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 chart showcase the numbers of individuals who are house owners and house rentals between the time of 1918 to 2011.As the following chart, individuals in earlier times prefer to buy their own house rather than being rentels on the other hand in recent years individuals prefer being rentels rather than the owners.
Individuals back then prefer to being house owners due to the fact they want live in their own house without thinking about a rent every month.however individuals in earlier times sees house as a investment they prefer to invest in house rather than crypto and company stock.they want the place where they live after retirement without any headache.
On the other hand individuals in recent years doesn't want to buy house.individuals likely prefer to being rentels due to the fact house now days are significantly expensive and doesn't seems as a great investment. Individuals now days prefer to invest their more in stocks and crypto they also don't want any headache about house stuck in the place they don't like they change house or apartment any day they want without any tention.
AI examiner evaluation
| Criterion | Band |
|---|---|
| Task Achievement / Task Response | 4.0 |
| Coherence and Cohesion | 5.5 |
| Lexical Resource | 5.0 |
| Grammatical Range and Accuracy | 5.0 |
| Overall | 5.0 |
Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 4.0
The response recognises that ownership and renting move in opposite directions, but it does not adequately summarise the chart. Its overview is also inaccurate: it says people in earlier years preferred ownership and recent residents prefer renting, whereas ownership rose over most of the period and was higher than renting from 1981 onward, apart from the final slight reversal in 2011. No chart figures or key stages are reported. Most of the response instead speculates about why people choose housing, mentioning retirement, crypto, and investment; these explanations are not shown by the data and take the place of the required comparisons. To improve, give a factual overview and select several important figures, such as the equal 50% shares in 1971 and the ownership peak around 69% in 2001.
Coherence and Cohesion: Band 5.5
There is some organisation: the opening introduces the topic, and the following paragraphs contrast earlier and more recent periods using “On the other hand.” This gives the reader a basic sense of direction. However, the response does not progress through the chart’s timeline or group its data into clear comparisons, and the main discussion shifts into unsupported explanations rather than developing a summary. Linking is also limited and sometimes awkward; “however” and “on the other hand” do not create a clear sequence of chart features. Paragraphing is present, but the ideas within each paragraph are repetitive. A clearer structure would be an introduction, a concise overview, and two data-focused paragraphs comparing the earlier and later years.
Lexical Resource: Band 5.0
The response uses some relevant housing vocabulary, including “house owners,” “rent,” “investment,” and “expensive,” and attempts to express contrasts between ownership and renting. However, the range is limited and several choices are inaccurate or informal for an academic chart summary. “House rentals” and “rentels” are not natural terms for households in rented accommodation, while “crypto,” “headache,” and “without any tention” are unsuitable or unclear in this context. Repetition of “individuals” and “prefer” also limits precision. Use the chart’s categories consistently—“homeowners” and “renters”—and choose neutral trend language such as “the proportion of households owning their homes increased.” This would make the description more precise and appropriately formal.
Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0
The response attempts some longer sentences, including a contrast introduced by “on the other hand,” but control is inconsistent and the range of sentence structures remains limited. Errors in agreement and verb forms occur repeatedly: “The chart showcase,” “individuals … prefer,” and “individuals … doesn’t want” do not match their subjects. There are also problems with infinitive patterns and articles, as in “prefer to being” and “want live in their own house.” Sentence boundaries and punctuation are frequently faulty, including the missing space after “2011.” and the run-on construction beginning “however individuals.” These errors sometimes make the intended meaning harder to follow. Practise accurate simple sentences first, then combine them with controlled clauses using “while” or “whereas.”
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