Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-11-01

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 table gives the information about variation in people among different households and families in Great Britain from 1971 to 2007. The resultant values are given in percentages.

Overall, the data is categorized into single individual, one-family households which include couples with no, dependent or independent children and lone parent. One person inhabitant and lone parent shows highest percentage in 2001 and 2007 as compared to 1971, whereas couples show fluctuation in percentages over the given time.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the topic, period and percentage format, and your overview attempts to highlight change over time. However, the response addresses the task only minimally: it gives no specific figures and reports almost none of the table’s main patterns. The claim that one-person households and lone-parent households had the highest percentages is inaccurate; in 2001 and 2007, dependent-child households were still the largest category, at 39% and 36%. The statement that couples fluctuated is also too broad, since couples without children rose steadily before levelling off, while households with dependent children declined. The response is also substantially below the required 150 words. Include a clear overview and select key figures and comparisons to support it.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic, recognisable structure: an introductory sentence is followed by a separate overview beginning with “Overall”. This gives the reader a simple route through the limited information. However, there is no developed progression from the overview to supporting details, because no data or comparisons follow. The overview also groups categories together without clearly distinguishing the trends for each household type, which makes the relationships between ideas difficult to follow. To improve, organise the report into an introduction, a concise overview, and one or two detail paragraphs that group related trends. Use clear links such as “by contrast” or “while” to compare categories, and ensure each paragraph advances the description.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant topic vocabulary, including “percentages”, “households”, “couples” and “lone parent”, so the subject is generally clear. There are also attempts at more formal phrasing, such as “variation” and “categorized”. However, several choices are unnatural or imprecise: “variation in people among different households” does not clearly describe the table, and “one person inhabitant” is not a natural label. “Independent children” also misrepresents the table’s category, which is “non-dependent children”. The limited response gives little evidence of a wider range for describing trends. Use precise chart language such as “the proportion of people living alone” and “households with dependent children”, alongside verbs such as “rose”, “fell” and “remained stable”.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You produce several complete sentences and use a subordinate clause in “one-family households which include couples…”, showing some ability to extend sentence structure. The main ideas remain understandable, but grammatical control is uneven. In “One person inhabitant and lone parent shows”, the compound subject requires a plural verb, and the category labels need clearer article and number choices. “The data is categorized” also uses a singular verb with “data” in a formal report, where “the figures are grouped” would be more suitable. The short response offers limited evidence of varied sentence forms. Practise accurate comparisons using structures such as “The proportion rose from… to…” and “while the figure for… fell”, checking agreement and articles in each sentence.

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