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 illustrate the change in some household types in great britain from different years in 1971 to 2007.

In an overview the highest proportion of people in households by type of household and family is one person in 2007 , 2001 , and the lowest percentage of of one person is 1971 . As well as the highest percentage of no children in households by type of household and family in 2001 and 2007 ,and the lowest proportion of no children is 1971.

First and foremost in the table the people in household by type of household and family in 1971 the one children is 6% , and no children is 19% , dependent children is 52% , non-dependent children is 10% , and lone parent is 4% . Additinally in 1981 the percentage of people in households by type of household and family the proportion of one person is 8 , and the percentage of no children is 20 , and dependent children is 47% , non-dependent children is 10% , and the percentage of lone parent in 1981 is 6 . Furthermore in 1991 the percentage of one person is 11 , and the proportion of no children is 23 , dependent children is 41% , and the non-dependent children is 11% , and the lone parent in 1991 is 10% .

At least but not last in 2001 people in households by type of household family one person is 12% , no children is 25% , and the dependent children is 39% , and the non-dependent children is 9% , and the proportion of lone parent is 12 . At the end of in 2007 the percentage of one person is 12 , and the percentage of no children in 2007 is 25 , and dependent children is 36% , non-dependent children is 9% , and the lone parent is 12% .

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You report figures for all five years and most values match the table, including the decline in households with dependent children from 52% to 36% and the rise in lone-parent households from 4% to 12%. However, the overview is not fully accurate: one-person households are not the highest category in 2001 or 2007; dependent-child households remain the largest, despite falling. The overview also focuses on the highest and lowest values for selected categories rather than summarising the main overall changes. Some figures lack the percent sign, and “one children” misidentifies the one-person category. To strengthen the response, give a clear overview of the dominant category’s decline and the increases in one-person, childless-couple and lone-parent households, then select key comparisons rather than listing every value.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview and paragraphs covering the earlier and later years. This helps the reader locate the information. However, progression is weakened by the repeated year-by-year lists, which give similar weight to every figure and do not group the main trends for comparison. Linking phrases such as “First and foremost,” “Furthermore,” and “At least but not last” are repetitive or awkward, and the final paragraph’s “At the end of” does not create a clear analytical conclusion. Improve cohesion by grouping categories with similar trends—for example, rising household types together and dependent-child households separately—and use straightforward transitions that show comparison or contrast.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “proportion,” “percentage,” “dependent children,” and “lone parent,” so the subject is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several phrases are repeated, especially “the percentage of people in households by type of household and family.” Some word choices are inaccurate or unnatural: “one children” does not describe the table’s “one person” category, while “the one children is 6%” is unclear. There are also spelling errors such as “great britain” and “Additinally.” Use concise, accurate labels from the table and a wider set of trend verbs, such as “rose,” “remained stable,” and “declined,” to make comparisons clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts longer sentences with several linked details, but these structures are often difficult to control. Subject–verb agreement is incorrect in the opening (“The table illustrate”), and many clauses omit articles or use incomplete sentence patterns, as in “the one person is 12%” and “dependent children is 36%.” Commas and spaces around punctuation are also inconsistent, and the repeated use of “and” produces long, loosely connected sentences. These errors sometimes make the relationships between categories and figures harder to follow. Practise accurate simple comparison sentences first, then combine them selectively—for example, “The proportion of one-person households rose from 6% to 12% and then remained stable.”

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