Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-29

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 illustrated the differences of the percentage of people in a home by particular type and family in Great Britain between 1971 and 2007.

Overall, the table compared household types by diving into one person home and one-family home. By that, it can be seen that there is a significant difference between couple with dependent children and lone parent. Except from parents, there is a similar trend with increase in percentage for the rest of family types. Single parents, childless couples and singles grow steadily over the period.

With parents who have children, their trend has decline steadily. For family with dependent children, it has dropped from 52 percent from 1971 to 36 percent by 2007. Similarly, non-dependent children families has decreased with 10 percent from 1971 to 9 percent by 2007.

But for those without children, they increase by time. For single people, they surged from 6 to 12 percent over the years. The childless couples grow steadily. In same pattern, single parents has substantially jumped from 4 percent to 12 percent in these years.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main contrast accurately: households with dependent children were the largest category but declined, while one-person and lone-parent households increased. The figures of 52% to 36% and 4% to 12% are correctly reported, and you include the other categories. This meets the task well, with a relevant overview and supporting data. However, the overview’s claim that the “rest of family types” increased is too broad: non-dependent-child households rose slightly to 11% in 1991, then fell to 9% by 2007. The childless-couple figures are also not given, so this trend is less fully supported. For a stronger response, distinguish categories that rose overall from those that fluctuated, and include key comparison figures such as 19% to 25% for childless couples.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs grouping declining and increasing household types. This makes the main trends easy to locate. Some linking is effective, particularly “Similarly” and “But,” although the latter creates a slightly conversational transition. Cohesion is less secure where references are vague: “By that” does not clearly connect to the preceding sentence, and “their trend” and “they” require the reader to infer which household group is meant. The overview also repeats the idea of increases in several forms. Use more precise references, such as “the proportion of one-person households,” and organise each body paragraph around clearly named categories to make progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a reasonable range of task-related vocabulary, including “dependent children,” “lone parent,” “decline,” “steadily,” and “substantially.” These choices communicate the broad trends, and the meaning remains clear. However, several expressions are imprecise or do not collocate naturally: “differences of the percentage,” “diving into,” “surged” for a gradual rise, and “jumped” for a change over the full period. “Parents who have children” is also less concise than the table’s category label. Aim for neutral, precise reporting language and repeat the chart’s terminology where useful. For example, describe a proportion as “increased from” or “rose to,” rather than using dramatic verbs that suggest a sudden change.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt both simple and more complex forms, including the overview sentence beginning “Except from parents” and the time clauses “from 1971 to 36 percent by 2007.” The main comparisons are generally understandable, but some grammatical errors recur. Examples include “by diving into” (the participle construction is not formed appropriately), “their trend has decline” (verb form), and “non-dependent children families has decreased” (plural agreement). There are also missing or incorrect articles and prepositions in phrases such as “in same pattern” and “dropped from 52 percent from 1971.” These errors do not usually prevent understanding, but they reduce accuracy. Practise consistent past-tense reporting and check subject–verb agreement and sentence patterns.

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