Band 6.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.5 · 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 6.5)

The table illustrates the proportions of different households in Great Britain between 1971 and 2007.

Overall, couples with dependent children were the most common type of household over the given time period despite the steady decrease. Conversly, one person household, no children couples and lone parent household increased gradually from 1971 to 2007.

In 1971, dependent children couples accounted for 52%, which was the dominent household. There was a steady decrease in this type and reached 36% in 2007. In contrast, no children household went up from 19% in 1971 to 25% in both 2001 and 2007.

Lone parent household started at 4% in 1971 which was the lowest percentage, while there was a considerable growth in this type of household. It was finished at 12% in both years in 2001 and 2007. The non-dependent children accounted for 10% in 1971 and 1981 and increased by 1% in 1991, while dreased by 2% reached 9% in both 2001 and 2007.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern accurately: households with dependent children remained the largest category while falling from 52% to 36%, and the no-children couple, one-person and lone-parent categories generally rose. You also include relevant figures for the other family types, so the response addresses the task and gives a clear overview. To make the account more complete, include the one-person figures (6% to 12%) in the detail, and clarify that non-dependent children peaked at 11% in 1991 before declining to 9%. The overview says several categories increased, but does not mention that this last category ended slightly below its starting level. These omissions and uneven development keep the summary from presenting all key trends with the same precision.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a clear overall structure: an introduction, an overview, and two paragraphs describing the figures. The contrast between dependent-child and no-child households is easy to follow, and phrases such as “In contrast” and “while” help connect comparisons. However, the final paragraph combines the lone-parent and non-dependent-child trends in a way that makes the shift between categories abrupt. Some linking is also repetitive, particularly the repeated use of “while,” and “Conversly” introduces the overview’s contrast awkwardly. Grouping the rising categories together and then describing the declining categories would create a more consistent progression. Overall, the organisation is coherent, though some connections and references could be smoother and more precise.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use a suitable range of vocabulary for describing data, including “proportions,” “steady decrease,” “accounted for,” and “considerable growth.” These choices make the main trends understandable, and you attempt some less common descriptive language. However, several word-choice, collocation and spelling errors reduce precision: “domin ent” is misspelled, “Conversly” and “dreased” are also misspelled, and “dependent children couples” is an unnatural way to name the category. “It was finished at 12%” is also an imprecise expression for a figure at the end of a period. Use the table’s category labels more directly and check spelling carefully. This would make the vocabulary more accurate and natural while retaining the useful range already shown.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 6.0

You use a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast clause beginning “despite” and a sentence linking the 1991 increase to the later decline. Most of the data remains understandable. Some grammatical errors persist, however. For example, “one person household … increased” needs a plural form or a determiner, and “no children household went up” would be clearer as a plural category. In “There was a steady decrease in this type and reached 36%,” the second clause lacks a clear subject; write, for example, “and it reached 36%.” The sentence beginning “Lone parent household started…” also needs an article or plural form. More consistent control of articles, agreement and clause structure would improve accuracy.

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