Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-15

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)

This bar chart is illustrating the percentage of households in owned and rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.

Furthermore, these bars are describing various changes in the percentage of the households in owned accommodation followed by the households in rented accommodation.

However, the percentage of household in rented accommodation is the highest ones in the chart giving upto 75%.Whereas,the lowest ones percentage is 30% of the rented accommodation respectively.The households having own property have greater percentage upto 69% but less than rented accommodation.

On the other hand, the year from 1918 to onward 2011 have different percentages .The households in owned accommodation is consistently increased from 1918 to 2011 which shows the improvement in people stipends in England and Wales .Comparatively, the households in rented accommodation is decreasing gradually from 1918 to onwards 2011.

In conclusion, homeownership increased significantly over the period,while rented accommodation saw the opposite trend.People should work on themselves for the enhancement of thei skills and critical thinking so that they can get good pay from different industries,companies and workplaces etc.As a result, people can get more household in owned accommodation and property in Wales and in England.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the two categories and the broad contrast: ownership generally rises while renting falls. However, the report only partially selects and reports the chart’s key features. The figures “upto 75%” and “30%” do not accurately represent the rented series’ highest and lowest values, which are about 77% in 1918 and 31% in 2001. You also say ownership increased consistently through 2011, although it peaked at about 69% in 2001 before falling to 64%. The overview is weakened by the unsupported claim that this reflects improved stipends, and the advice about skills and pay is outside the chart task. Focus on accurate comparisons and the turning point at the end.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has separate paragraphs and uses signposts such as “Furthermore,” “On the other hand,” and “In conclusion,” so there is some organisation. However, the progression is not consistently clear: the second paragraph announces what the chart shows without adding information, and the third mixes maximum and minimum figures with a comparison that is difficult to follow. The final paragraph shifts from summarising the chart to giving advice about employment, which disrupts the report’s focus. Some linking words are also used mechanically or inaccurately, particularly “However” and “Whereas” in the same comparison. Group the data into a clear overview and chronological comparisons, and use links only where they express the relationship between ideas.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “owned accommodation,” “rented accommodation,” “percentage,” and “increased,” which makes the subject recognisable. However, the range is limited and several choices or combinations are unnatural or imprecise, such as “the highest ones,” “people stipends,” and “get more household in owned accommodation.” Repetition of “households in owned accommodation” and “households in rented accommodation” also makes the report less flexible. Choose concise chart-reporting language and use accurate collocations, for example, “the proportion of households,” “homeownership,” and “the figure for renting.” Avoid adding vague phrases such as “different industries, companies and workplaces,” which do not help describe the data.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more extended sentence forms, including “which shows…” and the contrast beginning “Whereas…”. However, complex attempts are often faulty, and errors occur frequently enough to make some sentences awkward to interpret. Examples include “the percentage of household … is the highest ones,” where number agreement is inconsistent, and “The households in owned accommodation is consistently increased,” which has problems with agreement and verb form. Articles and sentence boundaries are also unreliable, as in “Whereas,the lowest ones percentage…” and the run-on conclusion beginning “over the period,while…”. Practise accurate subject–verb agreement and past-tense reporting, and separate contrasting clauses with correct punctuation.

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