Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-14

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 given bar chart illustrates about the percentage of households owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales from 1918 to 2011. We can clearly see that the growing interest of people in owned accommodations has increased over years .While the rented accommodation has seen significant decline over the past years.

A huge gap is seen between rented and owned accommodations in 1918 while it sustained upto 1953 . A major decline is reported in 1961 in rented accommodation . The ratio of both accommodations become equal in 1971. Since then owned accommodation has increased.

In 1918 only 20% of the people were able to afford owned accommodations and on the other hand 75% were rented and it has remained almost constant until 1953. A major decline in rental accommodations is seen about 22% is reported in 1961 and increase in owned accommodation has increased to almost 40%. In the year 1971 owned accommodations has almost become equal to rented ones and since then it has grown and reached upto 69% in the years between 1991 and 2011

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the chart’s central pattern: ownership generally rose while renting declined, and the two shares met in 1971. The figures you give for 1918 and the approximate 1961 values broadly match the chart, and you note the high ownership figure around 2001. This supports a clear overview and relevant comparisons. However, some details are inaccurate or unclear: ownership did not keep increasing after 1991, reaching about 69% in 2001 before falling to 64% in 2011. The phrase “reached upto 69% in the years between 1991 and 2011” obscures this change. Also, the claim that the gap “sustained” until 1953 could be more precise: both shares were unchanged between 1939 and 1953. More precise coverage of the final years would strengthen the response.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable overall structure: an opening overview is followed by chronological details, and the main comparison between ownership and renting is easy to follow. Time markers such as “In 1918,” “in 1961,” and “in the year 1971” help orient the reader. However, the progression is not always smooth because the second paragraph repeats the overview and the final paragraph revisits several of the same points. Some links are mechanical, particularly repeated use of “and” and “since then,” while the relationship between figures in the 1961 sentence is difficult to follow. Organising the details into clearer stages—early years, the crossover, and the later peak and decline—would make the progression more controlled and reduce repetition.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “decline,” “ratio,” and “accommodation,” and the reader can generally understand the comparisons. There is also an attempt to vary wording with phrases such as “a huge gap” and “a major decline.” However, several choices are imprecise or unnatural for describing data: “growing interest” suggests a motivation not shown by the chart, “people were able to afford” adds an unsupported interpretation, and “the ratio of both accommodations” is not the right expression for two percentages. Repetition of “accommodation(s)” and “increased” also limits range. Aim for precise terms such as “share,” “proportion,” “ownership rate,” and “rental share,” and use collocations that report the figures without adding explanations.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, and the main trend is usually understandable. However, control is uneven, especially in longer sentences. For example, “We can clearly see that the growing interest … has increased over years .While…” contains an awkward clause construction and incorrect sentence punctuation. In “The ratio of both accommodations become equal,” the verb does not agree with its subject, and “owned accommodations has almost become equal” also has agreement and sentence-structure problems. Articles and plural forms are inconsistent, as in “in the year 1971” and repeated use of “accommodations” for the categories. Use shorter, complete sentences when reporting each period, check subject–verb agreement, and punctuate sentence boundaries carefully.

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