Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-11-03

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 5.5)

The table illustrate the changes in People's Household in Great Britain by type of household and family between 1971 and 2007.

Overall, copule with dependent children had the highest percentage from 1971 to 2007 while Lone person had the lowest from 1971 to 1991 and couple with non-dependent child was the lowest from 1991 to 2007.

Based on the one-family houseld, the couple with dependent children had the biggest proportion in all household types. In 1971, the ouple that has no children had been the second in the ranking with 19%,20%, 24%, 25%, and 25% in chronolical orders by years.

one person, had percentage of 6,8, 11, 12, and 13 andnext was the Lone parent at 4%,6%,10%,12% and 12%. Lastly, the spouse with none-dependent children had 10%,10%, 11%,9%, and 9%.

It is noticeable that both family with dependent and non-dependent children have reported a declined in the statistics overtime while the rest have increased.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main pattern that households with dependent children were the largest category throughout, and your overview notes that the two categories involving children declined while the others generally rose. These are relevant features and show a reasonable grasp of the table. However, some details are inaccurate: the one-person figure in 2007 was 12%, not 13%, and the no-children figure in 1991 was 23%, not 24%. The claim that one-person households were the lowest through 1991 is also incorrect, since lone-parent households were lower in 1971 and 1981. The overview would be clearer if it highlighted the sharp fall in dependent-child households and the rise in lone-parent households, while avoiding unclear rankings.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and a paragraph of figures, followed by a concluding observation. This gives the reader some sense of organisation. However, progression within the detail paragraph is difficult to follow: the figures move from couples with no children to one-person households, lone parents and non-dependent children without clear grouping or comparison. The overview’s ranking statement is also hard to interpret, particularly “Lone person had the lowest … and couple with non-dependent child was the lowest.” Use clearer topic sentences and organise the data into meaningful comparisons, such as rising categories versus declining categories. More precise linking and reference would make the relationships between figures easier to track.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing data, including “percentage,” “proportion,” “ranking,” and “declined,” so the topic is generally clear. However, word choice and spelling are often inaccurate or awkward, which limits precision: “People’s Household,” “chronolical orders,” “spouse with none-dependent children,” and “reported a declined” are not natural descriptions of the table. Some labels are also inconsistent, such as “Lone person” for “one person” and “couple with dependent children” when referring to a household category. Aim to use the table’s labels accurately and choose standard trend language. For example, say “the proportion of one-person households” and “the figure for lone-parent households increased.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt a mixture of sentence forms, including an overview sentence with “while” and a longer sentence listing figures across five years. However, grammatical control is uneven, and errors sometimes make relationships unclear. For example, “The table illustrate” needs subject–verb agreement, while “the couple that has no children had been the second” uses an unsuitable tense and construction for reporting table data. The sentence beginning “one person, had percentage” is also missing a clear grammatical structure, and “both family … have reported a declined” contains errors in number and verb form. Practise accurate present-tense reporting patterns, such as “The table shows…” and “The proportion of households with dependent children fell…,” and check sentence boundaries and punctuation.

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