Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-09-12
IELTS Writing Task 1 question
The chart below gives information about how families in one country spent their weekly income in 1968 and in 2018.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
1968 and 2018: average weekly spending by families
Student answer (Band 5.0)
The chart shows the information about the families who spent their weekly income 1968 between 2018.
Overall, in 1968 the food percentage is higher in year of year is upto 35% and the other is fuel and power are used less approxmetiely 5.5% only, while in 2018 the Leisure is higly increased and the personal good, fuel and power are used less to compare with others.
On the one hand, in 1968 food average used higher more then 35% compare to 2018 food faculaty used 15 to 20 % only, while the facilities like household goods are equally used in both years, but in 1968 the other facilities are equally used such as household, peronal goods or transport.
On the other hand, leisure are one the highrst used facalities in 2018 comapre to 1968 futhermore others for example housing and tansport are used 20 to 25%. In addition the other facilities are fuel and power, clothing and foothwear or personal goods are used very lowest in the year of 2018.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 4.5 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The response attempts to summarise the main features of the chart comparing weekly family spending in 1968 and 2018. An overview is provided, highlighting key changes such as the drop in food spending and the rise in leisure costs. However, the details are sometimes imprecise and difficult to follow due to unclear figures and vague phrasing, such as 'peronal goods, fuel and power are used less to compare with others.' While the main trends are identified, the lack of precision in reporting specific data points prevents the response from reaching a higher band. Overall, the task is addressed, but the development of supporting data is somewhat weak and contains generalisations.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The essay is divided into an introduction, an overview, and two body paragraphs, showing a basic structural attempt. However, the progression of ideas is frequently disrupted by awkward referencing and repetitive phrasing. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as 'On the one hand' and 'On the other hand,' which are deployed inappropriately for comparing data over two different time periods rather than presenting contrasting arguments. Paragraphing is present, but internal cohesion is weak, leading to a somewhat disjointed reading experience where the logical relationship between sentences is not always clear.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary is very basic and repetitive, relying heavily on words like 'facilities,' 'used,' and 'goods.' There are numerous word choice and collocation inaccuracies, such as 'food faculaty,' 'peronal goods,' and 'highest used facalities.' Spelling errors are also present, including 'approxmetiely' and 'foothwear.' The lexical range is limited and minimally adequate for conveying simple comparisons, but frequent errors in word formation and spelling cause some difficulty for the reader and restrict the score to a Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 4.5
The grammatical range is limited, consisting mostly of simple and attempted complex sentences that frequently contain serious structural errors. Examples include 'the food percentage is higher in year of year is upto 35%' and 'leisure are one the highrst used facalities.' There are frequent errors in subject-verb agreement, tense usage, and prepositional phrases, such as 'in the year of 2018' instead of 'in 2018.' These errors frequently cause strain and difficulty for the reader, though the core meaning of the comparisons can occasionally be deciphered.
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