Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-10

IELTS Writing Task 1 question

The chart below shows the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.

Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features and make comparisons where relevant.

Student answer (Band 5.0)

The given bar chart illustrates the tercentage odwned house and the rented house in the england andwales city between the two years from 1981 too 2011. The leased property rate was very high in the 1918.

Firstly, the rented accommodation was moveddownward from 1918 to 1939 it was maximum 76and 68 percent. while the leasured house percentage was more down from 1953 to 1991 and reched 68, 59, 50,40 and 31 percent. Moreover th rented house slightly increase from 2001 to 2011 the percentage was 30 and 35 percent.

Secondly, the percentage of personal house was started from 1918 to 1981 the percentage was slightly increase the percentage was slightly change that was 21, 31, 30, 40 50, and sixty percent. while the owned house wasstarted from 1991 tp 2011. and the percentage was fluctuated that was 68 , 69

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0

You identify the two categories and report several relevant figures, including the fall in renting and rise in ownership, so the response is connected to the chart. However, the task is addressed only partially: there is no clear overview of the main pattern, such as ownership peaking in 2001 before declining, while renting follows the reverse trend. Some figures are inaccurate or unclear: ownership in 1918 was about 23%, not 21%, and the final 2011 figures are omitted. The opening also incorrectly describes the period as 1981–2011, despite discussing 1918. The response is 140 words, below the required 150. Add a concise overview and accurately cover the full period, especially the final year.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has some basic organisation: it begins with an introduction and uses “Firstly” and “Secondly” to separate rented and owned accommodation. This gives the reader a rough sense of the two topics. However, progression is not consistently clear, and the paragraphs do not build towards a summary of the chart’s main trends. The sentence beginning “while the leasured house percentage…” is difficult to follow because it appears to describe renting but uses wording that suggests ownership. Several ideas are joined mechanically with “Moreover” and “while,” and the final sentence stops without completing the comparison. Group the information by trend or time period, use clear references to each category, and finish with a complete concluding overview.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “accommodation,” “increase,” “downward,” and “fluctuated,” which shows an attempt to describe data rather than simply list it. However, the range is limited and several word choices or spellings make the meaning difficult to understand, such as “tercentage odwned,” “leased property,” and “leasured house.” “Moved downward” is also an awkward way to describe a declining proportion, while “personal house” does not clearly mean owner-occupied accommodation. Use standard terms consistently, such as “home ownership” and “rented accommodation,” and choose precise trend verbs such as “fell,” “rose,” and “peaked.” Check spelling carefully, as errors recur throughout.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt to connect clauses and express changes over time, for example in “the rented accommodation was moveddownward from 1918 to 1939,” and you use past-tense forms to discuss historical data. However, the range of sentence structures is limited, and errors are frequent enough to make several statements hard to interpret. Examples include “the percentage was started,” “the percentage was slightly increase,” and “the owned house wasstarted from 1991,” where verb forms and sentence construction are faulty. Punctuation and sentence boundaries are also inconsistent, as in “76and 68 percent. while…” Aim for clear subject–verb sentences, such as “The proportion of rented households fell from 77% to 68%,” and check tense, articles, spacing, and capitalisation.

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