Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-01
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 bar graph illustrates the information about how many individuals live in rented accomodation and own house in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011. The data has been measured in percentage.
Overall, majority of people interested to live in rental house but half of the population was live in their own house.
To start with, in the initial year individuals live in renting house at 78%. A similar trend was seen in 1939 and 1953 at 68% respectively. It slightly decreaded at 50% in 1971. A smallest rise in rented house was recorded at 32% in 1991. In 2011 it slightly rise at 35%.
Moving further, most individuals interested in own accommodation at 68% in 1991 and 2001 respectively. In the initial year, it started at 22% and it rapedly increased at 50% in 1971. A similar trend was seen at 60 and 63% in 1981 and 2011.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.5 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 6.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.5 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5
The response addresses the task partially by outlining some main features of the chart, but the information provided contains several inaccuracies regarding the data. For instance, the writer states that in 1991 the percentage for rented accommodation was 32%, which is accurate, but the overall presentation is hampered by a lack of clarity in the overview, which reads: 'majority of people interested to live in rental house but half of the population was live in their own house.' Furthermore, the data points for specific years are confused, such as the claim about 2011 figures and the misuse of percentages. The ideas remain somewhat underdeveloped and fail to consistently deliver a fully accurate summary of the trends.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5
The response demonstrates some organisation with a clear attempt to use paragraphs to separate the introduction, overview, and body details. There is an overall logical arrangement, moving from renting to owning accommodation trends. However, cohesion is sometimes faulty or mechanical, relying on basic transition phrases like 'To start with' and 'Moving further'. Referencing and logical progression within the body paragraphs are occasionally unclear, particularly due to abrupt shifts between dates and inaccurate data tracking. While it meets the requirements for a lower-intermediate level of coherence, it lacks the smoother logical progression expected at higher bands.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The vocabulary used is limited and barely adequate for the task. There are noticeable errors in word choice, word form, and collocation, such as 'accomodation' (spelling), 'decreaded' (spelling), 'rapedly' (spelling), and awkward phrasing like 'individuals live in renting house' or 'interested in own accommodation'. The range of vocabulary is basic and repetitive, utilizing terms directly from the prompt with frequent lexical slips that occasionally cause difficulty for the reader and prevent the text from achieving a higher lexical band.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The grammatical structures used are limited mostly to simple and basic sentences, with attempts at complex forms often proving faulty. There are frequent errors in verb forms, tenses, and prepositions, such as 'half of the population was live in', 'individuals live in renting house at 78%', and 'it slightly rise at 35%' (mixing past tense with present tense forms). Punctuation and article usage also show regular inaccuracies. These errors are frequent enough to cause some difficulty for the reader, fitting the profile of a lower-intermediate grammatical range and accuracy level.
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