Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The table illustrates the change in some household types in Great Britain from 1971 to 2007.

Overall, the dependent children had large amount of people who lived in household all over the period, while about the one-family households and couple not mention in this table. Furthermore, the citizen whoes had no children these are moderate number of people lived in Great Britain between 1971 and 2007.

In 1971, the one person in household was 8%, while 12% accounted in 2007. The one-family households and couples are not lived in Britain according to this table. The parents who had not children they 19% in 1971, after ten year they were increased 1%. Moreover, in 2001 and 2007 accounted 25%.

In contrast, the dependent children were most popular types of households in Great Britain from 1971 to 2007, wheres 52% lived in 1971, 47% in 1981, they had decreased later on. At the end of the period, 36% recorded in 2007. Furthermore, the last types of households were lone parent these are increased from 4% to 10%. In 2001 and 2007 both were recorded 12 % people.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the period and report several relevant figures, including the decline in households with dependent children from 52% to 36% and the rise in couples without children from 19% to 25%. However, the overview is unclear and includes a major misreading: “the one-family households and couple not mention” is inaccurate, since the table gives figures for one-family household categories. You also state that one-person households were 8% in 1971, when the table shows 6%. The overview should clearly summarise the main trends, especially the fall in dependent-child households and the increases in one-person, childless-couple and lone-parent households. More accurate selection and reporting of the data would make the response more complete and relevant to the task.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about different household types. This gives the reader some organisation, and phrases such as “In contrast” signal a comparison. However, progression is not consistently clear because ideas are sometimes repeated or placed together without a clear relationship. For example, the overview says that some categories are “not mention,” then the next paragraph repeats that they are not represented. Several sentences are difficult to follow, particularly “Furthermore, the citizen whoes had no children these are moderate number.” Use one paragraph for the main overview and group the detailed comparisons logically, while using clear references and linking phrases accurately.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You use some relevant task vocabulary, including “dependent children,” “lone parent,” “increased” and “decreased,” so the reader can recognise the categories and broad trends. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate enough to make meaning unclear. For instance, “the citizen whoes had no children” does not describe the table category, and “the one person in household” is an awkward way to refer to one-person households. “Most popular types” also suggests preference rather than prevalence. Aim for precise statistical language and use the table’s category labels consistently, such as “households with dependent children” and “accounted for.” Check spelling, including “whose,” and avoid repeating general words such as “people” where “households” is meant.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple sentences and longer clauses, and the response generally communicates that some household categories rose while others fell. However, the range is limited, and errors occur frequently in sentence construction, verb forms and agreement. For example, “the parents who had not children they 19%” lacks a clear grammatical structure, while “they had decreased later on” has an unclear subject and awkward tense. In “In 1971, the one person in household was 8%,” the percentage is incorrectly attached to the household rather than expressed as a share. Practise accurate patterns such as “The figure for one-person households stood at 6%” and “the proportion of households with dependent children fell.”

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