Band 5.5 IELTS Writing Task 1 Model Answer

Overall Band Score: 5.5 · Cambridge IELTS 13 · 2026-11-01

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 line chart illustrates the information about the percentage of owned households and rented accomodation in England and Wales between 1918 and 2011.

Overall, the percentage of owned accommodation is increasing from 1918 to 2001 and then flutuates in 2011 and the percentage of rented accommodation showed the maximum decline.

In case of owned accommodation the number of percentage showed the maximum increase from 1918 to until 2001 and then it fluctuates at 67%. The maximum rise of owned accommodation is 69% and the minimum is 22% in 1918.

On the other hand, households in rented accommodation showed it maximum peak in 1918 which is 78% and then it kept falling until 2001 at 31%. In 2011 it moved upwad at 37%. The maximum high it is created in 1918 which is still high than it remained same in 1939 to 1953 at 69%.

AI examiner evaluation

Task Achievement / Task Response: Band 5.5

You identify the chart’s main contrast and broad movement: ownership rises over most of the period while renting falls, with both reversing slightly by 2011. Several figures are close to the chart, including ownership at 69% in 2001 and renting at 31% then. However, the overview is imprecise: ownership does not simply fluctuate in 2011; it falls to 64%, while renting rises to 36%. The claim that ownership’s “maximum increase” occurred from 1918 to 2001 is unclear, and the description of 1939–1953 as remaining at 69% confuses the rented figure, which is about 68%. The response is also 14 words below the 150-word minimum. Add a clearer overview and select key stages accurately.

Coherence and Cohesion: Band 6.0

The response has a recognisable structure, with an introduction, an overview, and separate paragraphs for ownership and renting. “On the other hand” signals the shift between the two categories, and the reader can generally follow the chronological direction. However, progression within paragraphs is sometimes weakened by repeated or unclear phrasing, such as “the maximum high it is created in 1918,” which makes the comparison difficult to interpret. The overview also repeats the trend rather than clearly summarising the turning point in 2011. Use more direct topic sentences and connect each selected figure to the trend it illustrates; avoid repeating the same peak or maximum point.

Lexical Resource: Band 5.5

You use relevant chart vocabulary, including “percentage,” “owned accommodation,” “rented accommodation,” “decline,” and “falling,” so the topic is clear. There is some attempt to vary trend language with “rise,” “peak,” and “moved up.” However, several choices and collocations are inaccurate or unnatural, including “maximum high,” “maximum rise,” and “the number of percentage.” These make the description less precise, even when the intended meaning can be inferred. Spelling errors such as “accomodation,” “flutuates,” and “upwad” also reduce accuracy. Build a small set of natural expressions for describing proportions and trends, and check spelling before submitting.

Grammatical Range and Accuracy: Band 5.0

You attempt both simple and more complex sentences, including the overview sentence linking the two accommodation trends and the contrast introduced by “On the other hand.” However, control is inconsistent, and several sentence patterns are faulty or incomplete. For example, “the percentage of owned accommodation is increasing from 1918 to 2001 and then fluctuates in 2011” shifts awkwardly between verb forms, while “the number of percentage showed” has an incorrect grammatical construction. The sentence about the rented figure being “still high than” the later level also lacks a correct comparative structure. Practise accurate past-tense reporting and straightforward comparison patterns, such as “rose to,” “fell from,” and “was higher than.”

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