overall change.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing the figures. The grouping of one-person and childless-couple households before discussing the other categories gives the reader a general route through the data. Linking expressions such as “In contrast,” “Furthermore,” and “Moreover” also signal relationships between points. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear, and several sentences combine multiple figures without a clean progression. For example, the sentence beginning “Furthermore, figure of non-dependent…” is difficult to follow, while “By 2007…” appears in separate descriptions without always clarifying the comparison. Use clearer topic sentences and organise the categories by shared trends.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You attempt a range of task-related vocabulary, including “proportion,” “constituted,” “declined significantly,” and “remained stable.” These choices show an effort to describe trends rather than simply list values. However, inaccurate word choice and collocation are noticeable and sometimes make the meaning awkward: “the contribution of one person,” “one person house,” and “the contribution of Lone parent each comaprised” are not natural ways to describe household percentages. There are also spelling errors, including “Britian,” “propotion,” and “comaprised.” Prefer precise, consistent terms such as “the percentage of one-person households” and “the figure for lone-parent households,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You use both simple statements and attempts at complex sentences, including comparisons with “whereas” and “while.” This gives the response some structural variety, but control is uneven. Errors include subject–verb agreement in “The table chart illustrate,” missing or incorrect articles in “the no children,” and faulty verb forms in “it keep slight fluctuated” and “it begin more than double.” Some clauses are joined with commas where a full stop or conjunction is needed, as in “dependent children constituted far the largest proportion at 52% in 1971, it declined significantly.” These problems sometimes make relationships between ideas harder to follow. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and build complex sentences around one clear main clause.

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