Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-23

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 depicts the information about individuals in households by type of household and family in Great Britain within the time frame of 1971 to 2007.

Regarding the one person, it recorded 6% in 1971, which was the least proportion comapred to the other years. A continuous incline was seen from 8 % in 1981 to 11 % in 1991. The same number of household represented in 2001 and 2007, which was the highest number, (12%, each). Turning to the one-family household, less than one-fifth couple had no children in 1971. While, it slightly rose in 2001 to a quarter and it remained unchanged in 2007.

Meanwhile, the largest number of dependent children presented in 1971, which was more than half. A sharp drop was noticed till 2007, with 36%. Non-dependent children comprised one-tenth in 1971 and it remained steady in 1981. There was a noticable incline in 1991 and dramatically dropped in both years. Last observation of lone parent, it stood at 4% in 1971. Whereas, it rapidly grew untill 2007, with 12%.

Overall, One person household, no children couple and lone parent categories sunstantially rose in all years among other three household. However, Depentent children constituted the highest amount compared to the other categories.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You cover all five household categories and report several key changes accurately: one-person households rose from 6% to 12%, couples without children increased from 19% to 25%, and dependent-child households fell from 52% to 36%. The overview also identifies the broad contrast between rising categories and the decline in dependent children. This meets the task well, with some features more fully reported than others. In particular, the non-dependent-child trend is unclear: it rose slightly to 11% in 1991, then fell to 9% by 2001 and stayed there, rather than “dramatically” dropping in both years. The overview also says categories rose “in all years,” although some figures were unchanged. Clarifying these details would make the summary more precise and complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, grouped descriptions of the figures, and a concluding overview. Sequencing phrases such as “Regarding,” “Meanwhile,” and “Turning to” help signal movement between categories, and the reader can generally follow the comparisons. However, the progression is sometimes mechanical, and some links are awkward or unclear. For example, “Last observation of lone parent” does not form a natural transition, while “Whereas” begins a fragment rather than connecting a complete contrast. The overview appears at the end, so the main trends are not established before the detailed figures. A clearer overview paragraph followed by logically grouped comparisons, with more precise referencing, would improve cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing data, including “continuous incline,” “sharp drop,” “comprised,” and “remained steady.” These attempts at varied trend language show some flexibility, and the intended meaning is usually understandable. However, several choices are inaccurate or unnatural for this task: “the least proportion” and “the largest number” refer to percentages, while “a noticable incline” and “dramatically dropped in both years” do not describe the figures precisely. Spelling errors such as “comapred,” “untill,” and “sunstantially” also reduce accuracy. Choose standard collocations such as “proportion,” “rose,” and “fell,” and check spelling and whether the strength of a trend matches the data.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including relative clauses (“which was the least proportion”) and time clauses (“from 8% in 1981 to 11% in 1991”). The main comparisons remain understandable, but some grammatical errors and sentence fragments are present. For example, “While, it slightly rose in 2001” is an incomplete clause, and “Last observation of lone parent, it stood at 4%” has an unclear sentence structure. In “The same number of household represented,” the subject and verb construction is faulty; a clearer form would be “The figure was the same in 2001 and 2007.” There are also inconsistent capitalisation and punctuation choices. Practise complete clause structures and check agreement and sentence boundaries while retaining your attempts at complex sentences.

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