Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-19

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 6.5)

The table compares how different household types changed in Great Britain between 1971 and 2007.

Overall, it can be seen that those families without children rose slightly whereas the households with children decreased significantly over the period. Notably, the proportion rate of lone parent increased threefold from the first year to the end of the period while households with dependent children reduced nearly a half.

Regarding to the rising percentages in number of people, the lone parent in showed the highest increase rate from 4% in 1971 to 12% in 2007, which at first had lowest percentage of all the household types. Additionally, it also witnessed a slightly increase rate of both the couple without children and one person household type by 6%.

In contrast, the couple having dependent and non-dependent kids saw a reduction in percentages of people in households. The family of couple whose children were dependent, showed a decrease around nearly one half since 1971, even it was a leading proportion rate with over half of all household types, leaving only 36% people in 2007 had dependent children. Moreover, the couple with non-dependent youngsters also fell 1% in the end after fluctuating slightly during 40 first decades.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You identify the main contrast accurately: households with dependent children declined, while one-person, childless-couple and lone-parent households increased. The overview also highlights the particularly strong rise in lone-parent households and the fall in dependent-child households, and the figures of 4% to 12% and 52% to 36% support these points. You include relevant comparisons across the period, including the final figures for dependent children and non-dependent children. To make the account more fully developed, report the one-person trend and the non-dependent-child figures more precisely: the latter rose slightly to 11% in 1991 before falling to 9%, rather than simply fluctuating over the first four decades. Avoid broad or unclear descriptions such as “people” when the table reports household percentages.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 7.0

The response has a clear overall progression: an introduction, a summary of the main trends, and two paragraphs contrasting increases with decreases. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Additionally,” and “In contrast” help readers follow the comparisons, and the information is generally grouped logically. Some connections are less smooth because the categories are not always named consistently; for example, “the couple having dependent and non-dependent kids” makes the final paragraph’s comparison harder to follow. The phrase “Regarding to the rising percentages in number of people” also creates an unclear transition. Use simpler topic sentences and refer consistently to household categories so that cohesion remains flexible without obscuring the data.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of vocabulary for describing trends, including “decreased significantly,” “threefold,” “reduction,” and “fluctuating.” These choices help communicate the main movements, and the meaning is generally clear. However, several expressions are imprecise or unnatural for statistical reporting, such as “proportion rate,” “increase rate,” and “a slightly increase rate.” “People in households” is also repeated where “households” or “the proportion of households” would be more accurate. Some informal wording, including “kids” and “youngsters,” is less suitable for an academic report. Aim for precise collocations such as “the proportion rose” and “households with dependent children,” while retaining the useful range of trend vocabulary you already attempt.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and complex sentences, including clauses introduced by “whereas,” “while,” and “which,” and the overall meaning can usually be understood. However, some grammatical errors recur and make several sentences awkward. For example, “Regarding to” uses an incorrect preposition, “the lone parent in showed” has a faulty sentence structure, and “a slightly increase” uses the wrong form of the adjective. In “leaving only 36% people in 2007 had dependent children,” the clause is incomplete and the relationship between the figure and the household category is unclear. Check article use, verb forms, and clause construction, and favour shorter, accurate comparisons when a longer sentence becomes difficult to control.

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