Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · 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 4.5)

the table illustrate the modification in some no of household style in great britain over a more then two-decade period([redacted phone].

overall,the number of household are vary different no between the time period maily three type of household increase and three decreased slightly in great britain

in term of dependent household is taken the highest place in 1971 or also remaine on the top position in 2007,lone parent record the lowest no of house hold in 1971 but slightly upgrade by the time of period,while no children household slowly rose and end on the no of totaol 25 same structure is followed by the one person type of house hold

looking in the tabel in more details , dependent family of no

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify several relevant patterns, including dependent-child households as the largest category and lone-parent households as the smallest in 1971, and note that the latter increased. However, the overview is unclear and partly inaccurate: the table has five household categories, not “three” increasing and “three” decreasing. The response also gives few precise figures and does not clearly compare the years; for example, dependent-child households fell from 52% to 36%, while one-person households rose from 6% to 12%. The final sentence is unfinished, so the detailed report is incomplete. The response is also 29 words below the required minimum. Develop a clear overview and support it with accurate comparisons across the period.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is an attempt to organise the response into an introduction, an overview and a further-details paragraph, which gives it some basic structure. However, progression is difficult to follow because the overview combines several trends in a long, loosely connected sentence, and the final paragraph stops at “dependent family of no,” leaving the report unfinished. Linking expressions such as “overall,” “in term of” and “looking in the table in more details” signal stages, but they do not consistently clarify how the ideas relate. Group the categories with similar trends, use clear topic sentences, and complete each paragraph so the reader can follow the comparisons from 1971 to 2007.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “household,” “dependent,” “lone parent,” “increased” and “rose,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or forms make the meaning difficult to interpret, such as “modification in some no of household style,” “upgrade” for an increase in a percentage, and “same structure is followed.” Spelling and word formation errors, including “tabel,” “remaine” and “totaol,” also reduce clarity. Use precise terms such as “proportion,” “category,” “accounted for” and “declined,” and check spelling and collocations. This would make the comparisons more natural and accurate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts longer sentences and uses time references, but grammatical control is weak and sentence structures are often incomplete or faulty. For example, “the table illustrate” has subject–verb disagreement, while “the number of household are vary different no” combines incompatible verb forms and does not form a clear clause. The opening also has an unmatched parenthesis, and the final phrase, “dependent family of no,” is incomplete. Most sentences contain errors in agreement, articles, plurals or verb forms, which frequently obscure the intended meaning. Build a reliable base with accurate simple sentences first, then add comparisons using structures such as “while” and “whereas,” checking each sentence for a complete subject and verb.

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