Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer
Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-02
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 bar graph compares the percentage of households owing and renting accomodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011. Overall, hoseholds in owned accomodation showed continuous increase over the period and then slightly decline in 2011. In general, household in rental accomodation had decline since 2001 and then showed minor increase in 2011. The most noticeable change seen in the 1971 where both households in owned and rented accommodation stood at the same point.
In 1918, household in owned accomodation accounted at 22% and then surged to 31% in 1993 and remain unchanged until 1953. Whereas household in rented accomodation accounted for 77% in 1918 and then slightly decline to 68% in 1938 and stood at the same point until 1953. Furthermore, In 1916 owned accomodation slighlty rose to 41% and rented accommodation continuously reduce at 69%. However, in 1971 both stood at same propotion at 50%.
In 1981, 1991 and 2001 owned accommodation rose continuously at 60%, 68% and 69% respectively. Whereas rented accommodation showed continuous decline in 1981,1991 and 2001 at 40%, 32% and 31% respctively. In contrast, household in owned accommodation decline to 63% whereas rented accommodation had increase minorly to 36%.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 5.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 4.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.5 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0
The response addresses the task partially, attempting to present an overview and select main features from the chart, but it contains several inaccuracies regarding the data. For instance, the student misquotes specific years and figures, such as stating that ownership reached 31% in 1993 (instead of 1939) and mentioning a year 1916 which does not appear on the chart. The overview attempts to capture the main trends, such as the increase in owned accommodation and the intersection point in 1971, but the lack of accurate data handling and some confusion in the chronology limit the overall development and precision of the response.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5
There is some basic organization with an introductory paragraph and subsequent body paragraphs attempting to group the data chronologically. However, there is no clear overall progression due to confusing sequencing, such as jumping from 1918 to 1993 and back. Cohesive devices are used in a somewhat mechanical and repetitive manner, with frequent reliance on transition words like 'Furthermore', 'However', and 'In contrast', which do not always signal logical relationships accurately. Paragraphing is attempted, but internal referencing and logical flow between sentences are frequently faulty, making the overall structure difficult to follow.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.5
The vocabulary used is limited but minimally adequate to convey basic concepts related to housing trends. There are noticeable lexical errors, such as spelling mistakes ('accomodation', 'hoseholds', 'propotion', 'minorly'), incorrect word forms ('slightly decline', 'continuous increase' missing articles), and misuse of terminology. Less common vocabulary is attempted with limited success. While the meaning can generally be deciphered, these errors and inaccuracies cause some difficulty for the reader and prevent the response from achieving a higher level of lexical control.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The writer uses a limited range of sentence structures, relying mostly on simple sentences with occasional attempts at complex forms that are often faulty. There are frequent grammatical errors throughout the text, including subject-verb agreement issues (e.g., 'hoseholds... showed', 'household... had decline'), missing articles, and awkward prepositional phrases. Punctuation errors, such as missing commas in lists and dates, also occur. These frequent errors cause strain and difficulty for the reader in places, though basic meaning is usually conveyed.
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