Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-24

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 variation in some houses in Great Britain from 1971 to 2007. Overall, one person, lone parent, and no children percentage increase over time while dependents and non-dependents percentage decrease in the interim.

To begin with, one person in a houshold was only 6% in 1971, this number increase over time to 12 until 2007. Meanwhile, one-family households with no children were at 19% in 1971 and it went up by 1% or 2% and reached 25% to 2007.

Conversely, dependent children was 52% and it went down to 47% in 1981 and dropped to 36% at the end of the period. Similarly non-dependent children 10% in 1971 and 1981 this figure rose to 11 in 1991 and dropped back to 9% in 2001 and 2007. Although 4% of lone parent lived in households in 1971 and this number increase 2% in 1981 and 4% every year from 1991 to 2007.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the broad pattern that the shares for one-person, childless-couple and lone-parent households rose, while households with dependent children declined. Several figures are also reported accurately, including the fall from 52% to 36% for dependent children and the rise from 19% to 25% for couples without children. However, the overview is imprecise: non-dependent children did not decrease overall, ending at 9% after starting at 10%, and the lone-parent figure rose from 4% to 12%, rather than increasing by 4% each year after 1991. The response covers the main categories, but some trends are unclear or inaccurately summarised. Make the overview more precise and compare the largest and smallest categories to develop the key features more fully.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introductory statement and overview are followed by paragraphs describing increases and decreases. Linking expressions such as “To begin with,” “Conversely,” and “Similarly” help signal these shifts. However, some connections are mechanical or unclear. For example, “Although 4% of lone parent lived…” does not form a complete contrast with the preceding sentence, and “this number increase 2% in 1981 and 4% every year” makes the sequence difficult to follow. Grouping the rising categories together and then the declining or fluctuating ones would make the progression more deliberate. Use clearer references and transitions, and ensure each sentence connects logically to the one before it.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing data, including “variation,” “increase,” “dropped,” and “reached,” so the main trends are generally understandable. There is also some useful variation in how changes are described. However, several word choices and collocations are imprecise: “some houses” refers to buildings rather than household types, and “dependents and non-dependents percentage” is not a natural way to describe the categories. “Went up by 1% or 2%” is also vague when the table shows a rise from 19% to 25%. Spelling errors such as “houshold” further reduce accuracy. Aim for precise terms such as “household types,” “the proportion of households,” and “percentage points.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including contrast with “while” and “Conversely,” and most of the intended comparisons can be understood. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly with subject–verb agreement and tense: “this number increase” should be “this number increased,” and “dependent children was 52%” should be “the figure for dependent children was 52%.” The sentence beginning “Similarly non-dependent children 10%” lacks a main verb, while “Although 4% of lone parent lived…” is an incomplete clause. These errors sometimes make relationships between figures unclear. Practise writing complete sentences with an explicit subject and verb, and check agreement, articles and past-tense forms when describing the historical data.

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