Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-18
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 graph illustrat how much percentage of households made up in owned and rented accomodation among England and wales between 1918 and 2011.
Overall, household in owned accommodation in both countries had a slight decrease ,decreasing up to half in its percentage compared to beginning times. In addition, households in rented accommodation increased over the time period, remaing at highest point in the final years.
firstly, in the beginning of start-up at 1918 it had 20% in owned accommodation which fluctuated till 1961 with an increase of about 40% and it peaked in the year 1991 with the majority of about 67% having household in their own accommodation. At last in 2011, it remained twice as incresae than rented accommodation by approximately 30%.
Whereas, in rented accommodation it had a significant decrease in its accommodation pleaturng to owned accommodation in 1971 by about 50%. Rented accommodation decreased up to about 31% making it lowest in 2001 and remaing as half than in 1918 in final years.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.0 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0
The student attempts to address the prompt by identifying some main features of the chart, such as the peak in owned accommodation in 1991 and the general trend of homeownership rising while renting fell. However, the overview is factually incorrect and contradictory, stating that households in owned accommodation had a slight decrease and halved in percentage, whereas the data clearly shows a major increase from 23% to a peak of 69%. Furthermore, the description of the trends contains serious inaccuracies, such as claiming 1918 started at 20% and fluctuated up to 40%, and misinterpreting the 2011 figures and relationships between the two categories. These data misreadings and a flawed overview place the response at Band 5.
Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0
The response is arranged into four paragraphs, including an introduction, an overview, and two body paragraphs. However, the logical progression is significantly hindered by confusion in the overview and inaccurate data reporting. Cohesive devices are used awkwardly or inaccurately, such as 'firstly, in the beginning of start-up at 1918' and 'At last in 2011'. Referencing is also occasionally unclear, making it difficult to follow which country or category is being referred to at certain points. Paragraphing is attempted, but overall cohesion is mechanical and faulty, aligning with a Band 5 descriptor.
Lexical Resource — Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is relatively basic and repetitive, with frequent word choice and collocation errors (e.g., 'illustrat how much percentage', 'beginning times', 'pleaturng' instead of plateauing or crossing, and 'remaing as half than'). There are also spelling errors like 'accomodation', 'incresae', and 'remaing'. While the student attempts less common vocabulary such as 'fluctuated' and 'significant decrease', the frequent lexical inaccuracies and spelling mistakes occasionally cause strain for the reader, which is characteristic of Band 5.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0
The student uses a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but attempts at complex structures are frequently faulty or ungrammatical (e.g., 'household in owned accommodation in both countries had a slight decrease ,decreasing up to half in its percentage compared to beginning times'). Punctuation errors are noticeable, such as missing capital letters at the beginning of sentences ('firstly'), missing articles ('in beginning of start-up'), and incorrect spacing before commas. Frequent grammatical errors and awkward phrasing cause some difficulty for the reader, placing this criterion at Band 5.
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