Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-28

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 given table chart provides the information about the change in some household types in Great Britain from 1971 to 2007 in percentage.

Overall, there is 3 types of household and family including one person, one family households and lone parent. there is in 1997 percentage of one person is low but it increases in 2007 and also same for lone parent and in family households has 1 parent of couple with 3 different catagory.

in 1997 one person has 6 percentage of household in compare to 2007 it is went up to 12 percentage also in lone parent has 4 percentage in 1997 and it is jump to 12 percentage in 2007. family households has 1 parent of couple with different 3 catagory including no children, dependent children and non-dependent children and all catagory has different percentage of households. no children has 19% and it is increased to 25% in 2007.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response identifies the period and mentions several relevant categories, including one-person households, lone-parent households and couples without children. However, it reports only a small part of the table and gives no meaningful account of the largest category, couples with dependent children, whose share fell from 52% to 36%. The overview is also inaccurate: it says there are three household types, although the table presents five categories, and it refers to 1997 rather than 1971. The claim that one-person households were low in 1997 is therefore not supported by the data. The response is 139 words, below the required 150. To improve, provide an accurate overview and compare the main rises and falls using the correct years and figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure: an introduction, an overview-like paragraph and a paragraph with figures. It also uses simple links such as “Overall,” “also” and “in compare to,” which help signal relationships between points. However, the progression is difficult to follow because the overview mixes category descriptions with trends, and the final paragraph repeats information already stated. The sentence beginning “family households has 1 parent of couple” is especially hard to interpret, so the reader cannot easily see how the categories relate. Organise the report into a clear overview followed by comparisons of the main increases and decreases, and use references such as “this figure” only when their meaning is clear.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some relevant task vocabulary, including “percentage,” “household,” “dependent children” and “lone parent,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several phrases are inaccurate or awkward, such as “table chart,” “in compare to,” “it is jump to” and “different catagory.” Repetition of “percentage” and “household” also makes the report less precise. These choices sometimes make the intended comparison difficult to understand, particularly in the overview. Aim for accurate, conventional expressions for describing data, such as “the proportion rose from … to …” and “the share of households,” and check spelling and word forms before finishing.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and longer sentence forms, and the reader can understand some basic comparisons, for example that the share of one-person households rose from 6% to 12%. However, the longer constructions are often faulty, and errors in agreement, articles and verb forms recur. Examples include “there is 3 types,” “one person has 6 percentage,” and “it is went up.” Sentence boundaries and capitalisation are also inconsistent, as in “Overall” followed by a lower-case “there.” These problems sometimes obscure relationships between categories and figures. Practise building clear comparison sentences with accurate subjects and verbs—for example, “The proportion of one-person households increased from 6% in 1971 to 12% in 2007”—before attempting longer sentences.

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