Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-10-12

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)

In this chart of 1968 to 2018 have given how the families have spent their weekly income in managing things, housing fuel and power and etc as given. if we comparatively observe the different spendings from the year to year for food the families spent less comparatively 2018 like from 35% to 15.5% something. if we observed in housing then the spending is increased by 10 percent between the years as well in fuel and power slightly the lesser spent can be noted. for fashion comparatively 5%is decreased. for household goods equal spent, as well for personal goods slightly 5% is decreased. Aswell for transport the 10% increased rapidly may because of development as well the leisure spent is rapidly increased from 10% to 24% may because of the rate and available of the accommodation, here the chat is explained of weekly spent of families how it is changed rapidly in year to year. When we observe the things in full chart, we may note that comparatively people interest is different. for example, look at food, the people spending is lessor and spending more towards the leisure that was the society is making expensive because of there is no fund available after spending in leisure the weekly spending to the food is getting short and people are spending less that's what i opinion about this phrase. so however, the time period is changing from 1968 to 2018 the societies weekly spending is changing on base of modern availability and crisis. when it comes to personal goods and household goods, the people are more prioritising to the household goods .in 1968 for personal goods the spent may be more but after 2000s the people realising that the household goods are more important than the personal goods.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify several important changes, including the fall in food spending, the rise in housing and transport, and the increase in leisure. Some figures are close to the chart, such as food at about 35% in 1968 and housing rising by roughly 10 percentage points. However, the overview is not clearly separated from detail, and some values are inaccurate: food in 2018 is about 17%, not 15.5%; leisure is about 22%, not 24%; and the 1968 leisure figure is about 9%, not 10%. The response also adds unsupported explanations about development, expense and people’s priorities. Focus on describing the chart rather than speculating about causes, and summarise the main contrasts clearly.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

The response includes a range of chart categories and comparisons, but the information is not arranged in a clear progression. It begins with an unclear introduction, moves through categories in a loose sequence, and then shifts into extended speculation about society and people’s priorities. Linking phrases such as “as well” and “when we observe” recur without making the relationships between points clearer. The long final section also repeats the idea that spending patterns changed over time. Organise the response into a brief introduction, a concise overview of the largest changes, and one or two detail paragraphs grouped by increases and decreases. This would make the comparisons easier to follow.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “weekly income,” “housing,” “fuel and power,” “transport” and “leisure,” so the reader can recognise the categories being discussed. However, the range is limited and several phrases are inaccurate or awkward, such as “spent in managing things,” “the lesser spent,” and “the rate and available of the accommodation.” Repetition of “spending,” “people” and “changed” also makes the account less precise. Choose standard chart-reporting expressions and use them consistently—for example, “accounted for,” “rose,” “fell” and “remained unchanged.” Avoid informal or unclear wording, and check word forms and spelling, including “chart” rather than “chat.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

There are attempts to connect ideas in longer sentences, but these often contain several grammatical problems that make the meaning difficult to follow. For example, “In this chart of 1968 to 2018 have given” lacks a clear subject and verb, while “if we comparatively observe” and “the families spent less comparatively 2018” have faulty sentence patterns. Tense and agreement are also inconsistent, as in “the societies weekly spending is changing.” Punctuation and capitalisation are unreliable, with sentence boundaries often unclear. Practise writing shorter, complete sentences with a clear subject and verb, then add comparisons using accurate structures such as “spending on housing rose from 10% to 19%.”

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