Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The bar chart illustrates the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales in 1918 to 2011.

Overall, households in rented accommodation was highet in 1918 which decreased till 2001 whereas households in owned accommodation encreased year by year and rech highest in 2001. In addition, rented and owned accomodation reached at same level in 1971.

A fleeting glance at the graph reveals that rented accomodatian was highest in 1918 accounted for roughly 76% wich decreased year by year while owned accomodation accounted for nearly 22% in 1918 which increased year by year.In 2001 rented accomodation reached at lowest made up roughly 31% while owend accomodation begain from lowest in 1918 accounted for 23%.

Scuritizing further, in 1971, rented and owened accomodation maintaied at same level accounted for 50%. In 2011 rented accomodation ends made up at nearly 35% whereas owned accomodation end accounted for roughly 64%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the chart’s subject and report several important features: renting falls from about 76% in 1918 to its low in 2001, ownership rises to a peak in 2001, and the two figures meet at 50% in 1971. The 2011 figures are also broadly accurate. However, the overview is weakened by saying ownership increased “year by year”; it actually remained level between 1939 and 1953 and declined after 2001. The response also contains only 138 words, below the required 150, so the account is underdeveloped. Add a little more precise comparison of the periods and ensure the overview captures both the long-term trends and the final reversal.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview and two detail paragraphs, and the information is generally relevant. However, progression is limited: the third paragraph repeats the 1918 starting figures already mentioned in the overview, while the final paragraph gives only a brief account of 1971 and 2011. Linking is also mechanical, particularly through repeated use of “while” and the formulaic transitions “A fleeting glance” and “Scrutinizing further.” Some sentence boundaries are unclear, as in “increased year by year.In 2001,” which affects readability. Organise the details chronologically without repeating points, and use clear links to show contrasts and changes between periods.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant chart vocabulary such as “percentage,” “accounted for,” “decreased,” and “reached,” so the topic remains understandable. However, the range is limited and several word-choice or collocation problems make the description awkward: “reached at lowest,” “ends made up at,” and “maintained at same level” are not natural ways to report figures. There are also frequent spelling errors, including “highet,” “encreased,” “accomodation,” and “begain.” The phrase “A fleeting glance” is an unsuitable, overly figurative choice for an academic report. Use precise verbs such as “stood at,” “fell to,” and “peaked at,” and check spelling carefully.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, including a contrast with “whereas” and a relative clause in “which decreased till 2001.” However, grammatical errors are frequent, and some sentence patterns are faulty. For example, “households in rented accommodation was” has subject–verb disagreement, while “rented accommodation reached at lowest” uses an incorrect grammatical pattern. Articles and prepositions are often missing, as in “at same level,” and the overview’s “which decreased” has an unclear reference. Punctuation and spacing also need attention, especially the missing space after the full stop in “year.In.” Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and complete, clearly punctuated sentences before adding more complex structures.

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