Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-21

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 bar chart depict the relation between owned and rented accommodation in United Kingdom over the period of 1918 to 2011 years.

Overall, the trend of accommodation is moving from rented to own accommodations over the time period from 1918 to 2011.

Owned accommodation percentage is approximately 22 percent and continues to grow up till 2001 reaching to its peak of around 69 percent and then there is short dip in 2011 year.

On the other hand, the rented accommodation percent in the chart started from 76 percent approximately in the year 1918, and decreases until year 2001 reaching around 31 percent. Year 2011 is only positive trend for rented accommodation where it increases to 36 percent.

Year 1971 is the equilibrium year where both owned and rented accommodation percentages are 50 percent.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.0

You identify the chart’s main contrast and give a clear overview: ownership generally rises while renting falls. The figures you report are broadly accurate, including the peak of about 69% in 2001, the subsequent dip, and the equal 50% shares in 1971. However, the overview is brief, and the account of renting does not mention its plateau between 1939 and 1953; the ownership figures also omit the early period of little change. The response is 133 words, below the required 150, so the trends and comparisons are not developed sufficiently. Add a little more detail about the stages of change and compare the two series across the period.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a clear overall arrangement: an introduction, an overview, separate descriptions of ownership and renting, and a final comparison at the 50% crossover. This makes the main information easy to follow. Linking phrases such as “Overall” and “On the other hand” help signal the relationship between ideas, although the latter introduces a trend that is mostly the counterpart of the previous one. Some sequencing is simplified: the description would be clearer if it grouped the shared periods of stability and the later reversal rather than treating each series in isolation. The paragraphing is appropriate, but fuller comparisons and more precise links between stages would make progression smoother.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing the chart, including “percentage,” “peak,” “dip,” “decreases,” and “increases,” so the trends are generally understandable. However, several choices are awkward or imprecise, such as “the relation between” for the chart’s subject and “positive trend” for a rise in renting. There is also repetition of “accommodation” and “year,” and “United Kingdom” is broader than the chart’s England and Wales. These limitations keep the vocabulary from being consistently natural and precise. Aim for accurate collocations and vary the language used to describe proportions and changes.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You use a mix of simple statements and longer clauses, and the main trends remain clear despite some grammatical errors. For example, “The bar chart depict” has a subject–verb agreement error, while “continues to grow up till 2001 reaching to its peak” has an awkwardly formed verb sequence. Articles and prepositions are also inconsistent in phrases such as “there is short dip” and “in 2011 year.” The final sentence, “Year 1971 is the equilibrium year,” is understandable but would be more accurately expressed with a past-tense construction. Check agreement, articles, and tense, and practise combining comparisons in accurate complex sentences.

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