Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-25

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 given table compares the data related to the different household trends in Great Britain from 1971 to 2007. There were many types of household like one person alone followed by family households which includes couple with no children, with dependent and non-dependent children and lone parents.

Over the periods of time household with dependent children was the highest one among the others but later it decreased sharply. Family trend with children now turned into family with no children. Living as lone parent also gets common.

The percentage of one person household doubled with the passage of time which changed from 6% to 12%. Couple with no children also increased as 19% to 25% from 1971 to 2007. Lone parents household, increased 3 times like in 1971 it was 4% but in 2007 it was 12%.

Despite all of these household trend changes the most prominent was the decreased in the couple with dependent children percentage like in 1971 it was 52% highest of all. But it changed and decreased to 36% in 2007. Couple with non dependent children remained stable at around 9%-11%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern: households with dependent children were the largest category throughout, while their share fell from 52% to 36%. You also report the increases in one-person households, couples without children and lone-parent households, and note that non-dependent-child households changed little. These are relevant, mostly accurate comparisons. However, the overview is not fully clear: “Family trend with children now turned into family with no children” suggests that one household type directly became another, which the table does not show. Some features are also less fully explained; for example, the rise in lone-parent households from 4% to 12% is given, but the intermediate changes are not discussed. State the overall contrasts precisely and avoid implying causes or transitions between categories.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, a summary of broad trends, and paragraphs reporting figures. The progression from the largest category to increases in other household types is generally easy to follow, and phrases such as “Over the periods of time” and “Despite all of these” attempt to connect ideas. However, the overview and data discussion overlap, and the final paragraph repeats the decline in dependent-child households already mentioned earlier. Some links are imprecise: “Family trend with children now turned into family with no children” does not clearly express the relationship between the categories. Group the main trends more deliberately, use a concise overview, and avoid repeating the same comparison so that cohesion feels less mechanical.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing trends, including “increased,” “decreased sharply,” “remained stable,” and “prominent.” These choices help communicate the main movements in the table. There are also attempts at more specific phrasing, such as “one person household” and “dependent children.” Some word choices and collocations are inaccurate or awkward, however: “household trends” is used where you mean household types or proportions, and “changed into” implies a direct transformation not shown by the data. “The percentage … doubled” is understandable, though “the proportion of one-person households doubled” is more precise. Aim for consistent, accurate terms for categories and shares, and choose trend verbs that describe the figures without suggesting unsupported causes.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use both simple statements and some longer structures, including “Despite all of these household trend changes, the most prominent was…” This shows an attempt to vary sentence forms, and the main comparisons remain understandable. Some grammatical errors nevertheless reduce accuracy. For example, “household with dependent children was” needs a plural subject (“households … were”), while “which includes couple” has agreement and number problems. In “Couple with no children also increased as 19% to 25%,” the comparison pattern is incomplete; use “increased from 19% to 25%.” There are also article and punctuation issues, such as the extra spacing before commas and missing articles in places. Check subject–verb agreement, plural forms, and the grammar of percentage comparisons.

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