Band 6.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 6.0 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-27

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 shows the proportion of owned houses and leased accommodation that compared between this two housing in England and Wales from 1918 to 2011.

It is clear that households in rented accommodation gradually decreased from a significant proportion to the small proportion and households in owned accommodation is totally opposite to the rented houses. In between in this years both have equal amount of percentage in one year.

Firstly, in leased houses the highest level of proportion is in the intial year of 1918 with almost 80%. Lowest value is showed up in 2001 with 30%. As of in owned houses the highest bar in the owning is 70% in the year of 2001 although leastly owned in the year 1918 with over 20%.

Moreover, In 2001 we can observe that least value in rented house and highest value in owned house in the same year. Their is small decline in owned house and small incline in rented house in 2011.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 6.5

You identify the main overall contrast accurately: ownership rises over time while renting falls, and you note that the two shares meet in 1971. The key turning points are also mostly reported correctly, including renting at its highest in 1918 and lowest in 2001, followed by a reversal in 2011. This gives the response a clear overview and relevant supporting details. Some precision is still missing: ownership reaches about 69% in 2001, rather than 70%, and the two categories are equal in 1971, not merely “in one year.” The overview could also describe the long-term rise and fall more clearly, including the slight plateau around 1991–2001. More complete and precise coverage would strengthen the report further.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure: an introduction, an overview, and two detail paragraphs. Sequencing expressions such as “Firstly” and “Moreover” help signal movement through the information, and the reader can follow the broad comparison. However, some links are mechanical or unclear. “In between in this years” does not clearly explain the point about equality, while “As of in owned houses” makes the transition difficult to follow. The final paragraph repeats the 2001 extremes already mentioned rather than adding a distinct comparison. Grouping the data into an overview followed by chronological stages, and using clearer references such as “the two figures were equal in 1971,” would make progression more controlled and cohesion less repetitive.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant vocabulary for describing charts, including “proportion,” “decreased,” “highest,” “lowest,” “decline,” and “incline.” These choices show an attempt to vary language rather than relying only on basic terms. However, several word choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, such as “leased houses,” “small proportion,” “highest bar in the owning,” and “leastly owned.” “Houses” also does not consistently express the chart’s measure, which is households in owned or rented accommodation. Spelling errors such as “intial” further reduce accuracy. Aim for standard chart language and precise collocations; this will make your meaning clearer and demonstrate more reliable control of vocabulary.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast with “although” and a sentence beginning “Their is small decline…”. The main trends are generally understandable, but grammatical errors occur across the response and sometimes make relationships between ideas unclear. For example, “that compared between this two housing” has an incorrect clause structure and demonstrative, while “households in owned accommodation is” has subject–verb disagreement. Articles and sentence construction also need attention in “the highest bar in the owning is 70%” and “In between in this years.” Practise building accurate comparison sentences, checking singular and plural agreement, and using complete clauses. Greater control of these patterns would allow your range of structures to communicate the data more smoothly.

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