Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-23

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 chart illustrates the percentage of househoulds in England and Wales that are either owned or rented from 1918 and 2011.

Overall, it is clear that the rented accomodation holds the highest peak in 1918 with around 75%, whereas owned accomodation highest peak is fluctuating between 1991 and 2011 with approx. 62-70%. In 1918, we can see that both owned and rented accomodation holds the highest and lowest recorded figures of their period and in 1971 both of them were evenly destributed with a percentage of 50%.

If we talk about households in owned accomodation, its lowest recorded figure around 22% was from 1918 which then started to gradually rose till 50% in 1981. Its highest peak started to show from 1991 to 2011 with a percentage fluctuating around 63% to 69%.

For households in rented accomodation, its highest peak was around 75% in 1918 which declined over the years. Its lowest figure was recorded at near 30% in 2001. However, there was an increase in 2011 to around 40% from near 30% in 2001.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the chart’s main contrast and give a clear overview: renting was highest at the start, ownership rose over time, and the two were equal in 1971. Most figures are broadly accurate, including the low point for ownership in 1918 and the rented share’s rise in 2011. However, the overview is not fully precise: ownership peaked at about 69% in 2001 before falling to 64% in 2011, rather than fluctuating across 1991–2011 as a whole. The statement that ownership rose to 50% in 1981 also misplaces the figure; it reached 50% in 1971 and 60% in 1981. The key features are covered, but these inaccuracies and some underdeveloped comparisons limit the precision of the report.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.5

The response has a coherent four-paragraph structure, moving from an introduction and overview to separate descriptions of ownership and renting. This makes the two categories easy to follow, and linking phrases such as “Overall,” “However,” and “which then” help signal relationships. To make the progression more effective, compare the two series directly at key stages rather than treating them almost entirely in separate sections. Some references are also unclear: “both of them” in the overview could refer to the two accommodation types, while “its highest peak” is repeated without a precise time reference. The repeated “If we talk about” framing is somewhat mechanical. Clearer referencing and more varied, purposeful links would strengthen cohesion.

Lexical Resource: Band 6.0

You use an adequate range of vocabulary for describing trends, including “declined,” “gradually,” “fluctuating,” and “recorded figures.” These choices communicate the broad movements in the chart. However, some expressions are imprecise or unnatural for data reporting: “holds the highest peak” and “highest peak started to show” are awkward, and “from 1918 and 2011” does not express the time span accurately. There are also spelling errors in “househoulds,” “accomodation,” and “destributed.” Repeated use of “peak” and “figure” limits flexibility, especially when describing a steady rise or a single maximum. Aim for accurate collocations and a wider set of terms such as “share,” “proportion,” “reached a peak,” and “fell to a low.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.5

You attempt a mix of simple and more complex sentences, using clauses such as “which then…” and “whereas…,” and the overall meaning remains clear. However, some grammatical errors recur. For example, “accommodation holds” needs past-tense agreement with the historical data (“held”), and “started to gradually rose” combines incompatible verb forms; use “gradually rose” or “started to rise.” In “both of them were evenly distributed,” the passive construction is not suitable for describing equal percentages; say they “were equal.” The sentence beginning “If we talk about households…” also has an awkward conditional structure. More consistent past-tense reporting and careful control of verb patterns would improve accuracy while preserving your attempts at complex sentences.

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