Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The line chart below indicates the percentage of households in both owned and rented residence in England and Walves in the year between 1918 and 2011.

Overall, households in rented accomodation shows the loss in percentage in most years. In 1918 it's about 78% and it goes down to about 35% until 2011, and household in rented accomodation increased every year and peak value is about 70%, both of them are have same value in 1971 with 50%.

Households in owned houses increased by a lot in recent years. In 1918 it's closed to 25%, and got a spike and goes upto 30% in 1939, and it stays stable until 1953 and then, show some growth in 1961 with percentage of 41%. In 1971, it reach the goal of 50% and then it increase by 10% untill 2001 and at last it closed at 65% in 2011.

Households in rented houes, vastly decreased in value by [redacted phone]. It has the percentage of 78 in 1918 which is highest but it come down and stay to 68% untill 1961, after that it falls down to 50% in 1971 and follow the pattern and comes down about 10% after every 9 year and it is 31% in 2001 which is least at all and it goes up a bit in 2011 which is recorded 35%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the main contrast: ownership generally rises while renting declines, and you note that the two reach 50% in 1971. Several figures are also close to the chart, including ownership at 23% in 1918 and renting at about 31% in 2001. However, the overview is unclear and internally contradictory: it says rented accommodation “increased every year” and peaked at about 70%, when the series mostly falls from 77% to 31% before a small rise to 36%. The later paragraph gives the correct overall pattern, but repeats details rather than clearly summarising the key turning points. Also, ownership peaks at 69% in 2001 and then falls to 64% in 2011, a notable change that your account misses. A clearer overview and more accurate selection of key stages would strengthen the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a recognisable structure, with an opening, an overview and separate paragraphs describing ownership and renting. This gives the reader a basic route through the information. However, progression is weakened by repetition: the final paragraph repeats much of the rented-accommodation information already mentioned in the overview, while the ownership paragraph also restates the general upward trend. Some linking is mechanical, particularly the repeated use of “and then” and “after that.” References such as “both of them” are not fully clear, and the overview’s statement about renting increasing conflicts with the later description. Organise the report around the overall trends and the main turning points, and use clearer references and more varied links between comparisons.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary such as “percentage,” “households,” “owned accommodation” and “rented accommodation,” so the subject is generally understandable. There are also attempts at more descriptive language, including “stable,” “growth” and “decreased.” However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or informal for a chart report. “Got a spike” does not describe the modest rise in ownership, while “reach the goal” is inappropriate for a data point. “Closed at” is also an awkward way to report a final figure. Spelling errors such as “accomodation,” “houes” and “Walves” further reduce accuracy. Choose precise trend verbs and check spelling; for example, use “rose,” “remained stable,” “peaked” and “ended at.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response includes both short statements and longer sentences linked with time expressions, and the main meaning is usually recoverable. However, control of sentence structure and verb forms is inconsistent. For example, “households in rented accomodation shows” has a subject–verb agreement error, and “both of them are have same value” combines verb forms incorrectly. Tense and clause construction are also faulty in “it reach the goal” and “after that it falls down … and follow the pattern.” Several sentences join many ideas with “and,” making relationships between events harder to follow. Use past-tense reporting consistently and build shorter, complete sentences around each key comparison. More accurate agreement and verb forms would make the information clearer.

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