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 shows the changes in some households types like the number of people in house in Great britian through out the period from 1971 to 2007.

Overall, through out the time period the number lone parents has been sharply increased from 1971 to 2007 while couples with dependent children decreased massivlely throughout the period. Meanwhile the rest have gradually increased through out the time.

In 1971, the percentage of residents with lone parent was 4, while the couples with no children was 19 and dependent children was 52.Moreover the percentage of couples with non-dependent children was 10% and residents with one person was 6%.

In 1981, the percentage of housholds with lone parents and one person increased by 2%, whereas the couples without babies rose up by 1% and the percentage of dependent children declined by 5%. however the households with non-dependent children remain the same.

From 1991 to 2001, there was a gradual increase by 4% of households with lone parens and single person and then it remain same until 2007 with 12%. Couples without children rose by 5% and remain stable in 2007 with 25%.whereas couples with dependent children decresed from 47% to 36% and families with non dependent childred declined by 1%

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main contrast accurately: lone-parent households rise from 4% to 12%, while households with dependent children fall from 52% to 36%. You also report several other figures and note that some categories level off by 2007. This gives the response a relevant overview and covers the table’s main categories. However, the overview says that “the rest have gradually increased,” which is too broad: non-dependent-child households finish below their 1971 level, and some categories remain stable in the final years. The account of 1991–2001 is also unclear, particularly the claim of a 4% increase for both lone-parent and one-person households. Make the overview more precise and compare the full period consistently.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall shape: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs that report figures across the years. Time markers such as “In 1971,” “In 1981,” and “From 1991 to 2001” help readers follow the sequence. However, organising most details year by year makes comparisons between household types harder to see, and some linking is mechanical. The final paragraph combines several trends in a long sentence, while “whereas” does not clearly connect all the figures that follow it. Grouping rising categories together and declining categories together would create a stronger progression. Check punctuation around transitions, such as the full stop before “whereas,” and use references consistently so each comparison is easy to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing data, including “percentage,” “increased,” “declined,” “rose,” and “remain stable.” These choices generally make the trends understandable, and you attempt some more specific language such as “dependent children.” However, several word-choice and spelling problems reduce precision: “households types” is an inaccurate phrase, “babies” is too informal for the table’s category, and “massivlely” and “parens” are misspelled. “The number of people in house” also misdescribes a table about percentages of household types. Aim for accurate category labels and a consistent formal register. A wider set of precise trend verbs and phrases would help you avoid repeating “increased” and “rose.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, using clauses with “while,” “whereas,” and “although”-type contrasts, and the main trends are usually understandable. Some grammatical errors remain, particularly in articles, plurals, and verb forms. For example, “the number lone parents has been” is missing a preposition and has an awkward subject structure; “it remain same” should use a past-tense verb and an article; and “the percentage … was 4” needs a clearer grammatical construction. There are also punctuation issues, including missing spaces after full stops and inconsistent capitalisation after sentence boundaries. Build accuracy by checking subject–verb agreement and tense, and divide long comparisons into complete, clearly punctuated sentences.

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