Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · 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 5.5)

The chart shows the percentage of the households in England and Wales owned and rented during the period of 1918 to 2011.

Firstly, we can see the number of households in rented accommodation are very high during the early 19s. From 1918 to 1961 the people were more into living on rented accommodations then owning there own homes and the percentage is almost around 70 percent.

secondly, if we take a look at the year 1971 we can see that the percent of the people who own there own homes and the people who are on rented accommodation are at the same 50 percent.

Thirdly, the we look in the year ahead we can see the increase in the trend of buying there own properties has been increased more then 60 percent.

In the last, more people moved toward owning there own land rather than staying in the rented accommodations.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the broad shift from renting to owning and note the equal split in 1971, which are relevant features of the chart. However, the account is only partial: it gives no clear overview of the full pattern, and the final statement that ownership increased in the years ahead is inaccurate because ownership peaked at about 69% in 2001 before falling to 64% in 2011. The claim that renting was around 70% from 1918 to 1961 also overlooks its decline from 77% to 59%. Develop the key stages more precisely, including the later reversal, and compare the two categories across the period.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5

The response has a basic sequence, moving from the early years to 1971 and then to later years, and signposting such as “Firstly” and “Secondly” helps show that you are presenting points. However, the progression is not consistently clear: “Thirdly, the we look in the year ahead” is difficult to follow, and “In the last” does not clearly introduce a final chart feature. The ideas are also not grouped into clear paragraphs, while the repeated ordinal transitions make the organisation feel mechanical. Arrange the response into an introduction, a concise overview, and one or two paragraphs comparing the main periods; use time references and linking phrases that clarify how each point relates to the chart.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.0

You use relevant topic vocabulary, including “rented accommodation,” “own homes,” “percentage,” and “trend,” so the subject is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several phrases are repetitive or imprecise, such as “people were more into living on rented accommodations” and “owning their own land,” which do not describe the chart’s household categories naturally. “The increase in the trend … has been increased” is also awkward and obscures the intended meaning. Choose precise chart language such as “the proportion of households,” “home ownership,” and “the share of rented accommodation.” Check spelling and word forms as well, including “their” rather than “there” and “than” rather than “then.”

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response communicates its general meaning, but grammatical control is inconsistent and the sentence patterns are mostly simple, with attempts at longer structures that are often faulty. For example, “the number of households … are” has subject–verb disagreement, while “the percentage is almost around 70 percent” has an unclear reference and redundant construction. In “the percent of the people who own … are at the same 50 percent,” the clause structure and agreement are problematic. There are also errors in articles and punctuation, including the lower-case starts after full stops. Practise forming accurate comparisons and reporting clauses, and check agreement, sentence boundaries, and verb forms when revising.

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