Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-30

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 illustration gives information about the domestic types in great britian from 1971 to 2007. Overall, the domestic types in britian the percantage is rising in the year 1981 and 1991 in the dependant children.

It is quiet evident from the table chart that the household in britian in 1971 for one person is 6% and in the next years their are 8% and in the 1991 the percantage is increase up to 11%.And the others domestic types like no childen, dependent children, and also the others the percantage is gradually boost in that years up to 19% in the 1971, and also climb in the next few years.

Furthermore, in these domestic types in the year 2007, their percantage is almost same in the previous year 2001, there are no many difference in these years the percantage of one person is same. Moreover, the household types like no children and non dependent children also the same percantage. but in the dependent children in the year 2007, the percantage is decrease.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

The response identifies the topic and makes a limited attempt to describe change, including the rise in one-person households from 6% to 11% by 1991 and the later fall in dependent-child households. However, the overview is unclear and inaccurate: it says dependent-child percentages were rising in 1981 and 1991, whereas this figure fell from 52% to 41%. Several categories are mentioned without reliable comparisons, and the claim that “no children” and “non dependent children” were the same in 2007 is incorrect (25% versus 9%). The response therefore reports only a small part of the table and does not establish its main pattern: dependent-child households declined, while several other types increased or levelled off. Select the key trends and support them with accurate figures.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

There is some basic organisation: the response begins with an overview, then discusses earlier figures and ends with the 2001–2007 comparison. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “Furthermore,” and “Moreover” help signal these stages. However, progression is difficult to follow because several categories are grouped together without clear comparisons, as in “the others domestic types,” and the overview does not prepare the reader for the details that follow. The final paragraph also repeats the idea that figures were similar without specifying which values. Use one paragraph for the overview and separate paragraphs for the main trends, with each sentence clearly identifying the household type and its change.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The response uses some relevant vocabulary, including “household types,” “percentage,” “dependent children,” and “decrease,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or repetitive. “Domestic types” is not a natural way to describe the categories, while “gradually boost” does not fit a percentage trend. Repeated use of “percentage” and “same” also makes the account imprecise. Spelling errors such as “britian,” “percantage,” and “childen” are noticeable. Build a small set of accurate chart-description terms—such as “accounted for,” “rose,” “fell,” and “remained stable”—and use them with the correct household category and figures.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and longer sentences, and the reader can understand the general subject. However, control is inconsistent, particularly in longer constructions. For example, “Overall, the domestic types in britian the percantage is rising” lacks a clear grammatical structure, and “in the next years their are 8%” has errors in sentence formation and agreement. Tense and verb forms are also unreliable in phrases such as “the percantage is increase.” Punctuation is weak: there is no space after the full stop before “And,” and “but” begins a sentence after a full stop with an unnecessary lowercase letter. Practise clear subject–verb sentences, for example, “The proportion of one-person households rose from 6% to 12%.”

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