Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-21

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 6.0)

The table illustrates the chaneges that happened in some families in Great Britain from 1971 to 2007.

Overall, the Dependet and non-dependet children type of household in Great Britain saw a countinous decreased however the amount of the dependt children were the highest by far throughout years from1971 to 2007 , meanwhile families composed of one person, no children and lone parent amounts saw an notable increase and preferenaced by the Britain families during the period.

The dependt children category saw a countinous decrease after reaching its peak in 1971 where it recorded 52% and around 41% in 1991 to 36% in 2007, the non dependet children categorie as well declined throughout the period, having falling from 10% in 1971 and 9% in 2007.

Opposite pattern for families composed of pne person wich recorded a significant increase from 6% in 1971, to around 11% in 1991 , and 12% in 2007. No children category and single parent registered a substantial rise from 1971 by around 19 %and 4% to 25 % and 12% in 2007.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main contrast accurately: households with dependent children were the largest category but declined, while one-person, childless-couple and lone-parent households generally increased. The overview and selected figures—52% to 36% for dependent children, 6% to 12% for one-person households, and 19% to 25% for couples without children—are grounded in the table. This gives the response a clear account of the main trends. Some details are less fully reported: the non-dependent-children figure is described as falling from 10% to 9%, but its small rise to 11% in 1991 is omitted, and the 2001 values are not discussed. Also, “families” and “amount” are imprecise for percentages of people in household types. More precise coverage of fluctuations and categories would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs grouping declining and increasing categories. This makes the broad comparison easy to follow, and linking expressions such as “however,” “meanwhile” and “Opposite pattern” help signal contrasts. The progression is generally logical, supporting a coherent overall arrangement. However, some connections are awkward or unclear: “however” and “meanwhile” are crowded into the overview, while “Opposite pattern for families…” is a sentence fragment rather than a complete transition. The final paragraph also combines three rising categories without clearly separating their comparisons. Use complete topic sentences and simpler links, and group the figures in a more consistent order to make the progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You attempt a range of trend vocabulary, including “continuous decrease,” “significant increase” and “substantial rise,” and the reader can generally understand the intended comparisons. However, spelling and word-choice errors are frequent and sometimes make the report harder to read: “chaneges,” “Dependet,” “preferenaced” and “categorie” are examples. Several expressions are also unnatural or imprecise, such as “the amount of the dependent children” and “preferenaced by the Britain families”; the table reports percentages of household types, not family preferences. Repeated use of “category” and “families composed of” also limits flexibility. Focus on accurate spelling and standard collocations for describing proportions and household types before attempting more elaborate phrasing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple statements and longer sentences with contrast and time clauses, for example, “The dependent children category saw a continuous decrease after reaching its peak in 1971…” This shows some range, and the overall meaning is usually recoverable. However, several sentence structures are incomplete or awkward. “Opposite pattern for families…” lacks a main verb, and the overview’s long sentence joins several ideas without clear grammatical control. There are also errors in agreement and article use, as in “amounts saw an notable increase,” and the final sentence’s comparison is not clearly structured. Aim for complete sentences with one main comparison each, and check articles, singular/plural agreement and punctuation when combining clauses.

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