Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-22

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 given table compared the proportion of diffrent types of household and family in Great Britain between 1971 and 2007.It is evident that the persentage of family had grown through out the years.

Overall, family with dependent children remained at highest figurs, while one person and lone parents showed the least numbers all these years.

In 1971, family with dependent children accounted for large proportion at 52%, which gradually decreased. Followed by, no children and non dependent children household accounted for 19%, 10%, respectively. On the other hand one person gamily and lone parents accounted for 6%, and 4% correspondingly. In 1981, although dependent children household decreased the percentage ,it recorded at highest proportions at 47%. However,non dependent children family remained at same value at 10%. family with lone parants accounted let figure at 6%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

You identify the table’s topic and include a relevant overview, noting that dependent-child households were the largest category and that one-person and lone-parent households were among the smallest at the start. However, the overview is partly inaccurate: one-person households rose to 12%, so they were not among the least throughout, and the claim that the percentage of families grew overall is too broad when dependent-child households fell from 52% to 36%. Most reporting stops at 1981, leaving the 1991, 2001 and 2007 figures and their main changes unaddressed. Several figures are given accurately, but the response is also 15 words below the required minimum. Cover the full period and summarise the contrasting trends before selecting key figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure: an introduction, an overview and a paragraph with figures, and phrases such as “On the other hand” signal a contrast. This gives the reader some organisation. However, there is no clear progression through the full time period, and the account ends after 1981 despite the table continuing to 2007. Connections between categories are sometimes awkward or incomplete, as in “Followed by, no children and non dependent children household accounted for…”. The repeated use of “In 1981” and “accounted” also makes the paragraph feel list-like. Organise the details into a clear comparison of the main rising and falling categories, and use linking phrases only where they clarify the relationship between figures.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some task-relevant vocabulary, including “proportion”, “gradually decreased”, “accounted for” and “highest”, which helps communicate basic comparisons. There is also some variation in how categories are described. However, spelling and word-choice errors are noticeable, including “diffrent”, “persentage”, “figurs”, “gamily” and “parants”. Some phrases are imprecise or unnatural, such as “least numbers all these years” and “let figure”, and “family with dependent children” is repeated rather than using the table’s category label consistently. These issues do not prevent the general meaning from being understood, but they reduce precision. Check spelling carefully and use accurate terms such as “households with dependent children” and “accounted for the smallest share”.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast clause beginning “although” and a sentence using “while” in the overview. Basic meaning is generally recoverable, but errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences awkward or incomplete. For example, “In 1981, although dependent children household decreased the percentage” has an unfinished structure, while “Followed by, no children…” is not a complete sentence. There are also problems with articles, plurals and sentence boundaries, such as “the percentage” without a clear referent and missing spaces after full stops. Practise forming complete comparison sentences with a clear subject and verb, and proofread punctuation and agreement.

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