Band 4.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-13

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 4.0)

The graph illustrates the number of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales from 1918 to 2011.

Overall, the picture shows that there are an equal number of households in owned and rented accommodation.

From the graph, it can be clearly shown that the people having their own house is higher since 1918 to 1853 which is

approximately eighty-five percent. Similarly, the population having their own home gradually declined each year by 10%. since 1981 and reaching to the top nearly about 69% .

In 1971, there is a equivalent number of people who own a house and people residing in rent and remain constant throughout the year.

Therefore, the percentage may vary according to the people preferences.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.0

The response identifies the two categories and the overall period, but it does not accurately summarise the chart’s main pattern. The overview claim that ownership and renting are equal is true only in 1971; ownership rises from 23% to a peak of 69% in 2001, then falls to 64%, while renting follows the reverse pattern. The statement that ownership was higher from 1918 to “1853” and reached approximately 85% is inaccurate: renting was higher in the early years, and the 1953 ownership figure was about 32%. The claim of a 10% annual decline since 1981 also misreads the data. The response is 40 words below the required minimum, limiting the detail reported. Include accurate key figures and comparisons.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.0

There is a basic attempt to organise the response with an opening, an overview, and further statements, and phrases such as “Overall” and “In 1971” signal the intended progression. However, the ideas are not arranged into a clear account of the chart: the overview is inaccurate, and the following sentences jump between periods and trends without a consistent sequence. “Therefore” introduces a conclusion about people’s preferences that is not established by the data. The response would be clearer if it used separate overview and detail paragraphs, then described the early period before the rise in ownership and the final reversal. Use linking expressions to show actual comparisons rather than to add unsupported conclusions.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

The vocabulary is sufficient to identify the chart’s subject, with phrases such as “owned and rented accommodation,” “gradually declined,” and “approximately” showing some relevant range. However, several choices are imprecise or awkward for describing percentages: “the people having their own house” and “population having their own home” refer to people rather than the proportion of households, while “remain constant throughout the year” does not clearly describe the period. “Picture” is also less precise than “chart” or “graph” in this context. Aim for concise data-reporting language, such as “the proportion of households that owned their homes,” and use verbs like “rose,” “peaked,” and “fell” accurately. This would make the limited range more precise and natural.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts a few different sentence forms, including a relative clause in “people who own a house” and a time phrase beginning “In 1971.” However, grammatical errors are frequent and sometimes make relationships between ideas unclear. For example, “is higher since 1918” uses an unsuitable tense and construction for a completed historical period; “a equivalent number” has an article error; and “reaching to the top” is not grammatically integrated with the preceding clause. The sentence beginning “Similarly” also has a broken structure around “10%. since 1981.” Use past-tense reporting consistently and build complete clauses, for example, “Ownership rose from 23% in 1918 to 69% in 2001, before falling to 64% in 2011.” Check sentence boundaries and agreement.

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