Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 17 · 2026-11-02

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 the given diagrom they can show the difference from 1968 to 2018 weekly expensive of family.According to the graph family weekly expansive of food,fuel and power,clothing and footware,personal goods are usually use highly in the 1968 as compareed to the 2018. while the weekly expensive of housing,transport and leisure are usually used in 2018,as compared to the 1968.

while just in the stage of household goods both the expensive are used same from 1968 to 2018.

At in the result we can know that the difference between 1968 and 2018 are more with each others.the main things which we can use at daily life is more expensive from the past,so its clear that any thing which can be used is more expensive. foods and fuel are now the basic needs of family in the week.therefore wexpensive in week of that should be more.And they cannot stop to control.

that is the basic difference of above mentioned diagrom.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify several genuine comparisons: food, fuel and power, clothing, and personal goods take a smaller share in 2018, while housing, transport, and leisure take a larger share; household goods remain unchanged. This gives the reader a basic sense of the chart’s main contrasts. However, the response does not report any figures, so the scale of the changes is unclear, and it misses important features such as food falling from the largest category to 17%, while leisure rises to become the largest at 22%. The final claims about everyday items becoming more expensive and food and fuel being basic needs are not supported by this chart, which shows spending shares rather than prices or causes. Select key figures and keep the overview factual.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has some organisation: it first groups categories that declined, then those that increased, and finally notes that household goods stayed the same. This grouping is a useful starting point for comparing the two years. However, the progression becomes unclear when the response shifts to speculation about prices and basic needs, rather than continuing to describe the chart. Linking words such as “while” and “therefore” are repeated or used awkwardly, and the opening and closing sentences do not add clear information. Paragraphing is also limited, making the overview and supporting comparisons difficult to distinguish. Use a clear overview followed by logically grouped comparisons, and ensure each linking phrase accurately shows the relationship between ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

You attempt relevant chart vocabulary, including “difference,” “weekly,” “housing,” “transport,” and “household goods,” and the reader can generally identify the categories you mean. However, vocabulary is limited and several repeated or inaccurate expressions make the description difficult to follow. “Weekly expensive” is used where you mean weekly spending or expenditure, and “usually use highly” does not clearly express a larger share. There are also spelling errors such as “diagrom,” “footware,” and “compareed,” alongside awkward phrases such as “the basic difference.” Aim for precise, conventional language for describing proportions and changes, and check spelling and word forms carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to connect ideas in longer sentences, for example with “while” and “as compared to,” but control is inconsistent. Several sentences have faulty structure or agreement, as in “the difference between 1968 and 2018 are more,” and the opening lacks a clear grammatical construction. Articles, prepositions, and sentence boundaries are also often missing or misplaced; for instance, “At in the result” does not form a correct introductory phrase. The response relies on a narrow set of sentence patterns, and these errors sometimes make the intended meaning hard to interpret. Practise accurate simple comparison sentences first, then combine them using correctly formed clauses and consistent punctuation.

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