Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-17

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 6.0)

THE BAR CHART COMPARES THE SHARE OF THE HOUSES THAT IS OWNED AND RENTED IN ENGLAND AND WALES FROM 1918 TO 2011.

OVERALL, THE HOMES THAT WERE LEASED, WERE AT THE TOP IN EARLY YEARS BUT SLOWLY DECREASED OVER THE TIME WHILE RESIDENCE THAT WERE OWNED, WERE AT THE BOTTOM BUT WITH TIME SHOWED GRADUAL RISE.

TALKING ABOUT THE RESIDENCE THAT WERE CHARTERED DEMONSTRATE THE HIGHEST PERCENATGE WITH AROUND 77 IN 1918. FROM 1918 TO 1991, THERE WAS A FALL SEEN WHICH CAME TO APPROXIMATELY 35 PERCENT UNTILL A SLIGHTLY JUMPED WAS SHOWED IN THE YEAR 2011 WITH 37 PERCENT.

GOING TO THE OTHER CATEGORY, THE PROPERTIES THAT WERE OWNED, WERE AT THE BOTTOM IN 1918 WITH ONLY 23 PERCENT. HOWEVER, IN 1939 THERE WAS A SMALL JUMPED IN PEOPLE WHICH IS AROUND 32 PERCENT. ONWARDS IT REMAIN CONSTANT TILL 1953 AND A SHARP SURGE OCCURS REACHING THE NUMBER TO 69 PERCENT. IN 2011 THERE WAS A SMALL DIP WHICH PULL THE PERCENT TO AROUND 65 PERCENT.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 6.5

The response successfully covers all parts of the task by reporting the main trends and making relevant comparisons between owned and rented accommodation from 1918 to 2011. A clear overview is provided in the second paragraph, highlighting the contrasting trajectories of both categories. Key data points, such as the peak for rented accommodation in 1918 (77%) and the surge for owned homes reaching 69% in 2001, are accurately cited from the chart. While some phrasing is awkward, the data selection and reporting fulfill the requirements well, aligning with Band 7 descriptors.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 6.0

The response is organized into four paragraphs, including an introduction, an overview, and two body paragraphs dedicated to each category. Ideas are logically sequenced, and cohesive devices such as 'overall', 'however', and 'onwards' are used to guide the reader through the data. Paragraphing is used appropriately to separate distinct trends. However, some transitions and referencing feel slightly mechanical, and the use of 'going to the other category' is overly conversational, which keeps the score at a Band 6.5.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.5

The student demonstrates an adequate range of vocabulary for the task, attempting less common items such as 'trajectory', 'gradual rise', and 'surge'. However, there are notable word choice and collocation inaccuracies throughout the text, such as 'houses that is owned' instead of 'proportion of houses', 'residence that were chartered' instead of 'rented accommodation', and 'a slightly jumped' instead of 'a slight jump'. While these errors do not impede communication, they reflect limitations in lexical control, placing the response firmly in the Band 6 category.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.5

The writer attempts a mix of simple and complex sentence structures, such as introductory subordinate clauses ('talking about the residence that were chartered demonstrate...'). However, there are frequent grammatical errors regarding subject-verb agreement and word forms, including 'share of the houses that is owned', 'residence that were owned... showed gradual rise', and 'pull the percent to around'. Punctuation is generally acceptable, but grammatical inaccuracies occur often enough to impact the overall accuracy of complex forms, fitting the Band 6 descriptor well.

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