Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-10-31

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 provides information about fluctuation of different household in the Great Britain from 1971 to 2007.

Overall, it is apparent that one person, no children and lone parent increased with timeframe, while dependent and non-dependent children decreased throughout the time period.

To begin with, the single person in house was 6% in 1971 after three decades the proportion of one person in house was increased to 12% in 2001 and then remained same for six years ito 2007. In addition to as couple with no offsprings was 19% in 1971 there was slight increase in couple with no offspring with the passage of time to 25% in 2007. while the percentage of alone parent was 4% in 1971 increased to 12% during this time period in 2007.

In contrast, the offspring who reliant on the parents were 52% which declined with the time period to 36% in 2007, while there was a slight fluctuation in a self-supporting young was 10% in 1971 which increased to 11% in 1991 after that self sufficient family member dropped to 9% in 2001 and remained same for 6 six year untill 2007.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 7.0

You identify the main overall contrast: one-person, child-free couple and lone-parent households rose, while households with dependent children fell. The figures you give are generally accurate, including the rise from 6% to 12% for one-person households and the decline from 52% to 36% for dependent children. You also report the key endpoint values for the other categories. This gives the response a clear overview and relevant support. To make the account more fully developed, compare the scale of the changes more explicitly—for example, dependent-child households remained the largest category despite their substantial fall, while lone-parent households rose markedly from a much lower starting point. Avoid describing non-dependent children as decreasing throughout, since their share first rose from 10% to 11% before falling to 9%.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs grouping rising and falling categories. This helps the reader follow the main trends, and transitions such as “Overall,” “To begin with,” and “In contrast” show an attempt to guide the comparison. However, some links are mechanical or awkward, and the long final sentence combines several stages without clear punctuation. The phrase “In addition to as” also disrupts the connection between ideas, while “while” begins a new sentence after a full stop in the middle paragraph. For stronger progression, use shorter, clearly punctuated comparisons and refer consistently to the household categories rather than shifting between “offspring,” “young,” and “family member.”

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant vocabulary for describing data, including “proportion,” “declined,” “slight fluctuation,” and “remained same,” so the main trends are usually understandable. However, the range is limited by repeated or imprecise expressions, and several word choices do not fit the table’s categories. “Alone parent” should be “lone-parent households,” while “self-supporting young” and “self sufficient family member” are unclear substitutes for households with non-dependent children. “Fluctuation” is also not the best description of the overall changes in the table. Aim for accurate category labels and natural collocations such as “the proportion of households,” “rose steadily,” and “fell to.” This would make the account more precise without requiring unnecessarily complex vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mixture of simple and longer sentences, including clauses linked with “while” and “after that,” but control is uneven. Errors in verb forms and sentence construction appear in examples such as “the proportion … was increased” and “alone parent was 4% … increased to 12%,” where the clauses need a clear subject and correctly formed verb. Articles and number are also inconsistent in “the single person in house,” and the sentence beginning “In addition to as couple…” is difficult to parse. Punctuation contributes to the problem: “while” follows a full stop in one place, and several ideas run together in the final sentence. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and build comparisons as complete, clearly punctuated clauses.

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