Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-06

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 chart illustrates the percentage of household in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.

Overall,there was huge percentage of household in rented accommodation in earlier stage and it slightly went down over the period of time . Whereas households in owned accommodation seemed to had massive growth as the time passed,They both seemed quite opposite to each other.

In 1918, the households in owned accommodation is at 21% as it minimally increased to 40% in 1961 and jumped to almost 70% in 1991 and stay roughly constant until 2001 and after that a slightly decrease was visible at the end.

In contarast to that household in rented accomadation was at peaked in the begining at nearly 80% in 1918 and then a minimal reduced is seen between 1939 and 1953.In 1961 it again went down to almost 10% and it followd that trend until 2001 .After then that it showed little surge in 2011 at around 35%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the broad contrast correctly: ownership generally rose while renting declined, and you note that the two trends were opposite. However, several figures and stages are inaccurate or unclear. Ownership was about 41% in 1961, not simply “40%,” and reached 68% in 1991 before remaining near 69% in 2001; your description of a “massive growth” is broad but does not clearly report the key crossover, when the figures were equal at 50% in 1971. More seriously, renting fell to about 59% in 1961, not “almost 10%,” and it did not continue falling until 2001: it reached 31% then. The overview also says renting “slightly” went down, understating the substantial decline. Select and report the main turning points more accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and separate paragraphs describing ownership and renting. This makes the two series easy to distinguish, and phrases such as “In contrast” signal comparison. However, progression within the paragraphs is sometimes weakened by unclear or mechanically linked sentences. For example, “In 1961 it again went down … and it followed that trend until 2001” does not clearly identify the values or stages, while “after then that” is an awkward transition. The overview’s “Whereas” sentence is also not smoothly connected to the preceding sentence. Use clearer time markers and make each sentence’s reference explicit; grouping the shared milestones, especially the 1971 crossover and the 2001–2011 reversal, would create a more coherent comparison.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “increased,” “decreased,” “roughly constant” and “surge,” so the main trends can generally be understood. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “huge percentage,” “minimal reduced,” “was at peaked,” and “massive growth.” Spelling errors—including “contarast,” “accomadation,” “begining” and “followd”—also make the writing less controlled. Aim for precise, conventional language for describing data: for example, say that a proportion “rose steadily,” “fell sharply,” or “remained stable,” and use “reached a peak” only when the data supports a peak. Proofreading spelling and word forms would improve clarity.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast with “Whereas” and time clauses such as “as the time passed.” However, errors in verb forms, agreement, articles and sentence boundaries are frequent enough to make some statements difficult to follow. Examples include “households … is at 21%,” “seemed to had,” and “it followd that trend”; these need consistent past-tense forms such as “were,” “seemed to have,” and “continued.” Singular and plural forms are also inconsistent in “percentage of household” and “household … was.” Punctuation and spacing need attention, particularly the comma splice and capitalisation in “period of time . Whereas … passed,They.” Practise accurate past-tense reporting and check each sentence for a clear subject and verb.

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