Band 4.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 4.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-10-28

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 4.5)

The given chart discuss the percentage of household and rent house's in England accommodation. in 1918 people havw their own house's in England. majority of people were able to buy r build their own buildings. 75 percent people have their ownership in England . In 1991 70 percent people buy house on rent basis because people have not financial strength. so in

1939 65 percent people have their own house. similarly, in 1953 65 percent individuals have authority to build their buildings. in 1961 and 1971only 55 percent people have access of ownership. in 1981 people have their rent house's. might be possible they were not financial stable in England so they arranged rent accommodation there.In 1991 and 2001 majority of people had stay in rent buildings instead of their own. finally in 2011 62 percent speaker's are in rent houses.

overall the majority of people's who have their ownership in 1918 they were 75 percent on the other hand, in 2011 62 percent people have rented house.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 3.5

The response attempts to describe the chart and includes an overall comparison between ownership and renting, but its central figures are repeatedly inaccurate, so the main trends are not reliably reported. For example, it says ownership was 75% in 1918, whereas the chart shows about 23%; it also gives 65% ownership in 1939 and 1953, rather than about 32%. The claim that 70% bought houses on a rent basis in 1991 reverses the chart’s categories: ownership was about 68% and renting 32%. The final figure for renting in 2011 is also overstated at 62%, compared with about 36%. Focus on the broad pattern—ownership rose overall, peaked around 2001, then fell slightly, while renting moved in the opposite direction—and report only figures you can verify.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 4.5

There is some attempt to organise the response chronologically, using markers such as “in 1918,” “similarly,” and “finally,” and an overall statement is included at the end. However, the progression is difficult to follow because dates and claims are sometimes presented out of order: the response jumps from 1991 back to 1939 and 1953, then returns to later years. The paragraph is also largely one continuous block, and links such as “so” and “on the other hand” do not always clarify the relationship between ideas. Group the early and later years into separate paragraphs, describe the ownership trend first and renting second, and use a concise overview near the beginning to guide the reader.

Lexical Resource: Band 4.5

The response uses some vocabulary relevant to housing, including “ownership,” “rent accommodation,” and “majority,” so the topic is generally recognisable. However, word choice and collocation are often inaccurate or repetitive, which makes several statements unclear. Phrases such as “buy house on rent basis,” “authority to build their buildings,” and “speaker’s are in rent houses” do not express the chart categories naturally; the chart concerns households in owned or rented accommodation, not people’s ability to build or speakers. There are also spelling and form errors, including “havw” and “house’s.” Use precise chart language consistently, such as “households owned their homes” and “households rented their accommodation,” and avoid adding explanations about financial circumstances that the chart does not show.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 4.5

The response attempts both simple statements and longer clauses, for example, “might be possible they were not financial stable in England so they arranged rent accommodation there.” However, sentence structures are often incomplete or poorly controlled, and errors in tense, agreement, articles, and punctuation frequently make the meaning hard to follow. Examples include “The given chart discuss,” “75 percent people have their ownership,” and “majority of people's who have their ownership.” The shifts between present and past forms also lack consistency when describing historical data. Build clear, complete sentences with a consistent past tense for the figures, for example, “In 1918, 23% of households owned their homes, while 77% rented.” Check subject–verb agreement, use articles where needed, and separate sentences with appropriate punctuation.

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