Band 5.0 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.0 · 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 5.0)

The graph chart illustrate the percentage of people who has own house and people staying in rented accommodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.

Overall, The percentage of people who has there own house has rose dramatically over the periode. whereas, households in rented accommmodation is droped around 35% by 2011.

In 1918, people owned over 20% of the accommodation before reaching its peak about 70% in 2001, then decreased slightly around 63% by 2011 but people in rented accommodation was its in peak over 75% in 1918. In 1953 it was stable then dropped drastically around 30% in 2001 before recovering slightly in 2011, over 35%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.0

You identify the two categories and give a broad overview of the opposing trends: ownership rises over time, while renting generally falls. Several figures are also close to the chart, including ownership at just over 20% in 1918 and around 70% in 2001, followed by a decline. However, the overview is incomplete: ownership does not rise throughout, and renting reaches its lowest point around 2001 before increasing by 2011. The statement that renting “dropped drastically around 30% in 2001” is broadly accurate, but the stages and comparisons are underdeveloped. The response also contains only 99 words, 51 below the required minimum, so it cannot report the main features in sufficient detail. Add key intermediate figures and clearly compare the two series, including their equal share in 1971.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.0

The response has a basic structure, with an introductory sentence, an overview, and a paragraph of figures. This gives the reader a general route through the information. However, progression is limited because most of the detailed data are compressed into one long final paragraph, and the comparison between ownership and renting is not consistently clear. The connector “whereas” is used after a full stop and lower-case, making the relationship between the overview points awkward. The final sentence also shifts between the two categories without clear signposting. To improve, organise the details into a logical sequence—for example, early years and later years—and use clear references such as “the ownership figure” and “the rental figure” to avoid ambiguity.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use some relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “accommodation,” “peak,” “stable,” and “recovering slightly,” so the topic is generally understandable. However, the range is limited and several word choices or collocations are inaccurate, such as “graph chart,” “people staying in rented accommodation,” and “dropped around 35%.” Repeated use of “people” also obscures that the chart measures households. Spelling errors such as “periode” and “accommmodation” are noticeable, while “there own house” is an incorrect form. Aim for precise, varied language for describing data, such as “the proportion of households,” “rose to,” and “fell to.” This would make the account more concise and accurate.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

The response attempts both simple and more complex sentence forms, including a contrast with “whereas” and a sequence describing a rise followed by a fall. However, control is inconsistent, and errors sometimes make the relationships between ideas difficult to follow. Examples include “people who has own house,” where the subject and verb do not agree, and “has rose,” which uses an incorrect verb form. “The percentage … has rose” also does not fit the past-time period being described; use the past simple, such as “rose.” The sentence beginning “In 1918” becomes a run-on as it joins several comparisons with “before” and “but.” Check agreement, past-tense forms, sentence boundaries, and capitalisation after full stops.

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