Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · 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 6.0)

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of households in owned and rented accomodation between the time period of 1918 and 2011 in England and Wales.

Overall, it can be seen that trend of households in owned accomodation increased with the passage of time from 1918 to 2011 while households in rented accomodation were quite famous at the start of 1918 but gradually declined by 2001 and then saw an upward trend in 2001. However, in 1971 housholds in owned and rented accomodation were equally popular.

Looking at details, about 78% housholds liked to live in rented accomodation in 1918 followed by 69% in 1939 and 1953 each. However, this trend continued to decline as 59% households reported to live in rented accomodation in 1961 and about 50% in 1971,40% in 1981,32% in 1991 and 31% in 2001 then slightly increased to 35% in 2011. By contrast, trend of households in owned accomodation saw a gradual surge as started from 22% in 1918 followed by 32% in 1939 and 1953 each. It continued to rise as about 41% in 1961,50% in 1971, 60% in 1981, 68% in 1991, 69% in 2001 and then dipped to 63% in 2011.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

The response identifies the chart’s main pattern and gives a clear overview: ownership generally rose while renting fell, and the two figures met at 50% in 1971. It also reports the key turning point at the end, when ownership declined and renting increased in 2011. The figures are broadly accurate, with small differences from the chart that are acceptable for approximate readings. This covers the task well, though the overview’s phrase “increased with the passage of time from 1918 to 2011” overgeneralises because ownership peaked in 2001 before falling. The description of renting as “quite famous” is unclear and does not accurately express that it was more prevalent initially. A more precise overview would capture both the long-term crossover and the late reversal.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response is organised into an introduction, an overview and two detail sections, and the comparison between rented and owned accommodation is easy to follow. Sequencing the rented figures chronologically before contrasting them with ownership gives the reader a coherent account of the data. Linking expressions such as “Overall,” “However,” “By contrast” and “followed by” help signal relationships. At times, however, the connections are mechanical or unclear: “then saw an upward trend in 2001” does not clearly identify the final year, and “However” is used where a straightforward continuation would be more logical. The long sequence of figures in one sentence also makes the final stages harder to scan. More precise referencing and varied sentence grouping would strengthen progression.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

The response uses relevant chart vocabulary, including “proportion,” “declined,” “surge” and “dipped,” and it varies some descriptions of change. However, the range is not consistently precise or natural. “Quite famous” is an unsuitable collocation for describing the prevalence of rented accommodation, while “households liked to live in” is informal and implies preference rather than reporting a statistic. “Trend of households” is also awkward, and “accomodation” is misspelled repeatedly. These choices do not prevent the reader from understanding the main comparisons, but they limit precision and control. Use neutral reporting language such as “accounted for,” “stood at” and “was more common,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

There is a mix of simple and more complex sentence forms, including clauses introduced by “while,” “as” and “However,” and the main trends remain understandable. Some grammatical and punctuation errors persist. For example, “it can be seen that trend” needs an article (“the trend”), and “as started from 22%” is not a complete, well-formed construction; “starting at 22%” would be clearer. The phrase “in 1971,40%” also needs spacing and punctuation, and several figures are joined into long sentences without consistent comma use. Subject–verb agreement and sentence boundaries are generally manageable, but more accurate article use and cleaner punctuation would make the complex comparisons easier to read.

See this exact question answered at other band scores. The same prompt compared across bands.

Browse more IELTS Writing model answers or get your own writing scored by the same AI examiner.