Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-09-28
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 5.5)
The given line graph illustrates the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in england and wales between 1918 and 2011.
Overall, percentage of households in owned accommodation was increasing slightly year by year from 1918 to 2011. While the proportion of households in rented accommodation is in decreasing rate up to 2001 and little bit grew at 2011. In the year 1971 both of the propotion remains equal.
Initially, in the year 1918, 22% households owning own their houses while, approximately 77% people rented acommodation. Moreover, in 1939 and 1953 household owning increases slightly up to 32% in both year. Again it starts to upward and reached 41% in 1961. While both accommodation remains equal in the year 1971 with 50%.
Lastly, humans owning their own house increasing steadily reached up to 60% while, rented accommodation is only 40% in 1981. However, in 1991 and 2001 remains in upward position in owing their house but decreasing in rented accommodation and slightly declined little bit by 64% in 2011 in owning households while, renting house increase little bit.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The student attempts to address the prompt by summarising the main features of the chart showing housing trends in England and Wales from 1918 to 2011. An overview is attempted, noting the general upward trend in homeownership and the cross-over point in 1971. However, the response contains several inaccuracies and awkward phrasings regarding the data (e.g. stating that homeownership increased slightly year by year, missing the slight dip in 2011, and referring to 'humans owning their own house'). Furthermore, some figures contain slight misreadings. Despite these shortcomings, all main parts of the task are touched upon, earning a Band 6.0.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
The response is arranged into four paragraphs, including an introduction, an overview, and body paragraphs that attempt chronological sequencing. However, the progression of ideas is sometimes mechanical or disjointed, as seen in transitions like 'Initially, in the year 1918...' and 'Lastly, humans owning...'. Cohesive devices are used, but referencing is occasionally unclear (e.g. 'Again it starts to upward'). Paragraphing is present and broadly appropriate for the task, though internal cohesion within paragraphs could be significantly smoother. This performance aligns with Band 5.5 to 6.0, settling at 6.0.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is adequate for the task, allowing the student to communicate basic trends and percentages. However, there are noticeable limitations and awkward lexical choices, such as 'humans owning their own house', 'little bit grew', and incorrect word forms like 'starts to upward'. There are also capitalization errors like 'england and wales'. While less common vocabulary is attempted, inaccuracies in word choice and collocation prevent the score from rising higher. This corresponds to a Band 5.5, rounded to 6.0 for a sufficient overall attempt.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response displays a mix of simple and complex sentence forms, but grammatical accuracy is quite low throughout. Frequent errors include missing articles ('percentage of households'), tense confusion ('is in decreasing rate', 'accommodations'), preposition errors ('in 1991 and 2001 remains in upward position'), and awkward clause structures ('while rented accommodation is only 40% in 1981'). Although communication is generally maintained despite these errors, the high frequency of grammatical slips prevents the score from reaching Band 6.0. Therefore, a Band 5.0 is appropriate.
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