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 given bar chart illustrates the comparision between owner and rent acommodation in England and Wales between 1918 to 2011.

Overall, it is clear that households in owned accommadation has slowly increasing over the period while in the context of householdin rented accommadation slightly decreasing. According to the given information in year 1971 both households types was equall at the point of 50. This is the year where both households have drastically change.

firstly, in year 1918 the proportion covered by rented accommodation was about 78 percent and owner is only about 22 percent. In next 2 years 1939 and 1953 they do not have several changes owner take 31 percent where rented was 69 percent in 1961 it is only about 59 percent of rented and 41 percent taken by owner.

From year 1981 there was several changes, people are gaining own house than renting the percentage is about 60 and 40 percent of owne and rent respectively. Then after that time owning a house is surgly increase. In year 1991 and 2001 has no several change it is about 69 percent of own house where renting is only about 31 it is exactly offosite of year 1939 and 1953. At end of the survey in year 2011 owning slightly decrease not that much but it is about 65 and 35 percent.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main pattern and provide a clear overview: ownership generally rose while renting fell, and the two figures met at 50% in 1971. You also select relevant comparisons, including the large gap in 1918 and the reversal by 1981. Most figures are close to the chart, though the 1991 and 2001 ownership figures are combined as about 69%, obscuring the small rise from 68% to 69%; the overview also misses the slight fall in ownership by 2011. The claim that both types “drastically change” in 1971 is unclear, since this is the point at which they are equal. This covers the task well overall, with some features and comparisons needing more precise reporting to make the account more complete.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and paragraphs describing earlier and later years. The chronological sequence helps readers follow the data, and phrases such as “From year 1981” signal a shift in period. However, progression is sometimes weakened by unclear links and references. For example, “This is the year where both households have drastically change” does not clearly explain the significance of 1971, while “In next 2 years 1939 and 1953” is confusing because these are years, not a two-year period. Some transitions, including “Then after that time,” are vague, and the final paragraph contains several comparisons in one long sequence. Use clearer time-grouping and link each comparison explicitly to its trend.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “proportion,” “percentage,” “decrease,” and “slightly,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several inaccurate or misspelled choices make the writing less precise. Examples include “comparision,” “accommadation,” “surgly increase,” and “offosite”; these errors are noticeable, and “owner” is not a natural substitute for “home ownership” or “households in owned accommodation.” Phrases such as “do not have several changes” also do not express the intended idea idiomatically. Build a reliable set of chart-description collocations and check spelling and word forms, especially for repeated key terms. More precise vocabulary would make the comparisons clearer.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentences, and the overall meaning can usually be followed. However, errors in sentence structure, agreement, and verb forms are frequent enough to affect clarity. For example, “households in owned accommodation has slowly increasing” needs a plural subject and a correctly formed verb, while “both households types was equall” has agreement errors. The sentence beginning “In next 2 years 1939 and 1953” lacks a clear grammatical structure, and “In year 1991 and 2001 has no several change” is also difficult to parse. Punctuation and capitalisation are inconsistent, particularly at the start of paragraphs and between clauses. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and constructing complete comparison sentences before adding more complex clauses.

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