Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · IELTS Summit Mastery · 2026-11-04

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 illustrates the change in number of people in household by the type of the family in Great Britain from 1971 to 2007.

Overall,Great Britain have variety of households. Mostly one person,one-family household which are further subdivided on the basis of children.No children,Dependent children,Non dependent children, lone children.That are measured in percentage from 1971 to 2007.one person and lone parent households are least in number as compare to dependent children households.

In detail,one person houshold shows gradually increase from 6% to 12% during 1971 to 1991,while in 2001 and 2007 remain stable,similarly, In one-family households this phenomenon is visble in three types: no children, non-dependent children and lone parent,firstly significantly increase in percentage then remain constant in 2001 and 2007 about 12%and 9% ,respectively .

Dependent children show gradual decrease in percentage in1971(52%),1981(47%),1991(41%),2001(39%),2007(36%),but present in highest percentage in the table.it shows the households have changed over a long period of time

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the overall contrast between the largest category, households with dependent children, and smaller categories, and you report its steady fall accurately from 52% to 36%. You also note that one-person households rise and then level off. However, the overview is unclear and includes an inaccurate claim that one-person and lone-parent households are the least common: lone-parent households begin at 4%, but one-person households are not consistently among the least common. The discussion of other categories is incomplete; for example, no-children couples rise from 19% to 25%, while non-dependent children fluctuate rather than simply increase. Select the main trends accurately and compare the categories more explicitly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, moving from an introduction and overview to details about individual household types. The dependent-children figures are presented in chronological order, which helps the reader follow that trend. However, progression is weakened by the overview’s list-like wording and by long, crowded sentences, especially the sentence beginning “similarly, In one-family households”. Connectors such as “similarly” do not clearly express the relationship between the trends, and the final sentence adds a general comment rather than a useful comparison. Use separate, focused paragraphs for the overview and key comparisons, and link ideas with precise transitions such as “by contrast” or “while”.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant task vocabulary, including “percentage”, “gradually increase”, “remain stable” and “decrease”, so the reader can generally understand the trends being described. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or awkward, such as “change in number of people in household”, “least in number” and “this phenomenon”. Spelling errors, including “houshold” and “visble”, also reduce accuracy. Some labels are inconsistent: “lone children” appears where the table gives “lone parent”, and “non dependent” should be expressed consistently as “non-dependent”. Build a more precise set of trend phrases and use the table’s category names accurately.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple statements and longer sentences, including a contrast introduced with “while”, but control is uneven. Errors in agreement and sentence construction appear in “Great Britain have variety of households” and “one person houshold shows gradually increase”. Articles and plurals are also often missing or misplaced, as in “in household by the type of the family”. Several sentences run together without appropriate punctuation, particularly the overview and the sentence describing three household types, making relationships between clauses difficult to follow. The sequence of figures for dependent children is understandable, but the parenthetical dates and percentages are not integrated smoothly. Practise accurate basic sentence patterns first, then use shorter complex sentences with clear clause boundaries and consistent tense.

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