Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The summary of the changes in some household types in Great Britain from 1971 to 2007.

From the table, among the one person on the household type, from 1971 to 2007, the number in creased from 6 to 8%, and stabulizes to 12% in 2001 and 2007.

statistically, people on one-family householdand couple household show any record of residence from 1971 to 2007.

forthermore, the individuals among the people of no children significantly increased from 19% in year 1971 to 25% in the year 2007.

The number of dependant children are significantly high in number. sarting from year 1971 and gradually declined to 36% in year

Generally, Non-dependent children are significantly lower in number than among those who were dependent.

Lastly, people of Lone parent, Non-dependent children and those of One person, relatively sheare almost the same numbers in percentage.

In summary, Dependent children has significantly high number among the household types in Great Britain.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.5

You identify several relevant patterns, including the rise in one-person households and couples without children, and correctly note that dependent-child households were the largest category. However, the response is incomplete and some reporting is inaccurate: one-person households rose from 6% to 12%, not 8%, and the dependent-children figure falls to 36% in 2007, but the sentence is left unfinished. The statement that household types “show any record of residence” does not communicate a clear comparison, and the overview does not adequately summarise the main changes. The response also contains 144 words, below the required 150; the 11 words copied from the task prompt are excluded from this count. Develop the key trends clearly and accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is a basic attempt to organise the response, with an opening, several observations, and a concluding summary. Linking expressions such as “Furthermore,” “Lastly,” and “In summary” help signal movement between points. However, the ideas do not form a clear progression: the discussion shifts between categories without grouping related trends, and the sentence about “one-family household and couple household” is difficult to connect to the table. The dependent-children point is also cut off, weakening the flow. Some transitions are used mechanically rather than to show precise relationships. A clearer overview followed by paragraphs comparing rising and falling categories would make the information easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some relevant task vocabulary, including “increased,” “declined,” “percentage,” and the household-category labels. This gives you a basic range for describing the table. However, word choice and spelling errors are noticeable and sometimes make the meaning unclear: “stabulizes,” “forthermore,” and “relatively sheare” are not appropriate forms, while “show any record of residence” does not express a meaningful trend. Repetition of “significantly” also makes the description less precise, especially where the figures simply rise or fall. Use standard trend language and accurate collocations, such as “remained stable” or “accounted for,” and check spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer comparisons, for example, “people of no children significantly increased from 19% … to 25%.” However, control of sentence structure is inconsistent, and several sentences are incomplete or difficult to interpret. “The summary of the changes…” is a fragment rather than a complete introduction, and the dependent-children sentence ends with “in year,” leaving the thought unfinished. There are also agreement and article problems, as in “Dependent children has” and “the number … are.” The response relies mainly on basic structures, with limited accurate complex sentence use. Practise complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, and check agreement and punctuation.

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