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 tabular data provides information about people in households by type of household and family in the Great Britain between 1971 and 2007.

Overall, it is evident that the one person ,and lone parent ,and no children categories were increased throughout the yar,while the dependent chldren and non-dependent children were had decreased trend.

To begin with, there was a one person who had only 6 percent in 1971 , but the nomber of one person categories was rose rapidly a double in the 2007.As compared to a categories of lone parent was only 4

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the table’s topic and attempt an overview, noting increases in the one-person, lone-parent and childless-couple categories and a decline in households with dependent children. However, the response reports very little of the data and ends before completing its comparison: “As compared to a categories of lone parent was only 4” gives no later figures. The overview also incorrectly says non-dependent children decreased throughout; this category rose from 10% to 11% in 1991 before falling to 9%. The response contains 86 words, below the required 150, and nine words copied from the prompt were excluded from that count. Include a complete overview and select key figures across the years to support the main trends.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response: an introductory sentence is followed by an overview and then a detail paragraph, with “Overall” and “To begin with” signalling these stages. This gives the reader some sense of the intended structure. However, the progression is incomplete because the response stops midway through a comparison, and the detail paragraph does not develop the trends introduced in the overview. The sentence beginning “As compared to” is unfinished, while the overview’s list of categories is difficult to follow because of repeated commas and no clear grouping. Use separate paragraphs for the overview and selected comparisons, and connect each point to a complete sentence with a clear subject and comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses a small set of relevant terms, including “tabular data,” “categories,” “dependent children” and “lone parent,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, vocabulary is limited and several word-choice, collocation and spelling problems make parts difficult to understand. For example, “the number of one person categories was rose rapidly a double” does not express the intended change clearly, and “throughout the yar” contains a spelling error. Repeating “categories” also makes the description less precise. Build a reliable range of trend language and use the table’s labels accurately, such as “the proportion of one-person households doubled” and “the share of households with dependent children declined.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including a contrast introduced by “but” and a comparison beginning “As compared to.” However, the structures are often inaccurate or incomplete, which can make the meaning hard to follow. In “the one person … categories were increased,” the verb form is unsuitable for describing the figures; “the number … was rose” combines incompatible verb forms; and “there was a one person” has an incorrect sentence pattern. The final comparison is also unfinished. Practise forming complete sentences with a clear subject and a correctly conjugated verb, for example, “The proportion of one-person households rose from 6% to 12%.” Check articles, agreement and punctuation when editing.

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