Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-19

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)

At the end of world war two, renting accommodation was primarily the Norm. People preffered renting to owning an accommodation, maybe because of the financial issues of the post war. The chart show the nearly 80 percent of the households rented accomodation and only twenty percent of the population of wales and england can afford to own a house.

This trend did not change, not untill post world war 2. In 1971, the percenage of renting and owning accommodation was almost equal.

And as years went by, people became financially stable snough to own an accomoadation. In 2001, almost 70 percent people owned their houses and apartments and a measly 30 percent population still lived in rented accommodations.

This charts shows us that whenever a country go through a crisis whether it be a war or famine, it messes with the economy and the population of the country suffer.

And as the cost of good increases, the power to purchase and own an accommodation declines heavily.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response — Band 5.0

The student attempts to address the chart, noting the high proportion of renting in 1918 and the rise in homeownership by 2001. However, the response fails to provide an accurate summary of the data as a whole. For instance, the opening states that in 1918 'nearly 80 percent of the households rented accomodation and only twenty percent... can afford to own a house,' which is reasonably accurate for 1918 (77% and 23%), but the text introduces speculative, irrelevant commentary about 'world war two' and 'famine' rather than sticking to the visual data. The overview is weak, and several key features, such as the crossover point in 1971 where both figures were equal at 50% and the final year 2011, are either misdescribed or omitted. This leads to a partial coverage of the task.

Coherence and Cohesion — Band 5.0

The response is divided into short paragraphs, but the progression of ideas is frequently disrupted by personal commentary and non-standard paragraph breaks. Sentences such as 'This trend did not change, not untill post world war 2' are isolated awkwardly. Cohesive devices are minimal and sometimes inaccurate ('This charts shows us...'). While the student attempts a chronological flow from 1918 through 1971 to 2001, referencing is occasionally unclear, and the overall structural arrangement lacks the cohesive control required for higher bands.

Lexical Resource — Band 5.0

The lexical range is limited and contains numerous spelling and word choice errors. Examples of misspellings and awkward phrasing include 'preffered', 'accomoadation', 'percenage', and 'snough'. The student attempts some less common vocabulary such as 'financially stable' and 'measly', but errors in basic orthography and collocation are noticeable ('the chart show', 'the population of wales and england can afford', 'power to purchase'). These errors occasionally cause strain for the reader, placing the response squarely at Band 5.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy — Band 5.0

The text contains a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but grammatical accuracy is low. There are frequent errors in verb tense and subject-verb agreement, such as 'The chart show the nearly 80 percent...', 'population... suffer', and 'whenever a country go through a crisis'. Punctuation and capitalization are also flawed, notably 'world war two' and 'untill'. Complex structures tend to be faulty, and errors frequently cause difficulty or distraction for the reader.

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